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As is always the case with me I close the door years after the horse has bolted.
Not a gigging bass player but always loved the Rickenbacker look.
Not wanting to get myself in trouble here or look for links etc but there were always some “begins with R, ends in Better” basses knocking around for cheap enough locally/online and I always laughed them off (the name mainly) but would love one for around the house.
Obviously they’re nowhere to be found online and I’ve read why so not looking for links.
Are/were they decent enough for messing about on?
I wouldn’t go near the Ali Express jobs. They seem to be VERY hit and miss.
I suppose it’s probably harder and harder to find the “R Better” basses now that people have copped on to the fact they’re sought after?
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@prowla may have some more useful recommendations.
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There’s a Jayro for sale online in Spain for €850 which seems to have a set neck and is described as Japanese. My hunch is this is too pricey and they are Korean?
I wanted to love it because I'm a bit of an Aria fanboy as well - so it would have been the perfect mash-up - but I just couldn't handle the neck size.
"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
Glued-in neck, not bolt-on or through. A lot of 4001Ss were too.
"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
"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
It just so happens I have a Ricky body, I think I might even have a part built neck somewhere, but it doesn't have the fancy inlays in it. the body is not routed for pickups yet. Most of the Ricky's I've built only have the outline shape of the Ricky but have Fenders shape neck. They also built with a P J pick up configuration, with an East per amp. When I built the Ricky below I made two bodies at the same time, I still have the one left.
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The necks are always glued in, or through body. I haven't made any with Ricky pickups, I can't see any problem in doing that provided I have the pickups to make the appropriate jigs. However I'm not interested in making anymore as everybody knows now, Ricky's management and attack lawyers we'll go after anybody making accurate copies of their instruments. Once the body and neck that I have in stock go, I will not be making any more.
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