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pjmuck
 Post subject: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 4th, 2011, 9:00 am 
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Scroll through all 4 pages and get 'em before Jon Hall shuts 'em down for good:

http://thetopguitars.com/brands/Electri ... t=featured
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 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 4th, 2011, 9:36 am 
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Seem a chinese company. :?

I'd like to buy one just to give a home to my homeless Toaster Pick up ... but i'm afraid about ordering this one (correct shape)

http://thetopguitars.com/products/TOP-S ... tural.html

and being shipped this one (bloody awful)

http://thetopguitars.com/products/Best- ... itar-.html

Anyone here knows what kind of woods are used for those basses ?
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Agent00Soul
 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 4th, 2011, 1:34 pm 
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For those prices, I wouldn't be too bothered about things such as wood or pickup quality. If they are anything but doorstop-quality, it'd be cool to own one. But if there's any more clear-cut thing for RIC to go after, I haven't seen it. Not too sure if the Long Arm Of The Hall can reach into China though....


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Lefty007
 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 4th, 2011, 1:43 pm 
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What a disgrace of an operation. :x
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JOE UMAN
 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 4th, 2011, 1:53 pm 
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pjmuck wrote:
Scroll through all 4 pages and get 'em before Jon Hall shuts 'em down for good:



I doubt he could.
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velalv
 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 4th, 2011, 6:26 pm 
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Lefty007 wrote:
What a disgrace of an operation. :x


The Chinese company or Rickenbacker?
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Rodent
 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 4th, 2011, 6:32 pm 
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funny ... IIRC these guys were 'strangely' absent from the 2011 Winter NAMM. I can only wonder why :roll:

nothing else I would say is fitting for a public forum ...

all the best,

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 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 4th, 2011, 7:23 pm 
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AJ, owner/luthier of Dickhead Designs out of Anaheim, CA has his own model he is working on. It's called a "Dickenbacker" <- yes, no pun. :shock: I think he is also dealing with John Hall issues as well. Everybody has to get a piece of the pie... Gawd!!!!!!
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Lefty007
 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 5th, 2011, 8:12 am 
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velalv wrote:
Lefty007 wrote:
What a disgrace of an operation. :x


The Chinese company or Rickenbacker?


The Chinese company. I'll stop here not to hijack this thread with my anti-Chinese-business-practices issues.

Nothing against the Chinese people in general, but Chinese businesses and government? :x
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AzWhoFan
 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 5th, 2011, 10:47 am 
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velalv wrote:
Lefty007 wrote:
What a disgrace of an operation. :x


The Chinese company or Rickenbacker?


Touche-ay !! :lol:
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Agent00Soul
 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 5th, 2011, 1:11 pm 
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velalv wrote:
Lefty007 wrote:
What a disgrace of an operation. :x


The Chinese company or Rickenbacker?


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Love it!

BTW if anyone buys one of these, I'd love to read a review!
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Retag
 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 10th, 2011, 7:54 am 
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I would be tempted if they had lefty guitars. Sold my 330/6 years ago since I never cared for the narrow neck, but I would not mind having a cheap beater.
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 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 10th, 2011, 8:38 am 
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i accually own one of theese cheap chinese knock offs i wanted a lefty les paul junior and seen one for really cheap and bought it still got it :)
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Retag wrote:
I would be tempted if they had lefty guitars. Sold my 330/6 years ago since I never cared for the narrow neck, but I would not mind having a cheap beater.


Yup, just basses on that site. There's still a social comment to be made there: What does it say, when a bunch of pirates offer lefties more choices than the company they are ripping off?
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Agent00Soul wrote:
Retag wrote:
I would be tempted if they had lefty guitars. Sold my 330/6 years ago since I never cared for the narrow neck, but I would not mind having a cheap beater.


Yup, just basses on that site. There's still a social comment to be made there: What does it say, when a bunch of pirates offer lefties more choices than the company they are ripping off?


Another touche'!

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 Post subject: Re: A whole boatload of Rickenfakers
PostPosted: August 12th, 2011, 4:57 am 
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Agent00Soul wrote:
There's still a social comment to be made there: What does it say, when a bunch of pirates offer lefties more choices than the company they are ripping off?


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