I have 2 Rics. One from 83 and 2014. Neither one has the binding closed by the bridge at the tail. They are both open where the bridge attaches. Both are real
Chinabackers also have different tuners and have a toaster style humbucker in neck position, Rickeys use single coils, the bridge looks just like the horribly designed Rickeys,🤣Sorry they just are, and the tuners on originals have open gear clover leaf pegs , today Chinabackers are sold and advertised as replicas , the best one out there IMO is the Ricky inspired Harley Benton RB414 vintage series bass ,the quality is fair superior and the bridge pickup is an artec alnico 5 pickup, This isn't a Rickenbacker but it looks like one that they should've made.
Another give away is that the placement of the front strap button is not correct - it would have been more towards the tip, and it's not the correct type of strap button. Also, in all my years of tracking and watching (as well as owning) 4001's, I've never seen a factory FireGlo with a white pickguard and a black truss cover. They just didn't do that. The pickguard also doesn't appear to be made of the correct material for the year that this 4001 is supposed to be, which would be pre-mid 1975. I base that on the placement of the neck pickup and that it's a toaster style pickup.
I had one just like that..my first bass ..it has the same tuners as well, the only thing that really showed it up was that it was 34 inch scale .I sold it for £75 in 1982 and bought a fender jazz bass which I've still got ...
Ironic. My 68 4001 had its neck broken in high school.band instrument room. In 1977 and I could only afford to replace it with a fender jazz bass..life sucks sometimes. I should have kept my mustang bass, broken neck Rick 4001 and jazz bass, they would have been worth thousands now ( the hardware of the Rick , could have been repaired I bet )
It could have been made as a one off by a good quality luthier. There were many Japanese copies made by a variety of companies of varying levels of quality in the 70's. Univox, Ibanez, Tokai, Greco, Hondo, Aria, Fernandez etc etc
Could be a Aspen from the 70s, Aspen turned out a lotta of the lawsuit era guitars. Grinells music stores sold that line in the mid-70s. I bought a Aspen Jazz bass copy but they had the Ric copy on sale too, they copied LesPauls, Telecasters, Strats too.
Although it is a fake Ric, the counterfeit copies made by Matsumoku (Hondo, Fresher, Ibanez, Aria Pro II...) were very good in terms of manufacture and some of them sound very close to the real one - check Mateusz Piotrowski channel.
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Can releate, got Luxor brand from Matsumoku from 80s and while most of my basses are more comfy, I love playing this 4001 MIJ. ONly real shite is the bridge with orginal design. Setting up the intonation is nightmare, but cannot justify Hipshot upgrade for the price.
Interesting video, and a great aid to the unwary buyer - thank you for posting this! That is certainly one of the more faithful-looking fakers I've seen. BTW, another little giveaway I noticed, FWIW: the chrome pickup surround on the bridge pup is wrong. The two flat chrome strips where the mounting screws go are not sufficiently different from each other in width (on my own 4003 for example, the wide one is about 17mm wide and the narrow one is 11mm). Also they are the wrong way round (the wider one should be pointing towards the bridge), and I'd suggest that if anyone tried to fit it on the "right" way round, they'd find that the pickup would be offset from the cavity.
Seem to be confused about a few things if you go on reverb they have a really in-depth very conclusive way to authenticate any Rickenbacker you were right about the double truss rod although the stereo input jack plate does vary widely and was changed four different times with the most modern from 1998 to present having the writing stereo and stereo Sonic on it the name plate having three screws is also a key authenticator but they give you the codes for the serial number and everything right there on reverb so it's a very easy authentication process and if you take off your pickguard the model number on a real Rick will be written inside on the wood
I am restoring g an Electra rickenbacker copy and its old I couldn’t even adjust string height so I took the bridge apart its Al rusted out and the foam like material that’s adjacent to the intonation slides is flaking off and my question is does anybody know where I can get parts for a rickenvacker I need the foam like string rest its bar shaped I can find pickup covers but no single bridge parts that]nsk for your alls help
I'm looking at a used Rickenbacker, supposedly 73, but it seems paint is wearing off the bridge pickup cover, and revealing green clear plastic underneath. Is there any way that's a real Rick? Ever heard of that happening?
@@EssexRecordingStudios sorry He used Rick(ruby) for few years and in 1984/85 He bought alembic spoiler And finally in 85' He bought aria pro bass II Black'n gold
You forgot to mention triangle inlays on a real deal goes to the end of a fretboard as well. Still nice instruments (got one), bad if someone sells them a s a real deal tho.
@@EssexRecordingStudios the pickup was the immediate thing, but the other hints: mismatched pickguard/truss rod cover, pickup switch seems… short?, knobs are off, and bridge looks misshapen. Those were my immediate thoughts
Have you played it ? What does it play,and sound like. Japan in particular makes great Fenders, easily as good as the USA . You may or may not want to change the pots to CTS or Bourne,the caps are easy to replace as well. The pups are the main issue . Only you know what it sounds like compared to a real USA made Rick.
I had a late 70s Aria lawsuit P bass and the quality and playability was as good as fenders I have ,that's why Fender, Gibson, Rickenbacker all filed lawsuits, had they been total crap and there where a few l don't think American manufacturers would've gave a Rats ass.🤣
The very first thing I noticed wrong was the curl at the top of the headstock , Not deep enough, bottom horn too skinny. Shark fins at bottom of neck not sharp enough points. Iirc , there should be a serial number impressed on back of headstock also.
I have one almost exactly like this one. They did a better job on mine what with the construction and stuff, but they are dang convincing. I have replaced the truss-rod cover with a blank one and had the word "Flickenbacker" ingraved instead. I just can't cope with it saying Rickenbacker when it's not. I'm too poor to buy a genuine one, though. And it plays amazingly well.
As a matter of fact I see no fault on owning a Ric clone. Mine had a sole trussrod and I put a decal on trussrod cover, written Rickenfaker. Sold it years ago and bought a Fender MiJ
@@LeownskieR Very much agreed. Owning a clone is nothing to be upset about. So long as one does not knowingly attempt to pass it on as the genuine thing, in my opinion.
Gotta hear it Maybe the previously owner put real Ric pips Some copies have thicker necks and different neck dive action Mine 80s japanese Jetglo copy had a smaller headstock It would be better if you show how it sounds
A counterfeit would have the Rickenbacker truss rod cover (and sticker on the pickguard) Those are sold on AliBaba or whatever that's called. These 1970-80's Japanese Ric clones had their name on the TRC (Ibanez, Aria, Greco, Fernandez, Univox et al) John Hall successfully sued and got a cease-and-desist and they were discontinued. The Greco was almost as good as the original, and Ibanez were hit and miss (especially bolt-on neck models) Someone got a black Rickenbacker TRC and slapped it on this because that color would have never come with a black TRC (only the white "tuxedo" finish had black pickguard and TRC. Calling this a fugazi isn't accurate, it's an import with a fake TRC - only the TRC is counterfeit.
Those banzai companies made good replicas by then They are now replaced by weird xing ling Ric sounding clones Mine 80s copy used Gotoh pups with jacaranda fretbord Was a honest copy and never sounded as a real Ric I put a Rickenfaker decal on it
I get what you are doing here but us old Rick folks can spot that a yard away, if you are in the UK its probably an old 80's RoseMorris Shaftesbury, they are decent for what they are and what they cost used, hopefully someone wasnt trying to sell this as a real Rick or you got a decent deal and didnt pay what a real rick goes for. if you are trying to buy a real rick go to Rickresource and ask there, if you are sure what you are doing before spending over $1200. Fake Rickenbackers is nothing new Ibanez and Greco made tons of them back in the 70s. china is pumping tons of terrible fakes out now. if you are buying a Rickenbacker for $300 chances are its fake lol especially if you are buying one off Aliexpress, dont be stupid, just because it shows a real Rickenbacker you are gonna get something completely different and the sellers in China know its too much trouble to send it back so you are screwed.
@@EssexRecordingStudios real Rickenbacker's have a super thick glossy finish on the fretboard, there's a special way they do their fret boards That's unique to Rickenbacker,. There's a documentary or two out there that explains how they do it. Allegedly that's why they're so expensive, and they're only legally allowed to make so many a year because of the toxic chemicals they use in the process.
I was under the impression that Rickenbacker introduced the double truss rod with the 4003 models to work better with round wound strings. So it would stand to reason that 4001 models would only have a single truss rod.
@@frednoce3043 My 1977 4001 has twin truss rods. The M/H,s are wrong on this ,also the scratch plate. Skunk stripe is too dark it should be same colour as the fretboard. Also I would check the weight as the copies tend to be heavier. The other faults are already listed.
Mine was made of genuine kamikaze pups and tunning gears Wood was jacaranda on fretboard Cheaper as a ukulele and never achieving the Ric-O-Sound, although it had the stereo output Mine 80s fake was a genuine copy
Early 4001 basses only had one truss rod. I think they started using the double rods with the 4003. I have a June of 1976 walnut 4001 that only has a single truss rod.
I’m afraid your wrong about the binding. All authentic Rick basses with binding have that gap behind the bridge plate. Also comparing to my original 1992 4003 I’d say those fret inlays look normal too. Giving out incorrect information like this will potentially make it difficult for people who are trying to sell a genuine one in the second hand market as anyone who hasn’t owned a proper one and has seen thus video will now question the authenticity of a real one 👎
You are incorrect. The point of this is to show similarities to a genuine one. The inlays look normal, but aren't. That is the entire point. Taking your 👎and flippin it right back up 👍
@@EssexRecordingStudios Between 1973 and 2008 Rickenbacker used resin for the inlays where they routed out the inlay cavity and filled them with pearlescent resin. Most, if not all the vintage copies had mother-of-pearl plastic inlays.
@@EssexRecordingStudios I thought all 4001's had only one truss rod. It wasn't till the 4003 that two truss rods were utilized. Am I wrong to believe that?
@@mikelester3617 This is supposed to be a 4001. All Rics have twin truss rods. I have a 77 ,4001. If this had been a painted model I doubt you would know it was fake unless you were an expert. Mines a mapleglow I’ve never seen one of those faked it would be cheaper to buy the real thing. If you’re buying and not sure join a Ric forum and ask, there’s plenty of them 🇬🇧
I had a fake ricky.it was a great bass. i owned a real one to , the difference was the thickness of the fake body .an inch thicker. but there getting better at fakes. i put a pair of real Rickenbacker pick ups in to my fake. i used it live for years live & for recording .everyone thought it was the real deal. it sounded & played like one. thing is the fakes are getting better people & i have to say i hated taking a 2 grand bass gigging for years . so the fake was great. so there's pros & cons. or just posh idiots owning a name. seen plenty of that in my years of been a bass player.
If I had a real Ric it would stay hung at the wall I had a good one fake Ric to gig on my several years of fun in dive bars but never sounded as a real one
I lovey fakes as they all play better, but being a hirer company, FIRST mistake is not looking at the feckin serial number! And also take detailed pics ESPECIALLY if you can see nicks domgs AND WOODGTAON!!! I'M NOT saying that was the right thing to do, FAR from it but if you're gonna rent, do you're feckin research.
Real ricks do not have binding behind the bridge. You are right its a dam good fake though.
Almost didn't want to watch this in case i found out my 4001 was a copy or something. But so far, it still checks out
I have 2 Rics. One from 83 and 2014. Neither one has the binding closed by the bridge at the tail. They are both open where the bridge attaches. Both are real
I've got one of these. Plays really well. I put some real Rick pickups in it and new tuners.
how much did it cost to put new pickups? what did u buy? if u dont mind me asking
@@boskocam4854 The Rick pickups came off of a 4001 with a bad neck that I'd bought. I sold it but kept the pickups.
Scary when you are buying used gear. $2000 is not pocket change - unless you got a lot more.
Chinabackers also have different tuners and have a toaster style humbucker in neck position, Rickeys use single coils, the bridge looks just like the horribly designed Rickeys,🤣Sorry they just are, and the tuners on originals have open gear clover leaf pegs , today Chinabackers are sold and advertised as replicas , the best one out there IMO is the Ricky inspired Harley Benton RB414 vintage series bass ,the quality is fair superior and the bridge pickup is an artec alnico 5 pickup, This isn't a Rickenbacker but it looks like one that they should've made.
Good info Earl!
The Machine heads are a real give away & as you stated the 5 piece neck.
Another give away is that the placement of the front strap button is not correct - it would have been more towards the tip, and it's not the correct type of strap button. Also, in all my years of tracking and watching (as well as owning) 4001's, I've never seen a factory FireGlo with a white pickguard and a black truss cover. They just didn't do that. The pickguard also doesn't appear to be made of the correct material for the year that this 4001 is supposed to be, which would be pre-mid 1975. I base that on the placement of the neck pickup and that it's a toaster style pickup.
All good info! This helps other players and collectors not get burned!
I had one just like that..my first bass ..it has the same tuners as well, the only thing that really showed it up was that it was 34 inch scale .I sold it for £75 in 1982 and bought a fender jazz bass which I've still got ...
Ironic.
My 68 4001 had its neck broken in high school.band instrument room. In 1977 and I could only afford to replace it with a fender jazz bass..life sucks sometimes.
I should have kept my mustang bass, broken neck Rick 4001 and jazz bass, they would have been worth thousands now ( the hardware of the Rick , could have been repaired I bet )
It could have been made as a one off by a good quality luthier. There were many Japanese copies made by a variety of companies of varying levels of quality in the 70's. Univox, Ibanez, Tokai, Greco, Hondo, Aria, Fernandez etc etc
Could be a Aspen from the 70s, Aspen turned out a lotta of the lawsuit era guitars. Grinells music stores sold that line in the mid-70s. I bought a Aspen Jazz bass copy but they had the Ric copy on sale too, they copied LesPauls, Telecasters, Strats too.
My old univox Ric knockoff was the closest I've ever seen
Although it is a fake Ric, the counterfeit copies made by Matsumoku (Hondo, Fresher, Ibanez, Aria Pro II...) were very good in terms of manufacture and some of them sound very close to the real one - check Mateusz Piotrowski channel.
Thanks man I'll definitely check it out!
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Can releate, got Luxor brand from Matsumoku from 80s and while most of my basses are more comfy, I love playing this 4001 MIJ. ONly real shite is the bridge with orginal design. Setting up the intonation is nightmare, but cannot justify Hipshot upgrade for the price.
Matteusz copies sound as close as a real one
Interesting video, and a great aid to the unwary buyer - thank you for posting this! That is certainly one of the more faithful-looking fakers I've seen. BTW, another little giveaway I noticed, FWIW: the chrome pickup surround on the bridge pup is wrong. The two flat chrome strips where the mounting screws go are not sufficiently different from each other in width (on my own 4003 for example, the wide one is about 17mm wide and the narrow one is 11mm). Also they are the wrong way round (the wider one should be pointing towards the bridge), and I'd suggest that if anyone tried to fit it on the "right" way round, they'd find that the pickup would be offset from the cavity.
I have a rick 325 copy and I got a custom TRC that says Chickenbacker
That's awesome!
Seem to be confused about a few things if you go on reverb they have a really in-depth very conclusive way to authenticate any Rickenbacker you were right about the double truss rod although the stereo input jack plate does vary widely and was changed four different times with the most modern from 1998 to present having the writing stereo and stereo Sonic on it the name plate having three screws is also a key authenticator but they give you the codes for the serial number and everything right there on reverb so it's a very easy authentication process and if you take off your pickguard the model number on a real Rick will be written inside on the wood
I am restoring g an Electra rickenbacker copy and its old I couldn’t even adjust string height so I took the bridge apart its Al rusted out and the foam like material that’s adjacent to the intonation slides is flaking off and my question is does anybody know where I can get parts for a rickenvacker I need the foam like string rest its bar shaped I can find pickup covers but no single bridge parts that]nsk for your alls help
I'm looking at a used Rickenbacker, supposedly 73, but it seems paint is wearing off the bridge pickup cover, and revealing green clear plastic underneath. Is there any way that's a real Rick? Ever heard of that happening?
The pup covers on all Ricks are chrome plastic!
Made me look at mine! Happy it's the real thing now. Did this one have a Rico-sound pot?
Glad yours is real! Not sure will have yo check mine!
The ibanez copies are really good instruments!
Neck toster pickup without checkerboard binding would be incorrect as well.
I believe the last year for those pickups was 73 ?
Isn't it also an anomaly to have a black truss-rod cover and a white scratch plate, they should match shouldn't they?
Is that kind of what cliff used?
Yeah he has used one of these but his main bass was an Aria Pro
@@EssexRecordingStudios sorry He used Rick(ruby) for few years and in 1984/85 He bought alembic spoiler And finally in 85' He bought aria pro bass II Black'n gold
@@Finley4747 Actually it was a Burgundyglo 4001
You forgot to mention triangle inlays on a real deal goes to the end of a fretboard as well. Still nice instruments (got one), bad if someone sells them a s a real deal tho.
How does it sound though?
The inlays gave it away for me. On a pre-74, which this is meant to be, the inlays go all the way across to the neck binding.
Good to know!
Not exactly true
seeing the bridge pickup is immediately telling
What else did you notice?
@@EssexRecordingStudios the pickup was the immediate thing, but the other hints: mismatched pickguard/truss rod cover, pickup switch seems… short?, knobs are off, and bridge looks misshapen. Those were my immediate thoughts
Have you played it ? What does it play,and sound like. Japan in particular makes great Fenders, easily as good as the USA . You may or may not want to change the pots to CTS or Bourne,the caps are easy to replace as well. The pups are the main issue . Only you know what it sounds like compared to a real USA made Rick.
I had a late 70s Aria lawsuit P bass and the quality and playability was as good as fenders I have ,that's why Fender, Gibson, Rickenbacker all filed lawsuits, had they been total crap and there where a few l don't think American manufacturers would've gave a Rats ass.🤣
It looks like someone added the truss rod cover during its lifetime
The very first thing I noticed wrong was the curl at the top of the headstock , Not deep enough, bottom horn too skinny. Shark fins at bottom of neck not sharp enough points. Iirc , there should be a serial number impressed on back of headstock also.
I have one almost exactly like this one. They did a better job on mine what with the construction and stuff, but they are dang convincing. I have replaced the truss-rod cover with a blank one and had the word "Flickenbacker" ingraved instead. I just can't cope with it saying Rickenbacker when it's not.
I'm too poor to buy a genuine one, though. And it plays amazingly well.
As a matter of fact I see no fault on owning a Ric clone.
Mine had a sole trussrod and I put a decal on trussrod cover, written Rickenfaker.
Sold it years ago and bought a Fender MiJ
@@LeownskieR Very much agreed. Owning a clone is nothing to be upset about. So long as one does not knowingly attempt to pass it on as the genuine thing, in my opinion.
I think its an Aria. Not the Pro II. I have one identical. Wish I could post a pic
Gotta hear it
Maybe the previously owner put real Ric pips
Some copies have thicker necks and different neck dive action
Mine 80s japanese Jetglo copy had a smaller headstock
It would be better if you show how it sounds
A counterfeit would have the Rickenbacker truss rod cover (and sticker on the pickguard) Those are sold on AliBaba or whatever that's called. These 1970-80's Japanese Ric clones had their name on the TRC (Ibanez, Aria, Greco, Fernandez, Univox et al) John Hall successfully sued and got a cease-and-desist and they were discontinued. The Greco was almost as good as the original, and Ibanez were hit and miss (especially bolt-on neck models) Someone got a black Rickenbacker TRC and slapped it on this because that color would have never come with a black TRC (only the white "tuxedo" finish had black pickguard and TRC. Calling this a fugazi isn't accurate, it's an import with a fake TRC - only the TRC is counterfeit.
It would also say Made in USA model 4001 underneath the Rickenbacker T/C at the nut. The cover would be white.
Those banzai companies made good replicas by then
They are now replaced by weird xing ling Ric sounding clones
Mine 80s copy used Gotoh pups with jacaranda fretbord
Was a honest copy and never sounded as a real Ric
I put a Rickenfaker decal on it
I get what you are doing here but us old Rick folks can spot that a yard away, if you are in the UK its probably an old 80's RoseMorris Shaftesbury, they are decent for what they are and what they cost used, hopefully someone wasnt trying to sell this as a real Rick or you got a decent deal and didnt pay what a real rick goes for. if you are trying to buy a real rick go to Rickresource and ask there, if you are sure what you are doing before spending over $1200. Fake Rickenbackers is nothing new Ibanez and Greco made tons of them back in the 70s. china is pumping tons of terrible fakes out now. if you are buying a Rickenbacker for $300 chances are its fake lol especially if you are buying one off Aliexpress, dont be stupid, just because it shows a real Rickenbacker you are gonna get something completely different and the sellers in China know its too much trouble to send it back so you are screwed.
Nah man, I want that shitty sound like Joy Division 😋
It's easy to spot a Rickenbacker fake, just look at the fret board. A Rickenbacker fretboard can't be duplicated at a low cost.
What are the features of the fretboard specifically to look for?
@@EssexRecordingStudios real Rickenbacker's have a super thick glossy finish on the fretboard, there's a special way they do their fret boards That's unique to Rickenbacker,. There's a documentary or two out there that explains how they do it. Allegedly that's why they're so expensive, and they're only legally allowed to make so many a year because of the toxic chemicals they use in the process.
If in doubt, pull the trussrod cover
Very good call
I was under the impression that Rickenbacker introduced the double truss rod with the 4003 models to work better with round wound strings. So it would stand to reason that 4001 models would only have a single truss rod.
There are some Japanese clones from the 70s that have double truss rod anyway
@@frednoce3043 My 1977 4001 has twin truss rods. The M/H,s are wrong on this ,also the scratch plate. Skunk stripe is too dark it should be same colour as the fretboard. Also I would check the weight as the copies tend to be heavier. The other faults are already listed.
The tuning keys are the giveaway....
It's got the real Rickenbacker Bridge that's cool with the muters I don't think the Chinese copies have those
the old japan clones, sounding better as the new orignal ones,!!!
Mine was made of genuine kamikaze pups and tunning gears
Wood was jacaranda on fretboard
Cheaper as a ukulele and never achieving the Ric-O-Sound, although it had the stereo output
Mine 80s fake was a genuine copy
Early 4001 basses only had one truss rod. I think they started using the double rods with the 4003. I have a June of 1976 walnut 4001 that only has a single truss rod.
Update: my 1976 walnut 4001 does have two truss rods.
They did away with dual truss rods years ago
I wish I had a rickenbacker can I get this one 😅
You don't want this one, but yes
Good Video A+
Thanks dude!
Anybody with eyes could see that thing is fake. I bet it feels even more fake lol. Head stock looked too narrow and elongated as well
I’m afraid your wrong about the binding. All authentic Rick basses with binding have that gap behind the bridge plate. Also comparing to my original 1992 4003 I’d say those fret inlays look normal too. Giving out incorrect information like this will potentially make it difficult for people who are trying to sell a genuine one in the second hand market as anyone who hasn’t owned a proper one and has seen thus video will now question the authenticity of a real one 👎
You are incorrect. The point of this is to show similarities to a genuine one. The inlays look normal, but aren't. That is the entire point. Taking your 👎and flippin it right back up 👍
@@EssexRecordingStudios Yes the last inlays are a bit shorter than the original ones but you have to have an expert eye to note the difference.
@@EssexRecordingStudios Between 1973 and 2008 Rickenbacker used resin for the inlays where they routed out the inlay cavity and filled them with pearlescent resin. Most, if not all the vintage copies had mother-of-pearl plastic inlays.
if it only has one truss rod nothing else matters.... FAKE
Well said
@@EssexRecordingStudios I thought all 4001's had only one truss rod. It wasn't till the 4003 that two truss rods were utilized. Am I wrong to believe that?
@@mikelester3617 This is supposed to be a 4001. All Rics have twin truss rods. I have a 77 ,4001. If this had been a painted model I doubt you would know it was fake unless you were an expert. Mines a mapleglow I’ve never seen one of those faked it would be cheaper to buy the real thing. If you’re buying and not sure join a Ric forum and ask, there’s plenty of them 🇬🇧
Rics do not have dual truss rods as of 2019 or maybe before that
I had a fake ricky.it was a great bass. i owned a real one to , the difference was the thickness of the fake body .an inch thicker. but there getting better at fakes. i put a pair of real Rickenbacker pick ups in to my fake. i used it live for years live & for recording .everyone thought it was the real deal. it sounded & played like one. thing is the fakes are getting better people & i have to say i hated taking a 2 grand bass gigging for years . so the fake was great. so there's pros & cons. or just posh idiots owning a name. seen plenty of that in my years of been a bass player.
Wow the fake one was an inch thicker??
If I had a real Ric it would stay hung at the wall
I had a good one fake Ric to gig on my several years of fun in dive bars but never sounded as a real one
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Very informative video. Could have done without the spinning camera work though. I think I have to go throw up I'm so dizzy.
I lovey fakes as they all play better, but being a hirer company, FIRST mistake is not looking at the feckin serial number! And also take detailed pics ESPECIALLY if you can see nicks domgs AND WOODGTAON!!!
I'M NOT saying that was the right thing to do, FAR from it but if you're gonna rent, do you're feckin research.
Mispronouncing the fuck out of the name.. it's not Back-er
Yes... It is.... Delete this haha