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[quote name='The Twickerman' post='869644' date='Jun 17 2010, 08:12 AM']Is it even real????[/quote] Presumably not - if he had an actual bass to sell, why wouldn't he take some pics - or at least use real Rickenbacker photos? [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='869645' date='Jun 17 2010, 08:13 AM']I reckon the headstock shot is as well, which suggests that there may be a connection between the seller & the artist. They're also selling a 3D rendering of a golf club and a jpeg of a video game - caveat emptor methinks. P.[/quote] The headstock pic isn't from the same digital model as the others, whether it's a render or not - the wings are much darker on the pics of the full bass, & the background's different. It might be the artist, or just some particularly dim scammer who found his site & stole some pics. J.

Had a good few bits & pieces from CH, nothing particularly costly, but they've always been great as far as price & quick delivery's concerned, parts are pretty good quality too. I'd recommend either them or [url="http://www.axesrus.com"]http://www.axesrus.com[/url] Jon.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='869586' date='Jun 17 2010, 12:05 AM']What is the giveaway?[/quote] There are dozens! Pretty much every small detail is a case of almost-but-not-quite right. If anyone's remotely intertested I might do a list tomorrow when I'm a bit less bleary-eyed. EDIT: Actually this is even faker than I thought - with the exception of the headstock shot, all of the pics are renders: [url="http://raykit.co.uk/blog/2009/07/04/3d-bass-guitar/"]http://raykit.co.uk/blog/2009/07/04/3d-bass-guitar/[/url] Bloody hell. J.

This one might deserve a thread of its own: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-Bass-Guitar-hard-case-/200484280773"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-Ba...e-/200484280773[/url] This goes beyond being a Faker - it's a brand-new, full-blown counterfeit, and the first one I've ever seen. Time for Mr Hall to start bulk-buying the adult nappies, I think. J.

[quote name='The Twickerman' post='869055' date='Jun 16 2010, 02:19 PM']Removed.[/quote] Not surprised - I found the link on Rickresource so it would have been slated for termination already. However there's some lovely craftsmanship on Ignac Zaletelj's site, and no signs of shonky Rick copies: [url="http://www.zn-guitars.com/?lang=en"]http://www.zn-guitars.com/?lang=en[/url] I'm having some doubts as to whether this thing was ever anything to do with him. J.

[quote name='japanesevintage' post='869207' date='Jun 16 2010, 04:33 PM']Yet there was... Two 406 mm Short Scale Precision (SPB) and Jazz Bass (SJB), from the domestic line.[/quote] If we're talking Japanese home-market range, we're opening a whole new kettle of worms... [i]Must[/i] organise a field-trip. Who's up for it? J.

An erm, [i]interesting[/i] fretless example, apparently by Slovenian master luthier Ignac Zaletelj: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190405207557"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=190405207557[/url] That John Shuker, he must be sweating... J.

[quote name='backwater' post='868308' date='Jun 15 2010, 07:33 PM']Well I did take a note of the serial if it would ring bells! Serial starts J85 which I assume is 1985? My conclusion that it was a 760 was purely based on 5-minutes searching on the web and finding this page : [url="http://www.ibanezwiki.com/display/CATALOG/1985+-+Ibanez+String+Instruments"]http://www.ibanezwiki.com/[/url][/quote] Not the same bass - the 750 I checked out started G84, making it July '84. The only immediate difference between the 750 & 760 is the number of frets (24 on the 760, 21 on the 750) and the pups look slightly different. I'll definitely pop in the shop sometime this week - unless someone on here buys it first! J.

[quote name='backwater' post='868041' date='Jun 15 2010, 02:45 PM']Not ebay but cash converters - I was in the store on Dalry Rd in Edinburgh and they have an Ibanez Roadstar II bass in - a websearch tells me it is an RB760BK - looks to be in fair condition, quite a few dings but looks pretty good. The price was £119 - might be a good deal for someone (the wife will kill me if I buy it!) Andy [/quote] I might pop in & have a look. Sounds like a good price, can't afford it myself, but I'd be interested to see if it turns out to be the same RD750BK I checked out for a BCer back in March. Not much difference between the 750 & 760! J.

You do see the delaminating wings thing on real Ricks - a consequence of that big route at the end of the neck & being strung with high tension rounds. I think this is why the neck pup was moved on Ricks in the mid 70s - shame the copy builders didn't do the same thing. This thing looks like a badly refinished fireglo copy (check the truss rod route) and the guy reckons the screwholes were where someone fitted a "bracket" in a failed attempt to pull the neck back. All that & it still manages to reach £245, & counting. J.

Cool looking basses. Never played one, but someone on here did have one a year or so ago - not sure but it might have been thebeat. Actually - just did a search & indeed it was: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=Search&CODE=show&searchid=fc52dec47a7485a18763e7ed83e018c0&search_in=posts&result_type=topics&highlite=%2Bhagstrom+beluga"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=Search...hagstrom+beluga[/url] He didn't keep it long... Jon.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='867487' date='Jun 14 2010, 09:35 PM']WTF? I've never before seen a fretless with a fingerboard made of faeces.[/quote] I'm so glad I wasn't eating/drinking when I read that! J.

The headstock on mine's quite wide compared to my other two Rick copies (a Matsumoku & an unidentified copy) but I suspect there was quite a lot of variation - these mid 70s basses mostly pre-date the use of CNC machinery so there will be some scope for differences. J.

[quote name='tino' post='866143' date='Jun 13 2010, 04:43 PM']Jon did the Kasuga not have 2 inputs as a Riccy,I may have missed something but does this not have a single jack?????[/quote] Mine's got one, the through-neck that the thread's about has one but the one in the catalogue has two. Seems to be quite common that copies from various manufacturers are inconsistent with the number of outputs - I've seen exactly the same thing with Fujigens and bolt-neck Matsumokus. Does your Ibby have one or two? J.

That's the article that's led to the popular Ebay myth "Kasuga, made by Tokai"! Anyway, that's the story, and I think they're the undiscovered gems of 70s MIJ guitars. Kasuga was a manufacturer in its own right - in fact the factory postal address appears on their old "K-Country" acoustic guitar catalogues & you can even find the original factory site on Google Earth! They do turn up everywhere - in the UK there are Kasuga-built guitars with the Arbiter & CMI brands, they built the Canadian Northern range (some of these are stunning) certain models from the US Electra brand, Japanese BC Rich - and I've even seen an Aria-branded Kasuga Les Paul copy, just to upset Matsumoku purists! Jon.