Indentifying a supposed "70's" Rickenbacker copy

Talkbass rules state that you can't ask about the value of a bass unless you purchase a supporting membership.

That being said, the bass looks sweet!

 

First it's a fake and secondly not worth to much. But as Joe mentioned you're not a supporting member so this thread is not permitted and will probably be deleted once discovered by one of the moderators.

TD

 

Yup. Fakenbacker. I'd buy it anyway if it was cheap enough.

Ohhhh, and what they said!

 

Look to the left of your original post. And to the left of every page viewed on TB. It says "Donate to Upgrade Today" - its an underlined link.

The whole Rickenfaker thing confuses me. I've seen some really cool ones (like a Univox in the classifieds) but they are all lacking one thing- authenticity.

It doesn't bother me when I see the multitudes of Fender copies, but these Ric copiers need to be strapped into a rocket and fired at the Sun.

 

I DO get some of the funkiness that accompanies certain Ric copies, like the Univox. It has a bizarre mojo about it. This bass doesn't.

Add a seat in the Sunrocket for the guy who had the audacity to slap that truss rod cover on that.

 

I've got one of the Univox copies, and it's really a great bass (accurate copy, too. Double truss rods and everything) but it just doesn't quite have the whole package. The growl isn't quite there, it just doesn't have the same panache as the real deal.

I'd still be bummed out if it got launched into the sun, though. At least I've got the decency to leave the Univox nameplate on it.

 

Matsumoko factory. I had a Conrad bass from the early 70s that was manufactured there. The neck plate is identical except for the serial number.