Does anyone make good Ric copies or just good electric 12's

nomorebridge · Post by **nomorebridge** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:24 pm

I really want a proper Ric but that could be out of reach for a long while; other than the Dano 12 string that I think I have seen is there anything else out there that has a Ric kind of jangle or whatever you want to call it. I know they seem to be fairly down on copies but someone might be sneaking something through the net that some of you cats my have seen....

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:48 pm

This thread is gonna get a cease and desist letter.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:17 pm

the agile harm is *kind* of a ric copy. for around $360 it is a really good value, sounds great, comes set up really well, the only downside is that it is neck heavy.

http://www.rondomusic.com/product2222.html

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:18 pm

been looking at those, really like the dual mini humbucker variety.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:56 pm

these guys seem to have been around for a while. i wonder why they haven't been shut down yet.

matthoj · Post by **matthoj** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:42 pm

i have one of those agiles and i rock it all the time. can get a ton of different tones with the three mini-buckers. sounds real nice. but not like a rickenbacker at all

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:47 pm

matthoj wrote:i have one of those agiles and i rock it all the time. can get a ton of different tones with the three mini-buckers. sounds real nice. but not like a rickenbacker at all

Demo.

matthoj · Post by **matthoj** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:58 pm

this guy has a two pick-up sunburst model and digs queen...

George · Post by **George** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:07 pm

I really can't recommend this guitar enough if you're looking to do it on the cheap...

Jay Turser SG 12-string

Fuck that, it's actually a solid guitar regardless of the price. Very solid. I would recommend changing the stock pickups - I plan to put some GFS Retrotrons in mine but other than that it's a great. Plus it's unusual, you don't see many people rocking up with a 12 string SG.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:55 pm

George, did you import it from the US?

George · Post by **George** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:57 pm

Yeah I got stung with duty of about Â£40 in the end and had to pick it up from the fucking depot but it was worth it.

I might be one of the only people with one in the country actually, hadn't thought about that.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:56 pm

I was getting Jay Turser muddled up for Rondo, but I always wonder how much the VAT sting stops these guitars being worthwhile; a friend of mine imported a shortscale 335-style bass from Rondo, and it's lovely.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:00 pm

It's all relative I guess. On Gibson or US Fender it would have been a categorical no but for something cheap and unusual I think it's worth the punt.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:29 am

I have a Danelectro DC-12 (korean late 90s reissue). I like it a lot and it definitely gets the ric jangle.

Here's a few other options

Italia Rimini 12

Schecter Stargazer

George · Post by **George** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:40 am

I haven't seen that Stargazer before but I remember this Schecter 12 got me hot under the collar but it was already out of production when I found out it existed

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:47 am

Yeah those are definitely pretty, didn't mention them because they're out of production but they pop on ebay once in a while

matthoj · Post by **matthoj** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:05 am

funny, i just put this on craigslist today, no lipsticks, though

and let me dig up a pic of my stargazer, which rocks, but not like a ric rocks...

matthoj · Post by **matthoj** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:22 am

and my buddy told me about them dillion guitars before, they are up in canada and we were both standing at a guitar store in canada gawking at them. he gave me some story about how it would be hell to get back across the border plus all of our other equipment because we were on tour and yadda yadda yadda... they didnt have any black ones though...

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:40 am

http://www.fender.com/products/search.p ... 0278900566

crafted in japan. jackson music down the street has the LPB one and the BGM one for like 900. i remember when they were 650 last year

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:41 am

Those actually kick all kinds of ass. I was rippin one up at the store, in standard tuning even HLYSHT!