Chinese Rickenbacker Copy Bass vs Real Ric!
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This is a detailed examination
This is a detailed examination (NOT an endorsement - OR "a put down" per se... )
of a Chinese copy Rickenbacker aka "Chickenbacker",
compared to the real American made Rickenbacker bass.
These basses sell for anywhere from approx $250 to $450 . They vary DRASTICALLY
in playability and fit n' finish. They all lack the meticulous craftsmanship of the real Ric,
but can be "good for the money" and WITH WORK can be playable.
THIS Chinabacker was unplayable out of the packing crate....Had terrible
strings that produced almost NO sound, and the nut was cut like a pedal steel guitar!
AFTER - New strings, recutting the nut, rewiring the pots, pulling apart and reversing
the internal wiring of the neck pickup (was out of phase) and adding some soft steel
shims to the bridge - it THEN played pretty well! IF you do not know how to do this
stuff yourself, it could cost you $100 to $150 or more, at a guitar shop. So consider that.
Two MAJOR OMISSIONS (info that should have been in video (sorry) -
SCALE - Chinabacker (most of them) is standard 34 inch like a Fender bass,
real Rics are actually 33 1/4 inch scale....
Location of the Bridge pickup - it's an inch further towards the bridge than
a real Ric making it pretty impossible to get the "Ric sound"....
None of that changes the many sloppy little quality control issues that just don't need to
be there - Like paint overspray on the binding, and a dent in the side that got painted
over rather than filled....
Feel free to jump ahead and back in the video to contrast the Ric and the copy,
or open another window of the video play them head to head.
of a Chinese copy Rickenbacker aka "Chickenbacker",
compared to the real American made Rickenbacker bass.
These basses sell for anywhere from approx $250 to $450 . They vary DRASTICALLY
in playability and fit n' finish. They all lack the meticulous craftsmanship of the real Ric,
but can be "good for the money" and WITH WORK can be playable.
THIS Chinabacker was unplayable out of the packing crate....Had terrible
strings that produced almost NO sound, and the nut was cut like a pedal steel guitar!
AFTER - New strings, recutting the nut, rewiring the pots, pulling apart and reversing
the internal wiring of the neck pickup (was out of phase) and adding some soft steel
shims to the bridge - it THEN played pretty well! IF you do not know how to do this
stuff yourself, it could cost you $100 to $150 or more, at a guitar shop. So consider that.
Two MAJOR OMISSIONS (info that should have been in video (sorry) -
SCALE - Chinabacker (most of them) is standard 34 inch like a Fender bass,
real Rics are actually 33 1/4 inch scale....
Location of the Bridge pickup - it's an inch further towards the bridge than
a real Ric making it pretty impossible to get the "Ric sound"....
None of that changes the many sloppy little quality control issues that just don't need to
be there - Like paint overspray on the binding, and a dent in the side that got painted
over rather than filled....
Feel free to jump ahead and back in the video to contrast the Ric and the copy,
or open another window of the video play them head to head.
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