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HELP , is this Rickenbacker Real or Fake....
- Thread starter Eudimer RIncon
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No legitimate source is selling a new or nearly new genuine Rickenbacker for $600 in 2022. So if you see this bass or any other purported Ric in this price range, just go ahead and remind yourself of this post.
Welcome to TB, there is a lot to learn here and some great resources, but one very easy lesson is that high demand basses being offered for a fraction of the usual retail is always a scam of some sort. caveat emptor.
Welcome to TB, there is a lot to learn here and some great resources, but one very easy lesson is that high demand basses being offered for a fraction of the usual retail is always a scam of some sort. caveat emptor.
As others have already said, that's a fake. For $600 did you think it was real?
It might be an ok bass, but it's a Ric shaped object. It appears to be neck-through, which is a plus. From what I've heard most of the Aliexpress copies are 34 inch scale, so they can only get so close - even if you're thinking of upgrading hardware later.
Personally I wouldn't buy from someone that claimed it was real. I have a 70's MIJ faker that's much closer to the real thing and the previous owner made it clear that he was selling a copy.
RickenHacker...... It's a Squierbacker for the 600 smackeroni price.
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Nice Chinese made fake Rick......I think the name plate could be real.....Na , it's fake too !
Definitely a Chinese made. I see them going for around 3-4 hundos online. 6 is a little steep. It'd better be set up well and straight and have upgraded pickups already.
Never, repeat, never, buy a bass from someone with toenail fungus.
Especially if they insist on wearing open toed shoes which prominently display it.
That goes double when they're trying to sell you a fake Ricky.
Especially if they insist on wearing open toed shoes which prominently display it.
That goes double when they're trying to sell you a fake Ricky.
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Fakedy Fake 
at a budget take a look at the harley benton RB-414 it's at least a better fake than this one 
at a budget take a look at the harley benton RB-414 it's at least a better fake than this one 
The owner tried to present this as an authentic instrument, and in my opinion he nailed it.
