rickenbacker copys?

hi everyone im a guitarist
and im just wondering can you get copys of the rickenbacker guitar
i cant aford the real thing but just wondered if you can get copys
like say epiphone or vintage or stagg. id love to try one
cheers Richie

I'm always checking out eBay for Rickenbacker guitars but like you I find them too expensive at this point.

I'm thinking I'm going to get one of these though:

http://www.axeheaven.com/Rock_Stars/...llectible.aspx

Hmmmmm.....

Unlike Epi's and "Fender" knock-offs, I don't know if there's an equivalent copy for Ricks.

I had a Rick 640(?) - Tom Petty style" Rick 12-string many years ago but sold it. Duh! I replaced it eventually with a Framus 12-string.

Anyway... good luck! Hope you find something.

Originally Posted by AppleBonker

I'm always checking out eBay for Rickenbacker guitars but like you I find them too expensive at this point.

I'm thinking I'm going to get one of these though:

http://www.axeheaven.com/Rock_Stars/...llectible.aspx

Those miniatures are cool. I want to get a bunch of them and display them in a showcase by "era"....

Someday!

Originally Posted by Richie

hi everyone im a guitarist
and im just wondering can you get copys of the rickenbacker guitar
i cant aford the real thing but just wondered if you can get copys
like say epiphone or vintage or stagg. id love to try one
cheers Richie

Hey man...

After doing some research, I learned that Rickenbacker is veeeeery protective of its guitar designs, and anyone making knock-offs are generally sued promptly.

Any knock-offs that do exist out there are immediately yanked off eBay, should they be posted. So it seems you've got a challenge on yuor hands. That said...

I just came across this site. Not sure how old it is (didn't delve into it at all), or if these are still being made, but...

http://www.jsdguitarshack.com/dillio...kinbetter.html

Originally Posted by 62hofner

Hey man...

After doing some research, I learned that Rickenbacker is veeeeery protective of its guitar designs, and anyone making knock-offs are generally sued promptly.

Any knock-offs that do exist out there are immediately yanked off eBay, should they be posted. So it seems you've got a challenge on yuor hands. That said...

I just came across this site. Not sure how old it is (didn't delve into it at all), or if these are still being made, but...

http://www.jsdguitarshack.com/dillio...kinbetter.html

I bought two of these as soon as they came out. They play great, it has a Gibson scale neck and the sound is pretty damn close to an original 325, not noticable enough to cost an extra $3K in the price. I use one in our tribute band by loaning it to our John and the other I keep at home. The one we gig with is getting kind of nicked up and showing some use, but still plays and sounds great. Within a month of them coming out Ric pulled the rug out on Dillion with the lawsuit threat, but the guy I got mine from has his own music store and had ordered 8. He won't even attempt to put one on e-bay, the Ric police are always monitoring for Ric copy items and anything saying Lennon copy etc.

Originally Posted by Ric325

I bought two of these as soon as they came out. They play great, it has a Gibson scale neck and the sound is pretty damn close to an original 325, not noticable enough to cost an extra $3K in the price. I use one in our tribute band by loaning it to our John and the other I keep at home. The one we gig with is getting kind of nicked up and showing some use, but still plays and sounds great. Within a month of them coming out Ric pulled the rug out on Dillion with the lawsuit threat, but the guy I got mine from has his own music store and had ordered 8. He won't even attempt to put one on e-bay, the Ric police are always monitoring for Ric copy items and anything saying Lennon copy etc.

The early bird gets the worm! Good going! Hold onto those things... for dear life!

Originally Posted by Ric325

the guy I got mine from has his own music store and had ordered 8. He won't even attempt to put one on e-bay, the Ric police are always monitoring for Ric copy items and anything saying Lennon copy etc.

Has this guy got a web-site for his store so as to get in touch with him? I'm not sure whether I could afford one right now, but...