Ashborygirl Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-guitar-Rare-from-1954-project/123705497389?hash=item1ccd6c172d:g:Y-IAAOSw3qVcl8k- So Kay managed to get a copy to the market 7 years before the original? My first bass was one of these, bought new in Cleveland Music on 3 July 1982 for £59. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) Why would anyone put their name to such a hunk of junk? Sorry but those tuners and that thing that's where you would normally find the bridge just look like tat. Not to mention that the pickups are wonky Edited March 24, 2019 by dyerseve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) "Due to Ebay rules and regulations, I cannot say what this Bass is without the listing being removed." Allow me: "it's a piece of stinky poo" Edited March 24, 2019 by Delberthot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Apparently they’re going to sue Rickenbacker for trademark infringement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, Ashborygirl said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-guitar-Rare-from-1954-project/123705497389?hash=item1ccd6c172d:g:Y-IAAOSw3qVcl8k- So Kay managed to get a copy to the market 7 years before the original? My first bass was one of these, bought new in Cleveland Music on 3 July 1982 for £59. Just like my Kay 'SG' it's got the traditional 'not in the middle of the neck' truss rod skunk stripe, although that's the worst I've seen... Edited March 25, 2019 by Stub Mandrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 57 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Just like my Kay 'SG' it's got the traditional 'not in the middle of the neck' truss rod skunk stripe, although that's the worst I've seen... yeah but this one is fine because it has the added benefit of the straplock pin being screwed in to it because, well, ummm.... I mean that upper horn doesnt look very substantial does it... oh wait, what...no, hang on, im sure there is a good reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I dunno/ Could well have been knocked up at 6 minutes to 8 last night after a heavy afternoon session. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, dyerseve said: yeah but this one is fine because it has the added benefit of the straplock pin being screwed in to it because, well, ummm.... I mean that upper horn doesnt look very substantial does it... oh wait, what...no, hang on, im sure there is a good reason... Beacause the body is 1" thick plywood? Yes my 'SG' has the strap button on the neck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 25/03/2019 at 07:07, prowla said: Apparently they’re going to sue Rickenbacker for trademark infringement. Sadly they'd need to do that from beyond the corporate grave! Ibanez, on the other hand, were selling their 2388B models over 10 years before JH's Rickenbacker International Corp even came into existence, and nearly 30 years before he stole, sorry - registered - the design trademarks to RIC... Proper can of worms, if anybody ever wanted to open it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Bassassin said: Sadly they'd need to do that from beyond the corporate grave! Ibanez, on the other hand, were selling their 2388B models over 10 years before JH's Rickenbacker International Corp even came into existence, and nearly 30 years before he stole, sorry - registered - the design trademarks to RIC... Proper can of worms, if anybody ever wanted to open it! Yep - the 70s copies pre-date the trademark registration, so (provided they don't have a Ric logo) they don't infringe it. And anyway, they are no longer available new, so it's just chasing shadows on the 2nd hand market. However, I do have respect for the way they have stuck to their original base and not sold out & offshored. And those current Chickenbackers are awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Fuglier than a Ric is achievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I see it went for £63. About £60 more than its true value Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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