thedarxide Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Teisco project, £49 BIN! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Teisco-Short-Scale-Bass-Body-Neck-Oddball-Shape_W0QQitemZ140240823456QQihZ004QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Teisco-Short-Scale-B...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarxide Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 (edited) Cheap (at the moment) tailpiece [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rickenbacker-bridge-for-4001-and-4003-NOS_W0QQitemZ280235434510QQihZ018QQcategoryZ41439QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rickenbacker-bridge-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Some pickguards on there too. Edited June 12, 2008 by thedarxide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarxide Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Tokai, cheaper than usual: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOKAI-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ320262013252QQihZ011QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOKAI-bass-guitar_W0...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 [quote name='thedarxide' post='217700' date='Jun 12 2008, 03:42 PM']Tokai, cheaper than usual: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOKAI-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ320262013252QQihZ011QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOKAI-bass-guitar_W0...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote] £370 BiN on a used [i]Rockinbetter[/i] ... no one will be beating a path to his door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarxide Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='217781' date='Jun 12 2008, 05:10 PM']£370 BiN on a used [i]Rockinbetter[/i] ... no one will be beating a path to his door.[/quote] The last few I've seen have been £100 more than that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 [quote name='thedarxide' post='217677' date='Jun 12 2008, 03:24 PM']Teisco project, £49 BIN! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Teisco-Short-Scale-Bass-Body-Neck-Oddball-Shape_W0QQitemZ140240823456QQihZ004QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Teisco-Short-Scale-B...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote]That's a Kay, not a Teisco - Teisco never made copies. Might be a laugh if it was £20, but pushing £70 delivered is a bit OTT for that, I think... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280235434510"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=280235434510[/url] That tailpiece isn't a real Rickenbacker part - real ones have squared-off string holes. Ironically I bought one last week that was listed as a copy & it turned out to be a vintage Rick part. The copies are much better made - sorry, RickFans. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rickenbacker-MOP-pickguard-for-4003-NOS_W0QQitemZ280235427926"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rickenbacker-MOP-pic...emZ280235427926[/url] The pearl scratchpate's quite cool - but sadly useless to most Rickenfaker owners - the copies nearly all have the smaller gap between the neck pup & fretboard - this has the later 1" gap. God, I'm such an anorak... J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 The most unconvincing one I've seen yet [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-BASS-GUITAR-RICKY-COPY_W0QQitemZ300233448095QQihZ020QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Rickensh*tt*r[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='noirpunk' post='218471' date='Jun 13 2008, 05:40 PM']The most unconvincing one I've seen yet [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-BASS-GUITAR-RICKY-COPY_W0QQitemZ300233448095QQihZ020QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Rickensh*tt*r[/url][/quote] That's a Kay - that's what the £49 neck & body would have been once. There are a lot of these around still - which suggests to me they don't even burn well. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarxide Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='217969' date='Jun 12 2008, 10:07 PM']That's a Kay, not a Teisco - Teisco never made copies. Might be a laugh if it was £20, but pushing £70 delivered is a bit OTT for that, I think...[/quote] Well it's close enough - Teisco purchased Kay in the late 60's. I used to have a Kay branded Teisco from about 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 [quote name='thedarxide' post='218688' date='Jun 14 2008, 07:49 AM']Well it's close enough - Teisco purchased Kay in the late 60's. I used to have a Kay branded Teisco from about 1969.[/quote] Not sure how that worked. Teisco was bought out by Kawai in 1967, Kawai are still going strong (keyboards mostly) these days. Kay was originally an American manufacturer, which went out of business in 1969 - the brand has subsequently appeared on guitars from pretty much anywhere that made cheap instruments - Japan, Korea, Taiwan, East Germany and probably many others. I'd guess it's had a variety of owners in the last 40-odd years (still going now, producing cheapo Fender copies - and reissues of the old 50s & 60s US designs!) and there's every likelihood some instruments came from Kawai/Teisco at one point. However, these Rickensh!tters (love that! ) are 70s Littlewoods Catalogue Taiwanese trash - & sod all to do with Teisco. Probably. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 It doesn't matter what it is... it's an absolutely pants copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarxide Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 [quote name='noirpunk' post='218842' date='Jun 14 2008, 02:30 PM']It doesn't matter what it is... it's an absolutely pants copy.[/quote] True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 [quote name='thedarxide' post='218869' date='Jun 14 2008, 03:32 PM']True [/quote] Amen, Brother Darxide! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Is it just me or hasn't there been a decent Rickenbugger on ebay for weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 [quote name='noirpunk' post='218911' date='Jun 14 2008, 05:27 PM']Is it just me or hasn't there been a decent Rickenbugger on ebay for weeks?[/quote] You're right - been about 6 weeks since I saw anything that wasn't junk, or spare parts, or both. They're like buses, though, there'll probably be 4 along at once... J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I hope so, my summer job is making me gas for one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Here's a thing of beauty from the Land Down Under: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170229452173"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=170229452173[/url] This is an Aria-sourced Greco - featuring what geeky collectors call the "Gneco" logo, which puts it in the early 70s. I've never seen a maple board on one of these before, as far as I remember. This is from the same factory/ range as my little restoration project ( [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19592"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19592[/url] ) and also has the same strange edge/binding discolouration. Anyway, it's not quite as original as the seller says - the bridge pup's a replacement, and the knobs look like they fell off a Les Paul... Neither are deal-breakers - that'll be the price - plus shipping & Customs Bumrape Tax. :ph34r: J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Yeah, I spotted that earlier in the week. I thought HOW MUCH?? I found another Greco on an Aussie site - wanted the best of £900 for it with the currency converted. Silly silly money. I would say I'd buy a real one sooner... however I have a moral hate of John Hall for his supreme lack of business sense. Every company no matter how prestigious has to have entry level products, especially now with todays consumer society. Why not join the competitors in having an import series? It didn't do Gretsch any harm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 [quote name='noirpunk' post='219436' date='Jun 15 2008, 08:51 PM']Every company no matter how prestigious has to have entry level products, especially now with todays consumer society. Why not join the competitors in having an import series? It didn't do Gretsch any harm![/quote] I suppose because against all odds, they don't seem to need one. They have a zealous & rabid fanbase who seem quite willing to take the price hikes & waiting lists & just keep buying - have you ever visited the RickResource or official RIC boards? You come away with the impression that most of the membership have 15 Ricks already & buy a new one every couple of weeks. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Since we're talking about overseas rickenfakers, here's something you don't see everyday - a rather lovely Greco 4001s copy [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320263662913"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=320263662913[/url] The seller actually had this on talkbass recently for $750 without any takers - I don't think trying to cover his fees buy adding $50 is going to get him any takers either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 That last one was without a doubt the most stunning copy I've seen yet. I love the finish. And for the record. Anyone willing to spend that kinda money on an instrument that's so unversatile is a fool. How does Rickenbacker think they're going to attract younger musicians? Your average young guitarist isn't gonna spend a couple of hundred on a Rick when they can get a more versatile Fender or Gibson or whatever for less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 You could make the same criticism of any manufacturer who produces a "niche" product - Rickenbacker would probably argue they're not in the same market & have no need to target that demographic. And realistically - it's not as if they're struggling. That Greco's nice, although I do find the unbound, dot-marker 4001s a bit bland. It's odd to reflect that Greco were still selling new Rick copies in Japan in the 90s, and as far as I know, still do. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 The Rickenbacker police have taken it away. No suprise there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' post='219955' date='Jun 16 2008, 03:58 PM']...although I do find the unbound, dot-marker 4001s a bit bland. J.[/quote] Bland moi?! [attachment=9702:maya.jpg] Edited June 16, 2008 by nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 [quote name='nick' post='220280' date='Jun 16 2008, 10:50 PM']Bland moi?! [attachment=9702:maya.jpg] [/quote] It's a fair point & well made - but imagine that with checker binding & full width sparkly inlays... And I'll raise you a Kasuga Rickenbugger: [attachment=9715:rbugporn.jpg] J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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