What'd y'all think about this Fakenbacker?! Should I even bother upgrading it? Follow me on Instagram and let me know! instagram.com/patrickhunter

@T-Cranmer

4 жыл бұрын

As a big fan of modding, don’t do it!!! It’s not a good platform to mod, because of the inherent issues like the bad neck, fretboard, and frets. If the tuners or pickups were the biggest issues with the bass, I’d go for mods. Those aren’t difficult to replace. But, those neck issues are much more difficult to work through.

@nfmonteiro

4 жыл бұрын

Do it! Classic Amplification Rickenbacker pickups ($185+$145), Hipshot Rickenbacker bridge ($175), 4 x Hipshot HB5 tuners ($132), Graphtec Tusq nut ($14), 4 x CTS pots (~$28), Pickofthericks 3-way switch ($25), Pickofthericks Ric-o-sound output jacks ($30), Pickguardian 4003 pickguard (~$60), what could possibly go wrong with sinking $800 worth of parts into a $200 Fackenbacker? I say go big or go home, or more likely use it as firewood :-D

@diteamiciedentrate

4 жыл бұрын

I think that, if anything changed, Rickenbacker patented almost everything about their instruments so those things are illegal, don't support them

@slydawgg

4 жыл бұрын

I bought one 2 years ago and your right,they are rubbish,and you cant adjust the intonation either so dont waste your money.Buy a squire jazz instead.

@TheKameronk

4 жыл бұрын

Patrick Hunter I’d be interested in seeing if modded, but instead of trying to make it anything like a legit Rick, just go all out crazy with it.

It just doesn’t sound like a Rickenbacker. Sounds almost like a PJ.

@patrickhunter

4 жыл бұрын

lol right?! I really do want to try and get a hold of a good set of Rickenbacker pups to see if it's capable of that classic 4001/4003 tone

@Lat3xE4teR

4 жыл бұрын

Patrick Hunter yeah that’d be cool, you should write “bickenracker” on the headstock haha

@rome8180

4 жыл бұрын

It may not sound like a Ric, but I thought it sounded pretty good, actually.

@bazookahorse

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lat3xE4teR I think he should have Ricken Electric Bass Store Top Quality Black Backer 4003 Bass engraved where the logo would be.

@Jihadbearzwithgunz

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a pj with no low end all mids. Perhaps a string change would help? Pick up swap and electronics and see what could be done.

100% LEGIT. Still think you should have gotten pink so we could be matching super best friends 🙃🙃

@davidhollowelljr949

4 жыл бұрын

Seconded

@patrickhunter

4 жыл бұрын

I DONE GOOFED

@EvelynRoods

4 жыл бұрын

Agufish oh hai Hunter

In the hands of a good player anything sounds at least decent.

@SirRunk666

4 жыл бұрын

This is the only corrent answer.

@AFN2750

4 жыл бұрын

There’s an adam Neely video about this, that everyone should watch (called “does gear matter” I think)

@luismancilla7815

4 жыл бұрын

For sure!

@DigBipper188

3 жыл бұрын

Damn straight! You can have the best, most expensive, hand-crafted boutique bass on the planet, but if you don't have the technique and skill to play it... it'll sound like ass no matter what, On the opposite of that, if you have the cheapest bass you could get, give it a bit of a set-up and you have a good technique... it'll sound half decent regardless.

@christianbannard4313

2 жыл бұрын

So true. Much like Tiger Woods being able to beat me at golf with the cheapy clubs he picked up from the local church junk sale, everyone is always focusing on gear, yet the reality is gear only enhances musical ability, it doesn't create it. If you can't play it doesn't matter if it's a Fender Strat or a Torch (Fender knock-off), it will still sound like rubbish. I used to see this time and again at the golf courses, people blaming their clubs when they just couldn't play for sh$t!

Turning it into a copy of Cliff Burton's Rick might be interesting, with the guitar pickup and the mudbucker.

@prisonoffleshh

4 жыл бұрын

Hey man, just bought one and that’s what I’m doing!! I’ll let you know how it goes :)

@christianmarroquin8370

4 жыл бұрын

@@prisonoffleshh Ali Express?

@prisonoffleshh

4 жыл бұрын

Christian Marroquin yea man!!

@gooseman7522

4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t do the guitar pickup because I think that mod was what put it out of commission

@VideoPrens

4 жыл бұрын

@@prisonoffleshh How did it turn out?

Fun fact, Peter Hook loved his Ric copy because it didn't really sound like a Ric

@possibly8180

3 жыл бұрын

The almighty hondo ii, which in hook's own words wasn't even much in the way of a good bass

@Zentabes

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed but Hondo was at least a good Japanese copy.

I'd say upgrade it with real Rick pickups and hardware. It would be interesting to see how it stacks up against a real rick

@hoompaloompaa

4 жыл бұрын

When the bass is cheaper than the upgrades 😂😂

@brentbowman4498

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking just get one and give it the Cliff Burton treatment without the risk of destroying an authentic Rick

@jakubshouseofrock7109

4 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I did with mine, sadly there's phisucally no way I can get my hands on a real one to directly compare... But it dose sound really nice :)

@bradyj4576

4 жыл бұрын

@@jakubshouseofrock7109 hey yeah i saw those videos a while back. You did a great job on it man. Good seein ya here.

@jakubshouseofrock7109

4 жыл бұрын

@@bradyj4576 Thanks man ! yeah I'm really happy with the way it turned out :) did you see the 1st black one or the newer autumn glow burst neck through one ? because the neck through one just turned out perfect haha !

I actually thought it sounded good.

Given the conduct of Rickenbacker and their CEO, I have trouble feeling sorry for the company over the fake issue.

@coskunguclu8591

Жыл бұрын

What did the CEO do?

@dcbowling80

Жыл бұрын

@@coskunguclu8591 he protects their designs, he doesn't want fakes out there and sue anyone who makes them. I don't have an issue with it. If Fender and Gibson could, they would but they never protected their patents so they always lose when they try. Ric has always been about quality over quantity, 100% American made and always a real Rickenbacker.

@joekennick71

11 ай бұрын

@@dcbowling80I get that, but honestly they should put out some budget and mid-range instruments. It’s an untapped market for them

@joekennick71

11 ай бұрын

That’s why most people get the fakes afaik

@dcbowling80

11 ай бұрын

@@joekennick71 I agree, they used to do the 610 with no binding and dots and the 420 with a single pickup. Now their most affordable is the 620 which isn't affordable at all.

You look like Leddy Gee with that bass...

@T-Hawkeyes

4 жыл бұрын

No, no he doesn't. Not one bit.

@davidhollowelljr949

4 жыл бұрын

I think you mean Kemmy Lilmeister

@patrickhunter

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha

@henryfreeman7748

4 жыл бұрын

Nice piece of firewood methinks you got there, bootybacker for real 😝 it will make better toothpicks than funk

@SonicXRage

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidhollowelljr949 No, I think he means Sqris Chire.

I like the inlays says the guy who hates Jackson who uses the same inlays

@otavio048

4 жыл бұрын

I like jackson basses but they look better on rickys

Would make a fine, if expensive, prop for someone's Scott Pilgrim cosplay.

@DoomOrb

3 жыл бұрын

A+ was thinking the same thing

@nathansciarone5627

3 жыл бұрын

Cover that shit in gray duct tape lmao

I’m so glad you made a video over these. I’ve GASSED over a Rickenbacker for a long time but don’t have the cash to get one. I considered one of these chickenbackers but couldn’t bring myself to pull the trigger. Glad I never did! Great video!!!

@vicariousvongacy4398

4 жыл бұрын

playing the real thing is so fucking amazing, i too nearly ended up buyin one of these but i never did and glad i never did, but once you play the real thing the experience never leaves you

@duncan-rmi

4 жыл бұрын

if you get a real one, check that the neck hasn't started to pull away from the body wings. two of mine started to bend this way, even though they'd only had light strings on. also the tailpiece starts to lift away from the body, & can fail completely. but don't get a real one. look for a mid-late 70s ibanez copy. way better instrument.

@l04d83

4 жыл бұрын

Rickenbackers are my favourite basses today even nore then my Ibanez SR5005, but the 2K$ price tag is a bit much. I bought a 1980 Rickenbacker 4003 Fireglow but damn its got an amazing tone.

@chambredegoupil6332

4 жыл бұрын

It is the odd rick conception which make that, the routing render the end of the neck very instable ( that's the reason of the strait neck set up, the bass get natural a back angle at the fretboard end). An other thing that bother me ln ricks is that it can't work with no truss rod tension on the neck. It is as beautifull as it has bad construction choices, less these days with less thicker fretboard, the right amount of glue on critical parts like... the fretboard. Bit thèse are fabulous basses with very good quality wiring design and tone!

@butternutter9847

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe replace the bridge pup with a generic single coil and run a .0047 uf capacitor on it so it gets the ric tone

Hey man, just wanna give you props for doing these demos, you play in a similar style as me with a pick and the tone all the way open. Too many people demoing basses are guitarists who just palm mute

Hey it sounds pretty good actually

The reason the bridge pickup is so quiet is because when you took the cover of you didn't raise it high enough. I have one of these and that same thing happened to me and the bridge pickup sounds amazing, better than a real Rick, I've played both and it's incredible

@shanemichaelneal648

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this dude complains too much. Plus rewiring a bass is so easy

@patrickhunter

4 жыл бұрын

lol trust me, I raised the pickup and got only a tiny bit of increase in volume

@patrickhunter

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that dude sucks! Did you miss the part where I said I resoldered it and got no difference in sound?

@louischappellholmes2708

4 жыл бұрын

@@patrickhunter probably a dodgy connection at the bobbin or the 3 way switch, check if the pickup makes sound by tapping the pole pieces with a screwdriver, just because you re soldered it doesn't mean the rest of the electronics are perfect mate. Probably a way easier fix then you realise

@louischappellholmes2708

4 жыл бұрын

@@patrickhunter just to be sure, reconnect it directly to the output jack and check for volume there, if not you'll have to take apart the pickup assembly like you've done before, which could be why it broke if you werent gentle enough when taking it out, if it doesn't work when connected directly it's likely a fault at the bobbin. Hope this helps as I'm a big fan of these basses as when they work they are, in my opinion, good enough to gig with and 99% of people wouldn't be able to tell the difference

For a fake rick, it sounds pretty good.

@Seethenhagen

3 жыл бұрын

Chief, Get inside, Gear up. We're taking this jam session to the surface

@thebigchecka

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve listened to this vid a few times now, and I’ve wanted to disagree with you - but I really cannot. On the subject of copies, I had a Musicman Sterling copy produced by....I forget....maybe something like ‘Olep’? That sounds right to me. Anyway, anyone in possession of one of those, I dare you to take a blindfold test and tell me you can tell the difference between the real thang and the copy. Some companies out there really have their thing together when it comes to producing half-decent, like-for-like reproductions of these iconic instruments.

@OhioScot

3 жыл бұрын

I just want to get one so I can do a Cliff Burton pick up setup. Even if the pick ups are exactly the ones he used just the same type.

@Stijnie0077

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebigchecka That would be OLP ... I own 2 ... converted them to active with 3 band eq using seymour duncan preamp kits and baseline pickups.. they are great build-wise!

@navidamlani1616

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebigchecka OLP? I remember that being a thing.

If only there was a sub brand that could make licensed copies of rickenbacker designs and go through qc to make sure everything works and plays right 🤔

@news603redux

4 жыл бұрын

John Hall has always said that would "dilute the brand". B.S. !!! Squier hasn't hurt Fender .... Epiphone doesn't hurt Gibson .... The Ignition Series doesn't hurt Hofner .... Fact is, John Hall only wants to sell $3000 guitars, not $300 ones, greed, pure and simple. So us casual pickers go elsewhere, eff him.

@jakubshouseofrock7109

4 жыл бұрын

I really wish !!

@rickywaterman1963

4 жыл бұрын

@@news603redux you mean Gibson doesn't hurt Epiphone, because Gibsons Nowadays are overpriced pieces of junk for the price compared to a Epiphone

@godsinbox

Жыл бұрын

@@news603redux what a load of rubbish. they start the cheap brand nearby with 'original hardware' (eg mexico or japan) and then they realise even that is getting too expensive then it is off to korea/china/indonesia. WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE THE MEX/JPN made instruments? in the gutter, with the terrible sub brand name!

Dude, for $250 it is good.

@heavymachete6235

4 жыл бұрын

i mean, you can definitly get better for $250

@handwriting8804

3 жыл бұрын

Not at all

@Meddled

3 жыл бұрын

A $250 bass you might get one year of use out of. People complain about Rickenbackers being expensive, but keep throwing money at shitty Chinese counterfeit instruments.

@endi3386

3 жыл бұрын

@@Meddled What are you on about? I have a $250 guitar that I've been using for years and love

@citizenthain

3 жыл бұрын

@@endi3386 2 of my most played came directly out of the trash.

I would buy it hands down because I refuse to take my authentic on the road with my bands. I would do all the modding as well, don’t get me wrong lol but I love that 4003 style

I as a first time bass player, this is definitely A good start-up for myself. It’s got the look, the sound (pretty good to me, but that’s just me), I don’t really care, but once I get more experience I’ll definitely consider getting the real deal to make up for the Fakenbacker. Other than that, I am still very happy I got myself a guitar in the first place.

I personally think it sounds pretty good

Oh my gosh, I just found your channel a few days ago. That whisper pick up! Hysterical.

I have a 1976 Univox Rick copy, and actually love it. Although the neck has a bow in it and I'm really nervous about trying to fix something with double truss rods.

It’s a Trickenbacker!

You left out quite a bit... (covered in my review of these basses several years ago!) They are 34 in scale, not 33 1/4 scale like a real Ric. Which if you are used to a real one, is quite noticeable, that and the extra frets make them very "necky". The fake Toaster pickup is actually a humbucker (real ones aren't) They are most often out of phase - neck to bridge, which is fixable. The bodies are usually Chinese Elm, unless you pay quite a bit more for a custom one. One of the biggest problems is the incorrect radius of the bridge for the fingerboard used !!! This is also fixable with 1/16 in shims under the "D" and "A" saddles. A major fail is the mismatch of that neck pickup with the fanout of the fingerboard. The fingerboard is more like a Fender in how it widens as you go up the neck, and by the time you have the strings passing over the neck pickup, they are actually leaving the magnetic field of the pole bars - Chronic weak E and G string compared to the A and D.

@archieguitarz4700

2 жыл бұрын

Great info and spot on from my experience.

@chriswho2569

2 ай бұрын

Thanks now I know how to make super good clones

Yes! Maybe you could also do something like the high intergrity mod with it :)

Definitely like to see a video on trying to upgrade this bass... go for it.

It’s you man . You play great. It’s just a bass but you breath life into that wood and metal!

Please do an upgrade video. Would love to see what you do with it.

@garypelow4274

3 ай бұрын

I would like to see an upgrade of this as well. But only with genuine Ric parts to see what that wood sound like compared to maple,

Thanks for a good review, it sounds pretty good the way you play it. The notes at the frets sounded ok and in tune, all in all a bit of fun!

the tripple harmonic at 0:48 was impressive as hell

There is a very high possibility the bridge pickup is a 1:1 copy of an old rick pickup. Those had very low output too. Lemmy put a Thunderbird pickup in the neck for a good reason.

@DannyBoi2112

3 жыл бұрын

Chris Squire also said that the bridge pickup in his 60s Rick was never good, the output was shit

@TheArpomni2

2 жыл бұрын

@@DannyBoi2112 true

"Not that great, not that good". Sounds like a real Rickenbacker then. Tried a brand new, flat black finished real Rick recently, and was amused to see they'd not even bothered to finish the inside of the lower horn properly. It was rough, as though they'd not sanded it after being initially cut on the CNC machine. I decided to stick to my 1979 Greco copy.

@Peepeestorm

4 жыл бұрын

That's a real shame. I've seen a few that have slipped QC. My Rick has perfect QC and has no issues overall. But I won't deny that Rickenbackers QC is hit or miss

I concur with your assessment. I have one and what improved it a lot was replacing the stock strings with really good ones. I put on Rotosound Swingbass 66s and the thing came to life. Cheap fix and it works. I also oiled the fretboard with Old English dark oil polish and let it soak in for a few days because the fretboard was very dry and it looks very nice. I waxed and machine buffed the painted neck and that improved it immensely.

Id love to see new pickups/fretboard on this, I've always wanted a Rickenbacker and considered buying a Chinese fake and replacing the pickups.

I think it sounds good for the price, a student would be happy with the sound. You spent 8:40 so far talking about the look and what not. How was the setup, the neck feel, fit and finish? I can't knock it from what I'm hearing.

@rael6168

3 жыл бұрын

Because it's a very good bass, and he was lost telling the truth!

@possibly8180

3 жыл бұрын

As decent as it sounds it probably doesn't feel as good to play let alone plainly move around the neck with.

Definitely not the worst sounding bass. I'd say try some mods on it!

Sounds pretty good for the price, just doesn't sound like a ric. Great video Patrick!

Very interesting. Thanks for breaking down the whole bass! I wouldn’t waste more money by modding it.

This would be GREAT for a kid just starting to play bass. All his friends would be super jealous!

@kurosumomo

3 жыл бұрын

you got better, cheaper, starting basses, from Harley Benton, Ibanez or what I suggest for starters a Yamaha.

@JosephSmith-lm4ri

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure even rogue makes a better beginner bass for 120

@TempoDrift1480

2 жыл бұрын

Get rid of those friends. No room for jealous in Music.

@gezi0752

2 жыл бұрын

i think they’d be more jealous if he had a bass that was actually built well

@christianbannard4313

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's the right answer to be honest. They're for kids to buy their first look-alike to the real thing! I know it's hard to drop $2,500 on a decent guitar, but there's a hell of a lot of difference.

seems like a fun gigging bass but I'd not record anything with it

I had one of these in Wine red and after a setup it was sick. Sounded and played like an Epiphone EB-3 SG bass. It was my main till I sold it to help fund my fender p-bass

@jakubshouseofrock7109

4 жыл бұрын

that's awesome ! yeah I good setup is 100% the most important thing with any instrument

Thanks Patrick, suddenly my GLARRY moved way up the food chain. Your playing is incredible as always.

I thought about getting one of those, and then I checked one out that a friend had. I played it a bit - it's hard to find a lefty Rick - and frankly I hated the neck. Slow, unplayable. And with both pickups roaring (the toaster and a pseudoMM) it was loud AF. The only advantage it had over a Rick was the bridge - Ricky bridges are garbage. Doing intonation is a disaster. Tuning and intonating his fakenbacker was actually easier. There are other major problems that aren't as obvious, some of them structural. As you noted the wood isn't mahogany. I have no idea what it is. Pine? Who knows... But that's a big issue, for sure. The other structural problem is, it's a set neck. So, the neck is crap as you know, and will eventually warp, especially if you use high tension strings like Rotos. The truss rod will have to work, and if it doesn't the guitar is only good for kindling. Once you scrape the paint off. Sure, you can steam the neck off, but good luck finding a replacement neck for one of these, and steaming a neck off one of these would cost more than the guitar is worth or even costs. The pick ups are hash. The neck toaster pickup is OK, for sure - it almost sounds rickish-like-esque. The bridge PU is crap. My friend replaced it with some huge Musicman type pickup. Thing freakin' roared, but didn't sound like a Rick of course. As you noted, the routing is amateurishly bad, so one can attack one of these with abandon - you can't make it worse. One thing he noticed was that the fret ends started sticking out after only a year. Seriously. He didn't want to get tetanus, so he got that fixed. He played it for a year after that, but after 2 years, the Rotosound roundwounds he put on it ate the frets up. So, now it's pretty much a dead bass. His verdict? Fun while it lasted, but never again.

It doesn't sound like a rick at all

I bought one a few years back. Same issues. I replaced the pots and wiring with a vintage set made by a guy on ebay called aceonbass1. Rheemed the output jack, and added the rick-o-sound mono stereo jack. Can now hear both pickups good.Had to fret level, and tap down a couple fret ends. I then replace the musicmaster pickup with a better one from ebay as well. Other than it being head heavy, plays as well as any Squire, or Epiphone, but at almost twice the price of those two.

I love how you play bass, like damn you go ham

I think this would be a fun bass to modify … heck you can't make it worse

Sounds nothing like a Ric, but in a band context from 100 feet away, I probably wouldn't know the difference.

Big Thanks for testing it and your references 👌👌👌

Sounds amazing when you’re playing it

Seven minutes in and I’m still waiting to hear why it’s bad. So far he has said that the ad lies about its materials. Okay

It’d be a cool project to put ACTUAL rickenbacker parts on it

@vernhall1938

4 жыл бұрын

why waste money.

@importantmancommenting9336

4 жыл бұрын

vern hall bc it’s his money to waste not urs!!

Those harmonics were so cool they made me laugh. Well done 🤘

I'd be down with an upgrade video. Great video as always!

I’ll be honest and say that it sounds pretty good, it may be a knockoff but I’ve always loved Rickenbackers. They feel and sound great and they’ve always been one of my dream basses

@andrewpappas9311

5 ай бұрын

@@InjectBleach No, I was just surprised at how good this one sounded (I also do own a Rickenbacker now and bought it during the summer of 2020, and it's been my main bass since)

Doesn’t sound like a ric but looks kickass

There was a UK based company called Retrovibe that made Ricky copies with stingray style pickups, till they got hit with a cease and desist. Sounded nothing like a proper Ricky but it had the aesthetics. They actually ended up getting bought out by Chowny, the company that made Davie504’s signature bass/purple hollowbody.

Would totally be interested in hearing what it sounds like with upgrades -

It would be cool if Harley Benton came out with a Rickenbacker style bass. I'd have to buy one if they made a lefty.

@jakubshouseofrock7109

4 жыл бұрын

that would be really cool, they make some great budget friendly instruments

@Just-Michael

4 жыл бұрын

@@jakubshouseofrock7109 I used to have the B-550 5 string and I currently have a JA-60 jazzmaster type guitar. The 5 string was pretty cool but I didn't have much of a use for it after a while, and the jazzmaster needed some work and hardware upgrades but it's a cool little guitar. It's crazy what they can make for so little money!

@jakubshouseofrock7109

4 жыл бұрын

@@Just-Michael nice ! iv'e got one of their Les Paul type ones and one of their PRS type ones, both play beautifully, the QC from them and the fretwork is really impressive for the price

@tigmil8116

4 жыл бұрын

Harley benton has one now! I bought one and have been using it exclusively for a couple of weeks and plan to make a video about it.

@possibly8180

3 жыл бұрын

This comment has aged pretty well

Kinda sounds like a Thunderbird?

I once owned a 1972 4001 jetglow; I loved the way it sounded,loved the way it looked but the way it felt; not so much. I once needed tech support for it so I called the factory in Santa Ana and talked to a super nice guy ( I think his name was Dave) he was very helpful with my questions. Rickenbacker is a class act company all the way!!! If I ever get to where I can afford another one, I'll have them build me a 4003 contoured with no binding, it probalbly won't look as good as their standard bass but it would be a lot more comfortable to hold and play. Every bass player on the planet knows that a Rickenbacker is the Harley - Davidson of bass guitars; nothing sounds quite like a Ricky !!!

I own a 4003 in midnight blue. I've been curious about these copies. I think it's be cool to see how it sounds upgraded. The only cue I'd wish Rickenbacker would take from these is finish related. I'd love to have more options.

Buy a second one and do what cliff burton did to his 4001 see if you can get some sick tones

@luukderuijter1332

4 жыл бұрын

I believe the neck succs too much, cliff loved the narrow string spacing

sounds pretty sick, not like a rickenbacker but suck nonetheless.

@vernhall1938

4 жыл бұрын

sick like i just threw up in my mouth sick.

Thanks for making this video! Very interesting. I like the sound that neck PU gets, regardless of if it sounds like a Ric or not. For $250, honestly I wouldn't care about the type of wood or the routing quality - although I do appreciate you pointing these things out. The only thing that made me cringe was when you said the neck felt like a baseball bat. Thick neck is a deal killer for me. Everything else about this bass I would expect at the price point except the bridge PU, and I'd just replace that and be happy with it. Tempts me to get one.

@hamcheesecola

7 ай бұрын

Bridge PU isn't bad, it's the neck. It's microphonic as hell, I slapped a DiMarzio guitar humbucker in place and it made a world of difference. But the neck is pretty thick. I love it, but if you don't, it's gonna be a deal breaker cause it's huge

I would love to see a review of one of the Xaviere J-style bases from GuitarFetish, as well as one of their J-style bass kits.

That 100-dollar Harley Benton still sounds better!

Personally it's crap I wouldn't do shit to it, but you're already in this deep, you might as well try to upgrade its parts and show it off. I'd definitely watch.

@alexanderheintz6834

4 жыл бұрын

This is a good comment. Thx for being you bro

@IceyFlame500

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderheintz6834 Much appreciated lol

I bought an Amoon bass on ebay a few months ago for $89 complete with shipping. How bad is it? The neck was not seated in the neck pocket exactly perpendicular to the pickups. So if they had centered the bridge correctly, the strings would not have been lined up with the neck. By a lot. So this is how they build their instruments. Slap the neck on, then put a string on it with the bridge not screwed down. Move the bridge until the string is aligned with the neck. Screw down the bridge. Do not worry for one second the the strings are not centered above the pickups. So I have a bass to play with and work on making right. First thing I have done is remove the frets and installed veneer in the fret slots. It was my first try and it went pretty well for first try. The veneer broke off below the fret-board in one spot. I probably will just leave that. But soon, I will buy a new body (probably from Guitar fetish) and put the parts all back together with a different body. I will have to drill out the screw holes in the neck and glue hardwood dowels into them as they will likely not align with a different body. I know that sounds iffy, but I have done it before and it works. I think I will most likely sand 'Amoon' off the neck too as they really don't deserve to have their name on a musical instrument. IMO.

I saw an Aria Pro 2 with a Rick shape once.

>it's bad, it's not even good It sounds decent, actually.

@oneeyedlittleman

4 жыл бұрын

It sounded really great tbh

@NeoRichardBlake

4 жыл бұрын

Right!? I love it when KZreadrs have this opinion when they just made it sound awesome! Always gives me a double-take moment. LOL

@jakubshouseofrock7109

4 жыл бұрын

I know right ! I've have a couple off these basses, and the stock pickups on them are surprisingly good to my ear, allot of it depends on setting the right pickup height though... the neck pickup is a really good little humbucker with a nice thick warm growly sound, while the bridge is an alnico music man type thing with big pole pieces, it's got a great clear and aggressive sound.. I still swapped them out for Rickenbacker High Gain pickups because I wanted to mod my bass to be as close to the real deal as possible, but there was honestly nothing wrong with the stock pickups at all, though the bass did need re-wiring as it was wired so that the pickups would be out of phase on the middle position, making it sound tinny,,, but that should be an easy fix...

@possibly8180

3 жыл бұрын

Are they playable enough in the long term for anyone who's had the chance to own and play these aliexpress ricks?

I prefer the term "chickenbacker" over "fakenbacker"

@joebodynobody764

4 жыл бұрын

Rickenfaker?

@vanargrand3199

4 жыл бұрын

@@joebodynobody764 Frankenbacker. No, I'm in the Chickenbacker coop aswell. I like that better.

@jakubshouseofrock7109

4 жыл бұрын

Me too :) it's a name with class

I like the tone from the intro the best

BTW I bought one of those treble pickups because I wanted the assembly for a build I was doing - I tried the pickup just to see, and it sounded amazing. Better than my seymour duncan P, and much hotter than my jbe 50s P. I was very surprised.

Every time I see a video like this I'm constantly reminded of the fact that tone is in the hands, not the gear, because I cannot tell how shite this instrument is. You make it sound impeccable.

Decent guitars/basses: "meh... you may want to get new tuners" This crap bass: "Good tuners." WHAT!? This makes no sense. LOL XD

@matheusmoreira9951

4 жыл бұрын

Well, in all my years playing guitar and bass, I would say I never came across horrible bass tuners, and I played a lot of cheap basses. It tends to be a bigger problem on guitars, at least from my experience.

I’ve always eyed one of these and wondered how the QC would be to it’s price. Thanks for taking the plunge! Would be awesome to see how new electronics would improve it

@evenkeel6131

4 жыл бұрын

I had one a couple years back in burgundy. I was expecting nothing special, and I was very impressed with the fit and finish. If you go for one, you'll have to replace the bridge at some point. The p'ups on the one I had sounded fantastic and it recorded really well. I would guess your chances of getting something of quality are a little less that 50/50.

@jakubshouseofrock7109

4 жыл бұрын

yes i second what Even Keel says, they can be a bit hit or miss, but generally at their worse it's nothing that can't be fixed :) and you get a gorgeous very Rick like bass with a few minor mods, and I found the stock pickups really good too actually

the bridge pickup doesn't sound louder if you raise it a bit by adjusting the height screws???

Brazil wood !!!kkkkkkkkk no way ..... ou melhor; Nem fudendo !!!!!

Wait, he is using a PICK, ILEGAL

@UMAMIMAMU

4 жыл бұрын

I'm calling the police. He needs to SLAP.

@blake70505

4 жыл бұрын

I can't to the comments specifically to see if anyone said anything. Thank you. Maybe we shouldn't.... Pick on him 😂😂😂

@jessehunter1194

4 жыл бұрын

I was hunting for this comment!!!

@Agent-px8vj

4 жыл бұрын

La Taberna de Wiz Not Epic!

@donavanlytle311

4 жыл бұрын

He needs more SLAAAP! OMG

Turn the volume down on the bridge pickup just a little and it will actually probably get louder. Cheap knobs will sometimes short out the signal when it's all the way open.

I traded a broken Epiphone Casino for a Chinese copy Ric several years ago thinking it would be a good project bass. I replaced the pickups with Seymour Duncans, had a new nut fabricated, replaced all pots and the switch, Ric strings, and replaced the bridge with an Allparts. The bass would not intonate correctly until we moved the bridge closer to the bridge pickup. After all that, it’s just an okay bass. It has a good sound when played through my effects - maybe that’s the Seymour Duncans though. Still didn’t spend as much as a real Ric though. I enjoy your videos. Thanks.

Everyone I know pronounces it Ricken Bocker

@jasonfalzarano1589

4 жыл бұрын

Nicholas McIntosh The proper pronunciation is Rickenbacker - everyone thinks it’s a Germany name, it’s not... it’s Swiss...

See if you can turn it into a good rick copy.

I’ve borrowed a “rockinbetter” branded clone from my old bandmate and it has the exact same bridge…any ideas how you adjust the bridge as I’m struggling with it :)

In 1978 my father picked up a Rickenbacker copy from Greco Guitars on a visit to Japan. I have played it ever since and it compares favorably to the actual Rickenbacker.

boi

Sounds not "that" bad ^^

WOW!!!!!! no string rattle and fret buzz. Excellent.

i used to play ricks when i started in the 80s i do like how the rear pick up cover is flush with the body thats it it doesnt sound like one of course its cheap etc ibanez used to make a copy of this years ago and it was a good bass.oh well thats what they are hoping for it catches a young kids eye and they buy it

Rickenbacker's should be on the ugliest bass list

@calebmorris5667

4 жыл бұрын

Bassplayer95 it’s a design that definitely needs to grow on you, I used to think the same thing.

That bassist was playing hard, driving it, hitting deep accents, getting a beautiful sound... deep piano tones...

Hey Pat...I personally would love to see this undergo an upgrade. I’ve modded a number of cheap guitars and basses and it starts with a passable platform. Your Bogusbacker, while not ideal, seems adequate. As to the fretboard, it appears to be Indian Laurel...just my educated guess and I could very well be wrong.

Which is the best brand for Chickenbacker? Cause I really want one

Can someone tell me please what bassline he is playing on the beginning :) ?

Bow material, brazil wood? What?! That had me laughing hysterically!🤣🤣🤣

@dougmartin6717

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! Did it come with a bow? Be kinda cool playing a Rick with a bow!

sounds exactly like the bass tone from green day’s father of all

I have a 1970's Japanese Rickenbacker copy that I love. Not as nice as an actual Ric, but it gets me 70% of the way there and it only cost $400. Great for studio work. They're hard to find though because Rickenbacker pulls the listings. The guy I purchased mine from had it on Reverb and got a cease and desist letter from Rickenbacker to take the ad down.

@Anton_Tugushev

4 жыл бұрын

I have another one, and I agree - it's really cool bass.