Members #6 Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 http://cgi.ebay.com/BEAUTIFUL-WOOD-GRAIN-VINTAGE-BASS-GUITAR-JAPAN-761897_W0QQitemZ360018407211QQihZ023QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem how long til the ric police quash this? never seen one with this name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 http://cgi.ebay.com/BEAUTIFUL-WOOD-GRAIN-VINTAGE-BASS-GUITAR-JAPAN-761897_W0QQitemZ360018407211QQihZ023QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemhow long til the ric police quash this?never seen one with this name Ooh...I'm gonna keep watching that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 strange. mapleglo topfireglo back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 how long til the ric police quash this? Nothing mentioned about "Ric, Rickenbacker, or 4001" in the title or description so they are probably safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members #6 Posted February 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 i was thinking it was probably clever of them to avoid any terms like that...though also they make it harder for folks to find, but there are bidders, so i guess it was a winning strategy...we'll see, i put it on watch to see if it gets pulled before it closes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members el_duderino676 Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 strange. mapleglo top fireglo back Kinda what I was thinking.But I'd still hit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 Who the hell would want to copy a Ric? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted February 2, 2008 Moderators Share Posted February 2, 2008 Nothing mentioned about "Ric, Rickenbacker, or 4001" in the title or description so they are probably safe The Ric police still attack those postings and eBay pulls them with no explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeonVomit Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 *sigh* they're not being made anymore, just let people trade them in peace. They're not calling it a ric, so they should just pipe down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted February 2, 2008 Moderators Share Posted February 2, 2008 *sigh* they're not being made anymore, just let people trade them in peace. They're not calling it a ric, so they should just pipe down. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 *sigh* they're not being made anymore, just let people trade them in peace. They're not calling it a ric, so they should just pipe down. +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 strange. mapleglo top fireglo back No, no, no! It's a "natural" maple finish on top and a "cherry sunburst" on back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pickdust Posted February 3, 2008 Members Share Posted February 3, 2008 strange.mapleglo topfireglo back +1 Very weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jugghaid Posted February 3, 2008 Members Share Posted February 3, 2008 Made in the same factory Ibanez did teir Ric copies in. Same bass, different branding. There were about 10 different companies doing the same thing back then and all had them made in the same place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted February 3, 2008 Members Share Posted February 3, 2008 Now if they made a 34" copy with a 1 5/8" nut I'd be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fiery Furnace Posted February 3, 2008 Members Share Posted February 3, 2008 *sigh* they're not being made anymore, just let people trade them in peace. They're not calling it a ric, so they should just pipe down. +3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted February 3, 2008 Members Share Posted February 3, 2008 That's most likely been refinned on the top. My Ric copy was of unknown origin. The name had been scratched off of the headstock before I got it. It actually sounded quite ric-ish, just with less sustain. It was fireglo. Fun bass. I covered it in Aluminum tape, and its featured in a video for one of my old bands on youtube actually. I bought mine for like $150. They go for more now. But then again, Rics have gone up in price. The one I had convinced me to get a real one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted February 3, 2008 Moderators Share Posted February 3, 2008 Now if they made a 34" copy with a 1 5/8" nut I'd be interested. Wouldn't really be a copy then, would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted February 3, 2008 CMS Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 strange.mapleglo topfireglo back That's 'mulletglo'.......business in front, party in back!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rickenbrother Posted February 3, 2008 Members Share Posted February 3, 2008 *sigh* they're not being made anymore, just let people trade them in peace. They're not calling it a ric, so they should just pipe down. If these sales of fakers are allowed to go on, RIC could lose their trademarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members #6 Posted February 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2008 If these sales of fakers are allowed to go on, RIC could lose their trademarks. really? i'd like to hear the resident patent attorney discuss this issue...i can understand it with manufacturers...but for a secondary sale of an instrument maybe 30 years old? and if it is even slightly different, doesnt that mitigate the issue? to me the fretboard inlays seem a little different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted February 3, 2008 Members Share Posted February 3, 2008 really? i'd like to hear the resident patent attorney discuss this issue...i can understand it with manufacturers...but for a secondary sale of an instrument maybe 30 years old? Hey Kindness, is that true? Does Ric run any risk by not policing sales of out-of-production, used instruments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassdudeguy Posted February 4, 2008 Members Share Posted February 4, 2008 I'm pretty sure ric could pull it due to the fact that they have the body shape trademarked I believe, but still its kinda whiny to try and stop people from selling their old stuff:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted February 4, 2008 Members Share Posted February 4, 2008 its kinda whiny to try and stop people from selling their old stuff:rolleyes: Dude, their body style is about all they have going for them..they need to protect it. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted February 4, 2008 Members Share Posted February 4, 2008 Anyone actually played one of these copies made in the Ibanez factory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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