Puns for Cloned/Counterfeit Basses

[Green Knight]

I always get a kick out of names like Chibson, Rickenfaker, and others that refer to cloned versions of iconic basses. Some of them can be really clever. Is there a master list somewhere?

I'd love to hear more examples, whether real and imagined.

Let me add a couple of new ones to the list off the top of my head: Fraudulus. Fibanez.

 

[charlie monroe]

Fauxdera

 

[Green Knight]

Fauxdera

Nice!

 

[Winslow]

Fakenbacker and Fibson come to mind.

Oh, and Chibanez, if you're of a certain pronunciation camp for the original.

 

[Green Knight]

Alleva COPYlo? Bit of a stretch, I know.

 

[organworthyplayer337]

“Fender? I hardly know ‘er”
I’m sure that can fit on a headstock.

 

[Green Knight]

Pretender J and P?

 

[Green Knight]

FauxEnd

 

[Beej]

The two best (worst?) I've seen were a "Gibsun" and "Fencler". Both used carbon copy logos, and looked very close to the real thing. The Gibsun had only a small piece missing at the top of the "O", making it a "U". The Fencler from a distance looked like the "cl" was a "d", but you could tell up close.

 

[Green Knight]

The two best (worst?) I've seen were a "Gibsun" and "Fencler". Both used carbon copy logos, and looked very close to the real thing. The Gibsun had only a small piece missing at the top of the "O", making it a "U". The Fencler from a distance looked like the "cl" was a "d", but you could tell up close.

ugh imagine ordering one mistakenly and waiting patiently for your "great deal" to arrive!

 

[Picton]

A lot of the TDPRI crowd used to be fond of "Ferden" logos.

 

[Gsnorgathon]

Chickenbacker's gotta be my all time fave so far. (Chickenbawker? Bawk! Bawk!)

 

[Green Knight]

Chinaberger

 

[Aloe]

in India they have Givsun guitars:

 

[lowphatbass]

 

[Aloe]

also in India they have Juarez:


and Hobner as well:

 

[dadglasser]

Chickenbacker's gotta be my all time fave so far. (Chickenbawker? Bawk! Bawk!)

 

[Bajo Clarkko]

I had a friend whose last name was Fenton. When his (identical twin) daughters were growing up, he put together a couple of bolt-on neck kit guitars for them, and had decals made up that said “Fenton” styled after Leo’s script. Looked nice.

 

[basted]

What about a Faker Derision bass?

 

[tubedude]

in India they have Givsun guitars:
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With brass frets?