Fake Rick??

[broadblik]

2 Truss rods...

looks like it's real.

 

[GerManson]

The jack plate on my buddy's 370 says "Rick-o-sound" and I'm betting yours should too. However, I haven't had a ton of experience with Ricky basses so I can't be sure.

"rick o sound" leyend tends to vanish with time.

 

[jarrod cunningham]

i thought the ibanez copies had dual truss rods and a stereo jack that looks like this one ....

 

[Chris Ramlar]

i thought the ibanez copies had dual truss rods and a stereo jack that looks like this one ....

I searched for pics of the Ibanez copies and they have different pickups

 

[ProfGumby]

Go to www dot rick resource dot com and ask away! If they don't know, no one will!

 

[user362432]

alright I asked for the pictures what do you guys think:

That sounds like real one. But, it seems that someone put backwards that jackplate on it (as I remember, don't hold me responsible).

I would not buy it, if I cannot touch it first.

 

[daveman50]

Jack plate looks funny to me. Does it say J65816? There's a 1993 Jetglo model 4003 fretless with that serial number listed on the Rickenbacker Register. Invalid Link Removed

 

[Chris Ramlar]

Jack plate looks funny to me. Does it say J65816? There's a 1993 Jetglo model 4003 fretless with that serial number listed on the Rickenbacker Register. Invalid Link Removed

He told me it was J65818 and comparing the last digit with the rest of the numbers it looks more like a 8 anyone else thinks the same?

 

[sarnz]

definitely looks like J65818. sorry i don't know anything about these basses

 

[vin*tone]

I'd say 8.
If you're serious about this I'd sign up at Rickresource.com....
http://www.rickresource.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2
and ask for some opinions there. Seriously- there are dudes on there who will know the exact date the screws on the case were made.

 

[Chris Ramlar]

I'd say 8.
If you're serious about this I'd sign up at Rickresource.com....
http://www.rickresource.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2
and ask for some opinions there. Seriously- there are dudes on there who will know the exact date the screws on the case were made.

Wow thanks man I'll post there!

 

[Relic]

Yeah, definitely try rickresource.com, they'll tell you for sure.
Honestly though, I do think this one's a real Rick. Let us know what they say over at rickresource? I'm very curious about this one now.

 

[Nino Valenti]

I've had the "Ric-O Sound" fade on a Ric I owned a while back. Looks good to me. I've never seen a fake w/2 t-rods.

 

[Dan B]

Something doesn't seem right about that trussrod cover; it looks too sharp compared to others I have seen on here. Then again, it might be a replacement.

The dual trussrods though do point to it being real. That said, were there copies of this bass that had dual trussrods? (Did the Univox copy have them too?)

 

[KPAX]

That's a Rick.

 

[user362432]

This is the picture of REAL jack-plate position:

Note: 2 digits are on the "left" side.

 

[BlacktotheBlind]

The jack plate could just be turned 180 degrees, but would it still fit the contour of the body? I personally don't know, I've never taken the jack plate off of mine.

 

[lowendblues]

That bass is real.

the TRC could be a fake.

 

[Ric5]

It looks like a real 1993 4003 to me.

 

[Slax]

Looks real to me.

I searched Ric's website for the serial number and here's what I got:

Your guitar was manufactured in October of 1993

Serial seems legit. Whole bass looks legit. Probably just a bogus or replacement truss rod cover. (And then even then, it might be a legit older Ric cover..)