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Am I Beibg Scammed ?

jeremie dazin

jeremie dazin

Dec 21, 2021
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Hey folks !
I'm New here, and i have a question.

I like to instruments exchanges, to try New things etc...
Earlier this week, i changed an old ibanez guitar i owned for a Fender Jazz Bass, thé Guy only told me it was a mexican and that the previous Owner painted the headstock pretty poorly.

The thing is that, when i look online, i cant find any other Jbass that match this one, other than squier classic 70s.

Here s some picture of that bass, what do you Guys think about it ?

Thanks for helping me :)
 

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jeremie dazin said:
What questionned me was the fact that it has no serial number plus the fact that other than a fender classic 70 i dont find any JBass that looks like it (and i cant find any classic 70 with maple fretboard)
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Hmm, well most 70s jazz basses have maple fretboards. Blocked and bound maple is the discerning factor between 60s and 70s (besides the pickup being closer to the bridge, of course. I mean cosmetics). If you buy a 70s jazz neck, or 70s P neck, it's a blocked and bound maple neck with a round fretboard.

So, you can scratch that one off. You're wrong.

Now, as far as the bass itself, it's a Fender Jazz Bass. It has a blocked and bound maple neck. It has an ashtray cover (which I would immediately pull off. I hate those things). The ash tray was probably an after market item.

Scratch the paint off the stickers that he painted over, to see what those were. Or, leave it alone. It looks like a good bass to me. If its anything, besides a Geddy Lee, or 70s ri, then dude took a classic vibe, and upgraded the hardware for you. Still a score.
 
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It has truss rod adjust at the neck so it might be a MIM Fender. Do people bother to counterfeit neck plates and tuning machines? Yes, it might be a Squier with the neck plate and tuners swapped out...the ashtray bridge cover isn't standard on anything other than US vintage reissues, so that was added. As far as the maple board, Fender seems to change fingerboard options every other week.

Still it might be a completely non-Fender product with the Fender hardware added.

Do you actually have the bass in your possession at this point? Remove the neck and look for the factory markings.
 
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jeremie dazin said:
Hey folks !
I'm New here, and i have a question.

I like to instruments exchanges, to try New things etc...
Earlier this week, i changed an old ibanez guitar i owned for a Fender Jazz Bass, thé Guy only told me it was a mexican and that the previous Owner painted the headstock pretty poorly.

The thing is that, when i look online, i cant find any other Jbass that match this one, other than squier classic 70s.

Here s some picture of that bass, what do you Guys think about it ?

Thanks for helping me :)
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What is it selling for?
 
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Thanks for all Your answers ! I still think it seems to be a cool bass, i already have a player series p bass so it will complete, even if its à Squire with upgrade it May be worthy. I will get it in à feW days. I change it with my ibanez sb70. That Guy told me the bass worth around 350 euros ( almost 400 dollars i think)
 
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It's possible that it's a MIM Fender, but the Geddy Lee is the only Mexican Fender I recall seeing with a blocked and bound neck (unless it's some kind of limited release or something). The serial numbers used to be on the front of the headstock, so if it's 10-15+ years old the paint would cover it up. My first thought was a 70s Squier Classic Vibe, but who would go through the trouble of putting actual Fender hardware on it that's like half the value of the bass? There are a few things you can do:

1) Look for any trace of markings under the paint on the headstock. Might be a longshot, but if you can find anything, that may help you identify what this thing actually is.

2) MIM Fenders have black plastic around the truss rod adjustment hole and Squiers have some kind of wood. Can you tell what is set in the truss rod hole on the headstock above the nut?

3) This would def be the most work, but can you take the neck off and look at the back of the neck for any markings or production codes?

Ultimately, if it plays and sounds good, then it is good.
 
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jeremie dazin said:
Thanks for all Your answers ! I still think it seems to be a cool bass, i already have a player series p bass so it will complete, even if its à Squire with upgrade it May be worthy. I will get it in à feW days. I change it with my ibanez sb70. That Guy told me the bass worth around 350 euros ( almost 400 dollars i think)
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350 Euros is quite cheap for a MiM Fender. It's okay for an upgraded Squier - if it's a good one.
If it sounds good and plays well, you should be fine.
 
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jeremie dazin said:
Thanks for all Your answers ! I still think it seems to be a cool bass, i already have a player series p bass so it will complete, even if its à Squire with upgrade it May be worthy. I will get it in à feW days. I change it with my ibanez sb70. That Guy told me the bass worth around 350 euros ( almost 400 dollars i think)
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Yeah, I'd say you scored regardless. Probably an ri, or cv, or vm Squire at that price point. If it is actually a MIM Fender RI, than the only thing that's better than a Squire is the wood. Which, most 70s are ash. If it's heavy, and bright sounding, it's probably ash. I say probably. You'll never know, unless you actually know. But, the hardware upgrade, on a Squire, makes it worth more than that regardless. I would say you done did good. Regardless of what it actually was.

Well, as long as it works, at least.
 
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jeremie dazin said:
Hey folks !
I'm New here, and i have a question.

I like to instruments exchanges, to try New things etc...
Earlier this week, i changed an old ibanez guitar i owned for a Fender Jazz Bass, thé Guy only told me it was a mexican and that the previous Owner painted the headstock pretty poorly.

The thing is that, when i look online, i cant find any other Jbass that match this one, other than squier classic 70s.

Here s some picture of that bass, what do you Guys think about it ?

Thanks for helping me :)
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Oh, what model did you trade anyway?
 

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