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An issue with Rickenbacker

#21
bon viesta said:
the other day on the rickenbacker bass group, i saw a post talking about the whole sticker thing. apparently, a large percentage of people think that removing a dingy “made in america” sticker from your 2000 buck bass guitar is a statement against the country of america. a guy wrote a whole essay about how the state of the world and politics is all yadadada and the comments were just like “dude… it’s a sticker.”

i thought that was funny. so that’s what the whole thing is about??? i mean, my generation really likes to goof on facebook but like… sometimes people are a little crazy. :rolleyes:
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these are obviously fakes due to the lack of sticker…

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Anyone who spent time on the RIC website forums back in the Noughties will have experienced JH at full throttle. After engaging with him on there I vowed to never buy a new RIC product again whilst he was involved with the company. It seems he is still there, given that comment.

I also remember he caused a stooshie over at RRF and rage-quit the forum when things weren't going his way in the 'discussion'.

'Man-baby' indeed!
 
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#33
jazzman64 said:
I’m honored! I though John hall left Rick and retired?
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Naah, he's still there and will only leave in a box.
His laddie, Ben Hall, took over as CEO several years ago but there was no way the little fat man was going to hide away in the background. I wonder how he felt when he saw the plan for the new 4000 series tailpiece? He must have blew a vein.
 
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#36
jazzman64 said:
Howdy folks! I just received a reply on Instagram that Rickenbacker replied to a comment I made on their recent post about the latest skunk stripe basses for 2022. I made a comment pertaining to how I was a bit sad that they would be removing the lacquered fretboards from their basses/guitars. When I went to view the reply, it said that the user doesn’t exist, I think Rickenbacker blocked me!
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The “you are a little late to the party” comment is quite funny cause ric formally announces almost nothing in regards to details like that.

my reply: “so is your website”
 
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#37
Ric5 said:
online censorship is very common these days
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It's not the same thing, really. It may be unreasonable for Rickenbacker to block people on their own page for seemingly innocuous comments, but it's still their page.

Online censorship is when big brother steps in and decides your comments aren't worth hearing, whether big brother takes the form of government or the social media platform you're on or their designated "fact checkers" or someone else.
 
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BlueTalon said:
It's not the same thing, really. It may be unreasonable for Rickenbacker to block people one their own page for seemingly innocuous comments, but it's still their page.

Online censorship is when big brother steps in and decides your comments aren't worth hearing, whether big brother takes the form of government or the social media platform you're on or their designated "fact checkers" or someone else.
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“1984” reference?
 
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