ead Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Is this a real thing? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/cort-bass-guitar/114412367360?hash=item1aa3822e00%3Ag%3AWWQAAOSwudpfPpbD&LH_ItemCondition=3000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 No. It’s a crappy pickguard on what was a t24 bass. woeful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Quote ...had to relist yet again as ebay say i am not allowed to say it looks like another make of guitar. That's 'cos it's not much like the brand that cannot be mentioned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Cort T-34 (unsure if it's named after the tank) which someone has ruined by badly faking the 4000 series' ugliest feature. Otherwise it's a dead-on Rick copy - what with its active preamp, 34" scale and skinny 24-fret, Ibby Soundgear-esque bolt neck. I had one, mine was pretty: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 How did they get away with the body shape without being assaulted by His High Rickenbackeriness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 29 minutes ago, ead said: How did they get away with the body shape without being assaulted by His High Rickenbackeriness? It's not really that much like a Rick, really. If you rounded off the corners on the insides of the horns I don't think there'd be any real similarity. Rickenbacker have registered all their designs as trademarks, and that's very specific - almost certainly means they can't do anything about instruments that are blatantly influenced by the look, but don't precisely copy anything - like this: The only thing here which is a spot-on clone of the RIC design is the scratchplate - which is a shape they never trademarked! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 17 minutes ago, Bassassin said: It's not really that much like a Rick, really. If you rounded off the corners on the insides of the horns I don't think there'd be any real similarity. Rickenbacker have registered all their designs as trademarks, and that's very specific - almost certainly means they can't do anything about instruments that are blatantly influenced by the look, but don't precisely copy anything - like this: The only thing here which is a spot-on clone of the RIC design is the scratchplate - which is a shape they never trademarked! That's just a Chickenbacker with a body shaped like it was cut using a faulty router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 21 hours ago, Bassassin said: Cort T-34 (unsure if it's named after the tank) which someone has ruined by badly faking the 4000 series' ugliest feature. Otherwise it's a dead-on Rick copy - what with its active preamp, 34" scale and skinny 24-fret, Ibby Soundgear-esque bolt neck. Not really ruined, it looks like the scratchplate has been stuck on - can't see any screws. Might have made the paint underneath a bit manky though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, tauzero said: a bit manky though. How do you know it's a Manchester bass?!?! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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