I want to believe this is real...

[thefuzz7219]

I'm assuming this is fake. Anybody here knowledgeable about Ricks and able to confirm its authenticity? Has anybody dealt with this site before?

http://thetopguitars.com/products/20...lo-Guitar.html

[guitarjb44]

Fake. Definitely.

-Joe

[DGTCrazy]

Fffffaaaaakkkkkeeeee!

[thefuzz7219]

Well I can dream...

[dvilla76]

Fugazey.

Isn't it convenient how they managed to omit the headstock face - no legitimate advert would do that.

Caveat emptor

D

[Gray]

There's no part of that which looked legitimate, that tailpiece is hilariously bad.

[IPLAYLOUD]

Oh, man...I wanted that double neck Ibanez Jem for $460. :'-(

[wingwalker]

Good lord, it's not even a good fake!

[Baxtercat]

Hey, they ship w/ this handy cardboard box.

[sliberty]

http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=360/12

Notice that the real deal has the R in the tailpiece turned sideways. Also the shape is very different. And the pickups are also different. Fake, fake, fake.

[Rockledge]

Looks like the tuning pegs are installed differently as well.

[sksmith66]

Originally Posted by Gray

that tailpiece is hilariously bad.

it's not even in the same ball park

[scottlr]

Looks closer to an old Kustom Ric knockoff. And I'd go with the Kustom over this POS.

[Frankee]

[Aran]

Personally I care little for anyone buying something which is a counterfeit. If they have a fake Logo of the original manufacture on it it's a counterfeit. I see these things on CL and eBay all the time where the seller is trying to pass em off as real.

If you knowingly buy counterfeits then you're part of the problem. Gilt by association. Again, it's only counterfeits I have issues with. Agile etc are fair game imho.