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If you have ever played a genuine RIC, the budget wannabe is likely to disappoint.
sorry mods if this is not allowed please delete if so
Not a very encouraging tale.
That said I had a mid-70s Shaftesbury 4001 bass before I got my real one that was quite nice.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
What is the FB position on posting photo's in this discussion of examples of copy guitars such as Rickenbacker?
There would be no attempt to sell, pass off, transact, promote or advertise them, just illustrating guitars that are a copy/homage (fake is as good a term as any).
I understand that a certain Mr. Hall takes a rather dim view of such items even existing, so I have no wish to attract any grief to the forum.
Edit: Flagged to Mods. for clarification.
I suspect that the thing to which Mr. Hall objects is anything that loses money for his firm.
The lawyers for the estate of James Brown do not litigate against everyone who samples his music without asking permission. They sue the people whose use of uncleared samples earn loadsamoney.
You didn't use to be Master Po in 'Kung Fu' by any chance ?
Also, regarding the OP, here's a massive minus - you can't legally sell them on in the UK (or anywhere with functioning copyright laws).
I have a Tanglewood TW61 that has been retro fitted with genuine original Hi-Gain pickups, tuners & bridge & Allparts tailpiece.
Got it a few years back from a tribute band player, just to see what it sounded like.
It sounds like you might expect, in a good way.
I also have a hand made 360 copy in natural maple. Really very nice looking & good construction, right down to the 5 piece maple headstock, stereo jacks, full width triangle fret inlays, 5th knob & correct 'back to front' body carve. Toasters of unknown origin, but are fine.
Both guitars jangle like good un's through a compressor with a touch of reverb
I have tried a few genuine Ric's and while the quality of manufacture was seriously better than the Tanglewood (not so much the maple one) the neck feel/nut width wasn't really to my liking, nor was the pricing.
Conclusion, although I can afford the 'real thing', I'm happy enough with what I have.
This does not in any way refer to the MIC copies that the OP referenced, as I have no experience with them.
Edit: just realised I started a sentence with 'So', now gone
Most of the bad juju about fake Rics comes from the enthusiastic pursuit of sellers by John Hall of Rickenbacker in recent years
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Yep - “this is a genuine fake” doesn’t get around the law.