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02-06-2013, 03:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Galena, AK | | | cheapguitars.com I just found a website called:
[url]www.cheapestguitar.com [url]
I found a wood RICKENBACKER 4 STRING BASS for only $539.00 I added the pic to this message, below. CHECK IT OUT!
I emailed the company and they said they aren't the REAL GUITARS, they are excellent copies.
Hmmmm, I looked at the bass, looks legit.
Did you ever order a guitar from CHEAP GUITARS.COM?
If so, what is your thought about their quality of the guitar.
I would love to buy a REAL ONE, just that kind of $ is tough to allocate right now with having a family.
THANKS AHEAD OF TIME! | 
02-06-2013, 03:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Waco Texas | | | Nothing about that looks legit | 
02-06-2013, 03:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Galena, AK | | | SO? Save for the real thing....? | 
02-06-2013, 03:48 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RADIOBASS&BEARS Save for the real thing....? | You'll never be happy with a Chinese copy. Save yourself the disappointment and buy a real one when you have the cash. | 
02-06-2013, 03:48 PM
|  | Moderator Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | | that web address takes me to a domain registry website.
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02-06-2013, 03:49 PM
| | | | I'd trust a Squier LONG before I'd drop anything on that. If it's the shape you want, just break out the bandsaw and add an Allparts neck and save even more! Just the opinion of an anonymous internet source. | 
02-06-2013, 03:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Jersey | | | The Chinese copies are tempting me again..
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02-06-2013, 03:58 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Michigan | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chef that web address takes me to a domain registry website. | same here | 
02-06-2013, 04:04 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RADIOBASS&BEARS I just found a website called:
[url]www.cheapestguitar.com [url]
I found a wood RICKENBACKER 4 STRING BASS for only $539.00 I added the pic to this message, below. CHECK IT OUT!
I emailed the company and they said they aren't the REAL GUITARS, they are excellent copies.
Hmmmm, I looked at the bass, looks legit.
Did you ever order a guitar from CHEAP GUITARS.COM?
If so, what is your thought about their quality of the guitar.
I would love to buy a REAL ONE, just that kind of $ is tough to allocate right now with having a family.
THANKS AHEAD OF TIME! | I wouldn't. And 539 isn't all that cheap--for what, a chinese knock-off? That puzzle piece body is hideous. | 
02-06-2013, 04:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | my nos fender highway one p was 550 and i sold it to gc for 480 on trade, just to give you a comparison | 
02-06-2013, 04:34 PM
| | Registered User Endorsing Artist: No. (I wish) lol | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | | Not interested.
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02-06-2013, 04:35 PM
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02-06-2013, 04:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Hudson Valley, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by chuck norriss I wouldn't. And 539 isn't all that cheap--for what, a chinese knock-off? That puzzle piece body is hideous. | This^^^
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02-06-2013, 04:46 PM
| | | | Don't bother, guy on another forum got one of those guitars (not a RIC but still) and he was sorely disappointed with it.
Another guy ordered one, and the "company" kept emailing him telling him the guitar was out of stock, and they would send it "soon".
He got a refund.
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02-06-2013, 04:52 PM
| | Registered User Endorsing Artist: No. (I wish) lol | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | | If you want low priced guitars, stick with Rondo. You already know what you're going to get from them. Who knows? If someone asks Kurt really nice, he might be able to arrange for an order of budget-priced Ric-copies.
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02-08-2013, 12:04 PM
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02-08-2013, 12:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Up the street from Fender... | | | Looks cheesy
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02-08-2013, 12:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Upstate, South Carolina | | | You can get a good bass for that kind of money, why waste it on some crap?
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02-08-2013, 12:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Yuma, Az | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mmbongo You can get a good bass for that kind of money, why waste it on some crap? | Exactly. $500 is a perfect budget limit for good bass guitars out there | 
02-08-2013, 12:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Columbus, Ohio | | | He wants that Ric shape - I get it. I purchased a guitar from a Chinese copy place (a Gibsun Les Paul Supreme) and honestly I got a really nice guitar for the $$$...granted, it wasn't anything near a real LP Supreme but I got 80% of one for $400!
Even the luthier I took it too said he was surprised at the build quality.
That said, it was a total risk - I got dinged extra customs fee and you just never know once you pay (although the place I used took paypal).
Overall - it was an interesting experiment but I won't go that route again. I like the Ric style but if I really want one bad enough I'll save up for it.
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