Ric 4003s in faded blue?

[Tripehound]

Is this a thing? 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284928525554?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=c054086a1eed4c5da13afcf021f7816a&bu=43129826273&ut=RU&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1~1&crd=20220811013933&segname=11021

[AndyTravis]

That’s not a real ric.

 

but yeah- blue burst was a thing, 2005 colour of the year - I had one.

Edited August 11, 2022 by AndyTravis

[Tripehound]

1 minute ago, AndyTravis said:

That’s not a real ric.

 

but yeah- blue burst was a thing, 2005 colour of the year - I had one.

 

 

I've just found that (looks great btw) but that bass is confusing me! The body is bound but the fretboard looks like a 4003s. Knobs look different - as best as I can tell with the photographs. 

[AndyTravis]

6 minutes ago, Tripehound said:

 

 

I've just found that (looks great btw) but that bass is confusing me! The body is bound but the fretboard looks like a 4003s. Knobs look different - as best as I can tell with the photographs. 

Yeah - it’s not a genuine ric, easy way to tell is the fact they cockup the basics on appointments like inlays etc
 

it was a nice think to own; I never gelled with the sound.

[Tripehound]

2 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Yeah - it’s not a genuine ric, easy way to tell is the fact they cockup the basics on appointments like inlays etc
 

it was a nice think to own; I never gelled with the sound.

I had a blue 4003s and really liked the sound and that neck but eventually fell out of love with it because if you looked at it for more than 10 seconds some paint would fall off. 

[Muzz]

The biggest red flag is the pickup cover, but check out the nut and the TRC misalignment - not even Rick would let one out of the factory in that state...

[oldslapper]

Body looks too thick for a genuine Ric 

 

 

ooh that rhymes 

Edited August 11, 2022 by oldslapper

[ash]

Definitely not a Ric. 

[ezbass]

Dots and binding? That's not right.

[SurroundedByManatees]

It has a set neck instead of neck-through construction.

[Bassassin]

Chickenbacker - highly inaccurate £200 Chinese copy. Probably junk.

[Tripehound]

And gone from eBay - like a ship in the night.

[oldslapper]

So to sum up. 
Cue the drum machine…

 

Rapper 1: “Bodies too thick

For a genuine Ric, such a bad copy, make me sick”

 

R2: “Block and binding jus ain’t right, listin been pulled like a ship in the night”

 

Together: Yeah yeah

 

R1: “Chikinbacker neck shouldn’t be set”

R2: “see through you and you’re neck through poo doo” 

 

Together: Yeah yeah

 

 

 

 

[Tripehound]

2 hours ago, oldslapper said:

So to sum up. 
Cue the drum machine…

 

Rapper 1: “Bodies too thick

For a genuine Ric, such a bad copy, make me sick”

 

R2: “Block and binding jus ain’t right, listin been pulled like a ship in the night”

 

Together: Yeah yeah

 

R1: “Chikinbacker neck shouldn’t be set”

R2: “see through you and you’re neck through poo doo” 

 

Together: Yeah yeah

 

2 hours ago, oldslapper said:

So many wrong details - it's completely a mess

No way on Earth is that a 4003S

 

 

 

 

[prowla]

It's a Chickenbacker, plain to see.

Bidding went up to over £700 before it was pulled; plenty of folks reported it.