The Page
wanted to buy or trade.... used ricks!

Index the-music-connection.com
E-mail muscon@vnet.net
On Line Ordering secure order page
Fax or Mail order form
Phone 919-266-5757
Last update August 15, 2007

Rick Page Index Collectables Used Ricks New Ricks Sold Ricks Rick Parts/Accessories Rick Info



Rick Hall of Shame






Nameplate Nonsense

As you may know, Rickenbacker nameplates are difficult to obtain since an original must be returned to the factory for replacement... so you'd think these aspiring "artists" would be extra careful about design and craftmanship for their creations! .. but no...

Our guy on the left created a special "smiley-face" logo, complete with heavy-handed underlining. "Uh.. gee, i think i remember the logo curving up something like this"

Our guy on the right found the only possible spot it would almost "fit" on the headstock: "Let's just nail it in here... er.. uh.. uh.... YEAH.. must be a real Rickenbacker bass.. says so right here on headstock" : )




Plan 9 From Fullerton1

Having failed 8 times before with their grand schemes to conquer earth... they've ripped the pickups from a genuine Rick bass and transplanted them into some "other2" bass. Will this be the end of the world? Will the number of knobs on this bass be enough to sustain life as we know it on the planet earth?


1Don't look for us here though... we're elusive.. and have moved to AZ
2Believe it or not the real name for this bass is the same as that of an actual automobile body part.


Lost Continent
They arrive with humbuckers, naturally, Not with a Gibson P-ninety, Some things just weren't meant historically!
The real reason that Atlantis fell into the sea


No Holes Barred

This poor Rick bass has suffered through more holes than:
a) Tiger Wood's opponents (for golf fans)
b) Bonnie and Clyde's "getaway" car
c) The Wall behind Pin the Tail on the Donkey game
d) a Miami voting ballot (a joke that was stale the day it was written)

These tuners are upside-down because:
a) Sometimes you feel like a nut...
b) The repairman is from New Zealand

GLD Signature
You know, bass playing is hard work. Between the constant travel, crazy schedule, and stopping at the W-Awful House for late night meals, I can hardly remember my root notes. So when a fan comes up to me on stage and asks, "Aren't you the bass player for the band... what's your name?", I can glance furtively down at my custom made gold pickguard and proudly proclaim, "Uh.. my name's GARY LEE DEWITT." You see, the name is encypted so that only I can read it.. to the uninitiated it appears as upside-down gibberish, so NO ONE KNOWS the secret! I think the turtleshell pickguard around the P-bass pickups is a nice finishing touch too.

IHOP Introduces Rickenbacker pancake
another actual ebay pic.. can you say aspect ratio?
Ever thought those Ricks were good enough to have for breakfast? Now you can have your Rick and eat it too. Our new 360 pancakes will stack up to the competition.. available with your choice of syrups: maplesyrupglo, midnightblueberryglo, or for you hot sauce fans.. fireglo. Feel free to slather butter on the neck too!

Rick Road Kill An actual ebay photo
We found this Fireglo 360 flattened on the E-bay highway, near the Pete Townshend Exit, 8 miles past the Abbey Road overpass. Driver was later aprehended...after lengthy legal maneuvering his Photoshop license was subsequently revoked.


Battle Royal(e)
On the left, Exhibit A (a household vacuum cleaner) | On the right, Exhibit B (Rick copy.. not worthy of "Pinky")..
This pic was an actual auction pic at ebay!.. ok, well we reversed it for punch line mining.

A picks up garbage | B has garbage pickups
A is sold in warehouse stores, and is cheap | B is stored in cheap warehouses
A goes into the wall | B should go into the wall
A empties easily into trash | B empties easily into trash
A is a clean machine | B is a mean cliche
A belongs in every home | B longs for a home
A uses a bag | B... needs a bag
A sucks dust balls from unkempt corners | B just...sucks
A appears in the hallway | B disappears the "Hall" way
A has hose in the front, buyer in the rear | B has hose in the rear of the buyer


Lucky Charmer
Yellow moons, Green Cloovers, Noo.... it's Purple Stars! Hey... ditch those "ordinary" glo finishes... this one stays crispy in milk.


Bah-humbugger Bass
Scrooge put this one under someone's Christmas tree.. dual bah-humbugger pickups, past/present/future toggle switches.

PS: Black bridge plate fashioned after Betty Rubble's hair.


Cyclops Bass
This one's from our usual hunting ground.. ebay. Either this one grew an eye in the middle of the fingerboard or the player was marking the spot where his solo begins.


Marvin Martian Jazz/Rick
Marvin whiped out his trusty ray gun and zapped these jazz bass pickups into his Rick bass... don't try this at home.


Mickenbacker
Don't get Goofy on us here Mickey.


325v63 Footloose
Talk about you're Rick-o-smell! Many followers of the Rickenbacker vintage reissues have claimed to have seen the image of bare feet on the back of this ordinary 325v63 Jetglo.


479 1/2 Jetglo
Wildlife authorities (commanded by Captain BG) found this befuddled beast wandering aimlessly on the tundra.. apparently a poacher's victim. It seems that the horns of the wild Rickenbacker are considered an aphrodisiac in the netherlands of Inner Mongolia.. where the horn's contents yield a powder known for its overwhelming smell which is highly prized for it's purported effects. Unofficial sources have fingered unknown suspects who have made clandestine and unexplained shipments to Santa Ana, CA.


4080/12 Mapleglo
First... we'll add gold pickguards.. they'll look nice with the Seymore Duncan bass bridge pickup and we need humbucks for the 12 string too. On second thought.. let's dispense with that Rick 12 string neck. Those in 6 in line tuners look much better with the stylishly contrasting black headstock. Oops.. almost forgot, better move that Rickenbacker nameplate over to make it look authentic.


Decapitated 425
Watch out bandmates... make a false move and you'll be impaled by the headstock. Don't let the flower power fool you... this is one death machine. $ sign inside the lower right daisy represents the money the owner lost by making those "improvements".


Star Wars 4003 Jedi-glo
More controls than a Star Wars fighter! 4 mini toggles, added jazz and (?)Alembic pickups, extra volume, tone, stereo outputs for all. "Gee guys... don't end the song yet.. i'm still adjusting my tone."

Caution: unclipped string ends double as miniature light sabres.. batteries not included.


Wanna see more ugly guitars that aren't Rics?
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

E-Mail for info: muscon@vnet.net

Rick Page Index Collectables Used Ricks New Ricks Sold Ricks Rick Parts/Accessories Rick Info



© 2007 Rickenbacker Int'l Corp. All rights reserved
© 1996-2007 the-music-connection.com All rights reserved