Rickenbacker imitation

[WBloemen]

I bought a Rickenbacker imitation bass. Just because I like the way it sounds. Now I was wondering who made it. Anyone here who has an idea?

 

[WBloemen]

Actually, we're not allowed to discuss fakes or counterfeits any longer. There's a post Stickied but I'll attach the link here for you.

Threads Praising Counterfeit Basses Are No Longer Permitted

Sorry, did not read all the post, I will delete it

 

[vid1900]

I bought a Rickenbacker imitation bass. Just because I like the way it sounds. Now I was wondering who made it. Anyone here who has an idea?

Were not allowed to discuss COUNTERFEIT basses, but lookalikes are fine

"This rule does not extend to “lawsuit” basses or basses that have a similar look to others- only actual counterfeit items."

 

[JRA]

Actually, we're not allowed to discuss fakes or counterfeits any longer. There's a post Stickied but I'll attach the link here for you.
Threads Praising Counterfeit Basses Are No Longer Permitted

the rule makes sense. but does the OP's ax fall into that category? in spite of the obvious 'copying' i see no words/badge on the headstock --- if that's the case, and if the maker is not passing it off as a ric, is it a counterfeit? please clarify if you can...or maybe a mod will pick up on the issue here. thanks.

edit: never mind: vid1900 covered it!

 

[WBloemen]

It's indeed a lookalike. No brand to find on the bass, and for sure a lot of differences with Rickenbacher

 

[vid1900]

If we could not talk about lookalikes, this forum would be dead.

80% of all basses are direct copies of a Fender P or J, lol

 

[JRA]

Now I was wondering who made it. Anyone here who has an idea?

sorry --- can't help, but why is it important? you like it, hopefully, it likes you, who cares?

it looks nice in the pic!

 

[WBloemen]

It has some electrical issues, it would be nice to have some electrical scheme

 

[TolerancEJ]

I misunderstood the rule. I just deleted my post.

 

[mikeswals]

If we could not talk about lookalikes, this forum would be dead.

80% of all basses are direct copies of a Fender P or J, lol

Nope, it's specific to Rickenbacker, who trademarked their design and everything on it.
Fender did not. they only trademarked their headstock shape.

 

[Ric5]

I bought a Rickenbacker imitation bass. Just because I like the way it sounds. Now I was wondering who made it. Anyone here who has an idea?

it looks like a one off

 

[Engle]

You should post a bunch of clear pics of the bass from all angles if you want us to try to figure out where it was made.

 

[bobdabilder]

More pics please

 

[Jeff Scott]

It has some electrical issues, it would be nice to have some electrical scheme

It's a bass, not a rocket.

 

[JohnnyChatter]

We are aloud to discuss just not praise, promote, or NBD them. Asking what one is I don’t think counts as any of those things especially being that one isn’t claiming to be a Ric.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Looks like a Chinese clone somebody pulled the binding off, maybe in order to veneer that top on. Notice the the routed ledge for the binding. Or it could have come that way as unfinished. You can have almost anything you want made by one of thousands of small factories using the same CNC files.

 

[WBloemen]

I will post some more pictures later on. Don't have it with me right now. I was also thinking it was a Chinese, but on the other hand, it has a double truss rod. For as far as I could find info, Chinese mostly have single truss rods.. correct me if I'm wrong

 

[twocargar]

I'm looking forward to seeing the photos. There are quite a few resources on the 'net related to these copies, including the TB Rickenfaker Club, [Invalid or Expired Link Removed], TB Rickenfaker Cluband Instagram in case you don't find the answer you're looking for here. Good luck, OP.

 

[Buzz Allgrin]

the Rickenbacker trademark ninjas are always watching.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

The Chinese models always use the same odd bridge. Post a couple closeups and it should be obvious. Double truss rods would be unusual on a Chinabacker, haven't seen one with two rods. The Chinese electronics are usually very low quality, but decent CTS pots and wiring are relatively cheap if you can solder. There isn't that much that can go wrong on the wiring. What's the issue?