The fake Rickenebacker thread
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The fake Rickenebacker thread
I figured we could also use a fake Rickenbacker thread.
I've had about five by now..
-Dillion 350 copy. Really awful neck, bad pickups MIK.
-Jay Turser 350 copy, probably same factory as the Dillion as they were both equally crappy.
-Semihollow, No name Chinese copy I got from Doug aka Fullerplast. This one was very nice and light.
-Jaguar 350 copy, just another mediocre copy.
I currently own this one, it's beautiful and plays fantastic. Double bound, blocks and binding. Made in the 90s by the Greco company. Its got one hell of an amazing neck that words cannot describe properly.
I've had about five by now..
-Dillion 350 copy. Really awful neck, bad pickups MIK.
-Jay Turser 350 copy, probably same factory as the Dillion as they were both equally crappy.
-Semihollow, No name Chinese copy I got from Doug aka Fullerplast. This one was very nice and light.
-Jaguar 350 copy, just another mediocre copy.
I currently own this one, it's beautiful and plays fantastic. Double bound, blocks and binding. Made in the 90s by the Greco company. Its got one hell of an amazing neck that words cannot describe properly.
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
It confused the hell out of me when i was young that the 360WB looks more like a 330 than a 360.
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
I guess they're not technically blocks..
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
There are some nice Aria Pro, and Fernandes copies too. I would assume those are on par with the Greco. At least the Fernandes ones should be.fuzzjunkie wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 2:10 pm
Sharks and binding...
The Greco is the only decent fake that I have played, but I would think the Ibanez 4000 style bass would be good
No experience with Tokai copies..
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
Grecobacker owner also.
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
Oh... again, my two 90s Vester 360s
I still have the Ibanez, sold the ASCO
Sold this one, wayyy too small for me!
I still have the Ibanez, sold the ASCO
Sold this one, wayyy too small for me!
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
Pat, is the Ibanez a bolt om neck?
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
not really a faker...
but it's based on the Ric Capri...with some differences. non-Ric headstock, thicker neck, different pickups, customized pickup selectors (on is traditional, the other gives 3 voicing per p/up position.).
the strip of wood in the center of the body is from an old floor board from our house.
pros: good build quality, plays, looks and sounds great.
negs: heavy.
but it's based on the Ric Capri...with some differences. non-Ric headstock, thicker neck, different pickups, customized pickup selectors (on is traditional, the other gives 3 voicing per p/up position.).
the strip of wood in the center of the body is from an old floor board from our house.
pros: good build quality, plays, looks and sounds great.
negs: heavy.
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
I like this thread. I'm very interested in playing a Rickenbacker style guitar
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
I would love to have a decent 330 style guitar one day, but I'm looking towards the copy market since I have tested like 9 different 330/360 guitars and only one (black 330 from mid 90s) wasn't complete crap - I was really unpleasantly surprised hat quality control was all over the place (neck twists, frets sticking out, generally dead sounding examples). That's why I can't really justify the price of an used 330 in europe.
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Yep. But to me that's not a bad thing...
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
the one i played a few days ago was set neck
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Re: The fake Rickenbacker thread
I know the neck thru ones are near impossible to fix if the neck bends or twists (as it often happens).
The truss rod on mine won't move but it is very playable, so what... RnR
The truss rod on mine won't move but it is very playable, so what... RnR
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.