RickenBacker 4003 Fireglo - is it a scam?

[ghostdog93]

Another giveaway is the lack of a 'Contact' link in a prominent place, and no physical location/street address on Ranier, and no customer service phone number.

That's because there's no Rainier Place in North Arlington, NJ.

It's a trap.

 

[Duke21]

a cheap 'Rick seems too good to be true, what do you think?

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Tokai Rockinbetter....

 

[youngboy]

I had a Eastwood Orange that I bought new from the factory..

I practically gave it away it felt so cheap. I'm sure that all the Eastwood stuff isn't bad but mine felt like a Chimp made it.

From pictures and the internet it looks nice and the price it great but....

I'd look one up and see if its what you want before buying. It may look like a Gretch but it's not.

 

[s_mcsleazy]

This one is better...

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it's the new blue fireglow we've all been anticipating & no toasters or complicated bridges - straight up jazz single coils & a bent plate...

Swweeeeeet...

damn, a rick with jazz pickups. i dont care if it aint a real rick that may be uber boss

 

[AcidPenguin]

damn, a rick with jazz pickups. i dont care if it aint a real rick that may be uber boss

Totally agree, others might find it sacrilege, but I wouldn't mind one of those.

 

[fjbass78]

That can't be the correct weight? Weight:17.60 LBS

 

[PunkRockDunn]

Nope, the quality of the photos is one way to tell.

Another giveaway is the lack of a 'Contact' link in a prominent place, and no physical location/street address on Ranier, and no customer service phone number.

Cheesy bonus: Photos of the CEO next to his house, and his women.

My god, he's right.

 

[bobbolux]

he looks like a classy chap....

outside of the Ric TRC, I'd be really interested in playing/checking out one of these, they don't look to bad to me, but then again, I take it for what it's worth, not expecting a real Ric.

 

[Flintc]

If you're looking for a Ric knock-off of much higher quality, you might consider Indie. They're new, but their stuff is quite excellent and reasonable.

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

That is fully scamtastic. I could tell just by the color.

 

[ghostdog93]

If you're looking for a Ric knock-off of much higher quality, you might consider Indie. They're new, but their stuff is quite excellent and reasonable.

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[Sharpskater]

Thats not a rickenbacker.

I own a rick 4001 c64 and a 4003. The 4001 has a left handed neck with a reversed headstock. It weighs 11 lbs. The 4003 has the correct headstock at 9 lbs. Both have a double truss rod. Peak under the headstock nameplate and you can tell if it's a fake.