Baloney Balderdash Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) There's also Halrley Benton's take on the Rickenbacker, not an exact copy, as said more like Harley Benton's take on one, but like most Harley Benton instruments it is not only cheap (199£/229 Euro), but also gets really great reviews. Even the stock pickups are supposed to actually sound great. https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_rb_414bk_classic_series.htm Personally I am not really a Rick guy though, many years ago I bought a used vintage 70's, 4001, cause I had that kind of money to spend at the time and had fallen in love with the looks of it, but I very quickly ended up absolutely hating it, didn't sound bad, but not exactly great either, and it just felt horrible to play on, think i only ever played 1 single gig with it before ended up banished to sit in a case under the couch in the rehearsal room of the band I played in at the moment, ever to be played by me ever again, and I went back to my trusty Aria Pro II Laser Electric Classic, which I still own and love to this day. That Rickenbacker still holds the little flattering record as the most expensive piece of absolute crap I ever bought. Edited November 14, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 11 hours ago, NikNik said: Why don't you look to Japan for copies like Greco? Some of these are as good, if not better, than the real thing. A Greco with neck through construction is the best *ahem* Rickenbacker *ahem* bass that I've ever played, and I've owned somewhere in the region of ten copies as well as the real Rick pictured on this thread. One of two Czech made Jolana D-Bass guitars that I've owned was even nicer to play, but it had its own sound thanks to a Precision style split pickup in the neck position and a Jazz style pick up in the bridge position. The two Jolanas were wildly different in terms of neck shape, so I think they were handmade, whereas the Japanese copies I've owned or played have all felt very consistent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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