how to identify an early 1968 fender neck ?
The stamp on the neck is 7 MAR 68 A
The plate is 248XXX
The pots numbers are 03/27/67
Tuning machines are ovale
Help me to find more details on the neck to be sure please.
The early 68 headstock logo will have the "script" style, meaning it will have the metallic flake font with black border.
In mid 68 they switched to the "TV" logo which a heavy black font with a faint gold border.
Your pics look fine, nothing bogus I see. That neck stamp is the correct font.