I think they are. On the good points I played one and was surprised how good the neck felt that part was really good for me. But I regret the next thought I had was “this thing needs some new pickups” then I thought why would I pay hat much money and be thinking of new pickups before I even left the shop? So it went back on the wall.
Ricks are worth every penny but they negate the Punk ethic, they're over complicated for the three chord trick, try a MusicMan Stingray in black with black scratchplate, very Punk
