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 Post subject: I thought this was fake - Rickenbacker content
PostPosted: June 25th, 2013, 4:02 pm 
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Looks as funny as a 3 dollar bill:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Rickenback ... 1053672105

Never heard of the Rickenbacker 3000.
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 Post subject: Re: I thought this was fake - Rickenbacker content
PostPosted: June 25th, 2013, 10:47 pm 
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Wow, I've never seen a lefty 3001.

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PostPosted: June 26th, 2013, 7:32 am 
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I can't think that paying $2000 for a 3001 is sensible no matter how rare a left handed model might be. They sound like arse and look even worse.
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PostPosted: June 26th, 2013, 11:48 am 
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Ha! NOTHING looks right about that one! Strange..... but I think it's legit. Rare and unusual, but legit.
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PostPosted: June 26th, 2013, 12:38 pm 
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it is totally legit. and as mentioned above a total P.O.S. sonically. worst bass Ric ever designed IMHO
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PostPosted: June 26th, 2013, 5:49 pm 
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Correct me if I"m wrong, but it looks like a bass designed to look like and compete with the Fender P-bass. Which makes me think it would have been originally in the $500-1000 range... It just doesn't look like a $2000 guitar.... nor apparently sounds like one according to some of you....

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 Post subject: Re: I thought this was fake - Rickenbacker content
PostPosted: July 1st, 2013, 11:29 am 
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Agreed. I tried a righty back in the 80s, it sounded BAD. And I LOVE Rics.

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PostPosted: July 15th, 2013, 5:01 am 
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I like the sound of the 3000/3001 basses.

You can here a bit in the video "Teddy Picker" by the Arctic Monkeys (even if i can't tell if the one played in the video is a 3000 or 3001).

To me the bass sounds like a precision with a "piano-like" hi end.
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PostPosted: August 1st, 2013, 12:15 pm 
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Was trying to buy this...
Guy sold it this morning or last night. I am beyond bummed.
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