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10-30-2011, 12:37 PM
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Hi all,
I spotted this on ebay and was wondering if this was real of a fake. The serial number dates it to about 76 i think, but im not 100% sure Fender Precision Bass Guitar Made In U.S.A | eBay
sorry if you guys are fed up of these types of posts but sometimes things seem to good to be true
cheers
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10-30-2011, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by stevie573  sorry if you guys are fed up of these types of posts | Then why post it?
The answer is probably "From those pics, it's impossible to tell."
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10-30-2011, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by lethargytartare Then why post it? | Probably because this is the best place to go for the answer of his question. Just have to deal with the handful of jerks that frequent this place.
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10-30-2011, 12:46 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Austin, TX | | | Judging from the tuners and string retainer it is a fake. Looks like it has a cutout for a headstock truss rod adjustment as well. The 3 controls and only one pickup are a red flag.
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10-30-2011, 12:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands | | | The 3rd pot is wrong. It doesn't belong there. The shape of the headstock looks wrong, the pickguard is wrong, the bodyshape is off, the tuners are wrong, the string tree is wrong. It's not a Fender.
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10-30-2011, 12:52 PM
| | | | yea the 3 controls had me wondering, i also thought that the crispness of the lettering on the headstock looked a too new aswell but i just wanted some expert advice.
cheers for the replies guys its very much appreciated.
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10-30-2011, 12:53 PM
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10-30-2011, 12:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Trinity, FL | | | an S9 serial number would be from 78-81 ...
and i've had a few ...
it would definately need to be taken apart to see all the numbers and identifying marks ...
pass .......
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10-30-2011, 12:58 PM
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10-30-2011, 01:04 PM
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10-30-2011, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by DavC an S9 serial number would be from 78-81 ...
and i've had a few ...
it would definately need to be taken apart to see all the numbers and identifying marks ...
pass ....... | +1 The SN would indicate that it was built in Fullerton between 78-81 but all you have for that is the neck and some say even that doesn't seem right.
If it's no close enough to you to inspect and verify that it is a Fender PBass and not a fake I would pass. The third control nob is kind of a give away that it's not a Fender body.
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10-30-2011, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by johnk_10 fake. | Where's the bullet truss rod? It has an indention like the newer lower end necks... The body is a multi-piece of poo... Not real... |
10-30-2011, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Joel Graham Where's the bullet truss rod? It has an indention like the newer lower end necks... The body is a multi-piece of poo... Not real... | P Basses never had a bullet truss. |
10-30-2011, 01:36 PM
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John K Custom Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA | | | p basses never had a bullet truss rod, but this one has an adjusting 'slot' on the headstock (were never made that way)
from the pics, the body looks to be shaped wrong (also has a third knob with a side jack, and the knobs aren't flatops) the decal looks fake to me, the radius of the fingerboard looks too flat, the bridge is not a fender (has tracks for the saddle adjusting screws), and the tuning keys have the wrong type of ferrules. it's definitely NOT a real vintage fender bass, and most likely there is not a single fender part on it. |
10-30-2011, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Joel Graham Where's the bullet truss rod? It has an indention like the newer lower end necks... The body is a multi-piece of poo... Not real... | Quote:
Originally Posted by DeliriumTremens P Basses never had a bullet truss. | They also always had multi-piece bodies.
I think that's also a common water-slide fake decal. "Due to a family bereavement we have got this guitar for sale, we don't know much about it..."
Oh yeah, right. 
Is this like the biggest SCAMMER!!! warning on eBay?
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10-30-2011, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by johnk_10 p basses never had a bullet truss rod, but this one has an adjusting 'slot' on the headstock (were never made that way)
from the pics, the body looks to be shaped wrong (also has a third knob with a side jack, and the knobs aren't flatops) the decal looks fake to me, the radius of the fingerboard looks too flat, the bridge is not a fender (has tracks for the saddle adjusting screws), and the tuning keys have the wrong type of ferrules. it's definitely NOT a real vintage fender bass, and most likely there is not a single fender part on it. | I am not sure if that's a truss adjustment or not. It might just be a plug which would be correct for that era. Very hard to tell from the photos.
I am not as 100% as other people. There are things that look off and plenty of things that are definitely not fender (the bridge and pickguard) and there are som modifications (like the third knob) BUT without better pictures the body and neck might be real. The body was stripped which could account for it not looking 100% right.
I would stay away from it regardless.
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10-30-2011, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Alien I am not sure if that's a truss adjustment or not. It might just be a plug which would be correct for that era. Very hard to tell from the photos. | Not on my monitor!
It's glaringly not a plug but a hole.
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10-30-2011, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Bongolation
It's glaringly not a plug but a hole.
| Yep...fake.
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10-30-2011, 03:52 PM
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10-30-2011, 04:37 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia 'burbs | | | I enjoy these types of threads. The easiest giveaway for me is the sticker decal that as you said looks too new. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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