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Many years ago I owned a Greco Ric copy that would have fooled many people. Someone I had known bought it and had it sent over. This was top quality law suit era stuff. The only way to tell it was not legit was the color of the fret board.... A dark piece of Indian rosewood... Not the nice red stuff that A real one would have.
My vote is that it is a fake, a nice one, but still a fake.
Think I sold my fakenbacker for $600
My vote is that it is a fake, a nice one, but still a fake.
Think I sold my fakenbacker for $600
I am not a Ric fan but I assume anyone who owns a Ric of that vintage, if real, would not do something like that to it. It may still be a playable instrument but the decrease in value is a shame. Rics are nice looking basses and this just, I dunno, I have no words. Of course if Getty Lee did this to his I bet people would see value in the instrument.
That was what I thought. Did these models have the double jack? What do people think now as to it's origins.
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A 4000 will not normally have ric-o-sound ... and some 4001 / 4003 basses do not have ric-o-sound
There's that word again... Bubinga. "Johnny just got back from the wrestling practice, George."
"JOHNNY! Take a shower, and make sure you wash the Bubinga!"
If you look at photographs of '70s Ricks online you will see some variation between the colour of the fretboards. Like most things Rick, you find that everything follows the rules until something comes along that doesn't follow the rules. Darker fretboards are an exception, but not a total unknown. I've noticed for example that the RM1999 basses sometimes had darker fretboards for whatever reason.
Yeah, I think the wood is a bit dark, but the photos aren't the greatest and the fingerboard is also probably dirty. Checking photos of '70s 4000 and 4001S in my book shows that many had somewhat darker wood.
