MMMMMMMM WHICH TO GO FOR?

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Re: MMMMMMMM WHICH TO GO FOR?

Postby telboy » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:12 pm

ANYONE GOT ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THESE GUITARS?ON THE AMERICAN SITE THEY SEEM TO LIKE THE TONEMASTER REPS QUITE A BIT...LOOKS NICE N OLDISH!... I WAS THINKING OF GOING FOR THE 8 STRING TONEMASTER, WORKING ON A DEAL, BUT THEN SAW THE FRYPAN... MMMM YUMMY!...IS IT WORTH GOING A BIT CRAZY ON THE BIDDING? CHEERS TERRY...
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Re: MMMMMMMM WHICH TO GO FOR?

Postby James Crowbear » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:57 pm

the frypan without a doubt !
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Re: MMMMMMMM WHICH TO GO FOR?

Postby bob adams » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:58 pm

As CB Says ..but note the bottom comment::

Please remember as far as I'm aware this is a COPY and not an original Rickenbacker. ;)
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Re: MMMMMMMM WHICH TO GO FOR?

Postby telboy » Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:25 pm

the only info i managed to find on the frypan is that RKR were british based makers? as for it being a copy, im not bothered as long as its not too expensive and it sounds as good as it looks :) fingers crossed chaps
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Re: MMMMMMMM WHICH TO GO FOR?

Postby telboy » Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:21 am

and so the bidding war begins! :) fingers crossed :)
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Re: MMMMMMMM WHICH TO GO FOR?

Postby telboy » Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:18 pm

well that was epic :) paid more then i was expecting but hey, youre only 50 once right?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110750926339? ... 1439.l2649
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Re: MMMMMMMM WHICH TO GO FOR?

Postby Ruby Darnell » Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:30 am

I havent been on here for a bit cos I've been flat out with other stuff, so I completely missed all this excitement. You bought it then? Has it arrived? Is it OK? What does it sound like? etc etc
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Re: MMMMMMMM WHICH TO GO FOR?

Postby telboy » Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:25 pm

Hi Ruby, yep i bought it :) it is a stunning looking guitar very very well made and sounds a treat... theres a few things that need sorting out though 1] the action is a wee bit too close[not a lot i can do about that] 2]the tone switch doesnt seem to work 3] the volume knob is right where i would position my hand and i always seem to turn the vol down everytime i play, so will have to sort out some kinda stick on guard or summat, when i can get the time ill whack up some piccies
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