dangerboy Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) I bought this gutted Rickenfaker from our friend Mr. Digits on eBay a couple of months ago, with big dreams. After a bit of self-examination, I've had to admit that I'll never get round to this - I've got 4 other unfinished projects to do first that aren't getting done in a hurry. So I'm hoping to sell this on to someone with more time and more ability. Everything is in the state it was when it arrived - I've not touched it except to unpack. Oh, and to remove a nasty bit of thin aluminium that had been stuck on as a jackplate. I'm looking for £100 picked-up (I'm in London) or £110 posted. That's a substantial loss on what I paid, but I'd rather they were being used. I'm also happy to look at trades for effects or power amps. You get: A neck, with nice inlays and a great gloss on the fingerboard. The frets look good and the nut is solid (but it appears to be made of wood) 4 mismatched tuners A body. The white blob on the back appears to be filler - this is going to need to be sanded and repainted. A 'made in japan' neckplate Anyone? And does anyone know what this once was? Edited May 21, 2009 by dangerboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Very tempted. I recognise those tuners. I'm sure I have a full set somewhere. I'm sure that they came off a bolt on that I converted to 5 string and put an EMG 35DC in If its still here at the weekend I may have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 My own backlog of unfinished pipe-dream projects is the only thing stopping me from being all over this like a rash. I don't know what it is/was, though - I'm familiar with bolt-neck fakers from Fujigen, Matsumoku, Kasuga & Hondo, and this isn't any of them. The closest thing I've seen is this new discovery: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=49698"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=49698[/url] If it's one of these, the MIJ neckplate isn't original. I'll give you £2 for the plate! Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 BUMP - is anyone not drowning in projects? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 No-one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 If you're thinking "I like that, but where would I get the other parts?", I should mention that I have the following that we could try and work out a deal for: An "aged" white 'faker scratchplate. A set of 'faker pickups. A rear pickup ring A faker bridge that seems OKish. A set of 2+2 Grover Titan tuners. You'd need to drill the headstock out a bit, but they would wipe the floor quality-wise with most other things you could install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Back onto the projects pile if no-one wants these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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