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Could this be a real 70's jazz neck?

#24
Doesn't look right to me for the following reasons:
1.) Bound necks usually had blocks inlays, not dots.
2.) Twelfth fret dots are too close to the outer edges.
3.) No bullet truss rod.

If none of those bother you, you like the feel of the neck and don't care whether or not this is an authentic Fender product, get it. I would be cautious of anything that looks like a forgery. Hope this helps.
 
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jamro217 said:
2.) Twelfth fret dots are too close to the outer edges.
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DINGDING that’s no fender fingerboard, for certain.
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if I could get it for $150, the headstock and body would get painted immediately.
 
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mikeswals said:
To my knowledge, only P bass necks had the truss plug in the late 70's. Jazz basses were bullet trusses.

The tuners with the registered 'R' logo are 72 to 76 tuners. But no Jazz ive ever seen has a truss plug.

And that brings me to that slab fretboard. There were no slab boards after 62. The the binding just doesnt look right where it terminates at the headstock.

So, I believe this is an old A profile P neck that somone converted to have a slab board and binding.
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Did they just stop going slab fretboards on basses after '62?

Strats had maple caps or slab boards almost into the 70's.
 
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MattZilla said:
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“ARMENIA”?

Whomever bids more than $362.40 must really want the hardware, those EMG pickups, and that Handmade body... or is the auction only for the neck now?
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That’s “ARMENTA,” for Xavier Armenta, who was Fender’s neck shaper in the 70s. My ‘74 has his stamp.
That’s a good starting price for that neck.
 
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Fender stamped special orders of custom colors and replacement necks/bodies with a SPECIAL stamp back in the day before the custom shop.

That does not mean this neck is legit, but it could very well be a Fender made special order dot neck. The factory was tooled up for blocks in that era, so the dots would likely have been free handed on a drill press which may explain the odd spacing. What really makes me wonder is the skunk stripe/rosewood combo which is post 1974, but that was the 3 bolt era and that’s a 4 bolt neck. No bullet truss is totally odd as well. Could be the luthier ordered a custom ‘66ish spec neck and that’s the best Fender could do. But, with a skunk stripe…? Definitely a weird neck.

Edit: Also, the seller is now willfully concealing the dots in the eBay listing… They obviously know something is up. I’d stay away from this one.
 
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Matt O said:
Fender stamped special orders of custom colors and replacement necks/bodies with a SPECIAL stamp back in the day before the custom shop.

That does not mean this neck is legit, but it could very well be a Fender made special order dot neck. The factory was tooled up for blocks in that era, so the dots would likely have been free handed on a drill press which may explain the odd spacing. What really makes me wonder is the skunk stripe/rosewood combo which is post 1974, but that was the 3 bolt era and that’s a 4 bolt neck. No bullet truss is totally odd as well. Could be the luthier ordered a custom ‘66ish spec neck and that’s the best Fender could do. But, with a skunk stripe…? Definitely a weird neck.

Edit: Also, the seller is now willfully concealing the dots in the eBay listing… They obviously know something is up. I’d stay away from this one.
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Anyone can clearly see in the 5th photo that it is a dot neck. Truss rod is also flush and not bottomed out like so many older necks. If anyone gets this for under $400, I’d say they were getting a nice neck. The wood must be good and dry, making it more stable than newer, green wood.
 
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BassFishingInAmerica said:
Anyone can clearly see in the 5th photo that it is a dot neck. Truss rod is also flush and not bottomed out like so many older necks. If anyone gets this for under $400, I’d say they were getting a nice neck. The wood must be good and dry, making it more stable than newer, green wood.
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You can see it’s a dot neck, but no shot of the front of the neck as a whole showing all the dots. The biggest red flag, the dot spacing at 12, is being concealed.

Edit: I’d wager it goes for more than $400. I’d still pass. It’s an absolute car wreck of 3 or 4 different eras in one neck. Could be legit, could be modded, could be fake… pass.
 
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Matt O said:
You can see it’s a dot neck, but no shot of the front of the neck as a whole showing all the dots. The biggest red flag, the dot spacing at 12, is being concealed.

Edit: I’d wager it goes for more than $400. I’d still pass. It’s an absolute car wreck of 3 or 4 different eras in one neck. Could be legit, could be modded, could be fake… pass.
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Regardless of legitimacy, I’d probably rather have this neck than a new Warmoth, just as a nice replacement.
 

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