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Fake Chinese Rickenbackers

#7
mellowinman said:
I don't like the look of this.

I hope my putting this thread here doesn't make anyone shell out their money.

I don't think this would be a good idea.
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Hey if they made a decent 5 string ... well I can't say Ric copy since they decided not to make them and the ones they made were crap ... Chinese Ric, I'd buy one!

I'm sure it won't sound like a Ric. (that will be bad) But it will "sort of" sound like a Ric. (that will be better) and It won't play like a Ric (in the case of a 5 string, hopefully that will be good!) and it will only "sort of" look like a Ric. But hey, at the price point, a "Halloween costume" Ric lookalike, may not be that bad a deal.

If only these clone makers figured out that if they made 5 and 6 string Ric-clones there is a market out there that the real company has decided to just ignore. And it actually just might force the company to think about building "real" basses again.

End rant.
 
#9
Don't forget, the pictures you see on the website are NOT pictures of the actual bass. Stay away from anyone that tries to pass off another bass as their own product. I wouldn't touch these with a ten-foot truss rod. Squiers are a known quantity, these are not. There's been reports of people sending in their money and not getting anyhting in return, as well as reports that (as I said) what they got was not what was represented on the website.
Oh, and there is indeed a number of threads here on the forum about these basses. Do a search.
 
#10
This company is clearly ripping of Rickenbacker by not only copying their design, but by using their name as well. If you want a Rickenbacker, then save up and buy a real one. These companies are clearly engaging in criminal activity, and buying their products only means that you have now sunk to their level. Please support the companies that work so hard to develop the gear you love, by buying their products!
 
#11
I suspect there'd be problems importing these legally into the US and perhaps Canada given they're knock offs and not licensed copies. I'm not a copy kind of guy anyway so no chance of me being interested in buying junk and supporting people who don't respect another company's legal rights and property.
 

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