Fake Fender Decal?

[EtherPunk]

Is this the real deal? The reason I ask is because of how crammed the logo is. I feel like the "bass" part is about to fall off the head stock. I checked the serial and it seems to be made in the Ensenada factory in the late 90's.

 

[meatwad]

Im no expert either, but the vintage decal combined with a truss adjustment at the nut doesn't seem right...

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

That is a mid 90's mexican label, I 100% assure you. Although the reason I'd suspect fake is that I've never seen the label placed so poorly, you cannot even see the made in mexico.

E-mail Fender the S/N, see if everything matches up, if the colour comes back different or something strange.

 

[Mousekillaz]

I am not an expert either, The Fender Decal look wrong. Mexi Fenders do use the black plastic insert in the truss rod adjustment, at the top of the neck, not at the heel. So that part looks OK. Why would someone fake a mexi-Fender? I suspect someone was just trying to dress up the headstock decal and didn't do a very good job. S/N indicates a 98 model, perhaps the original decal got boogered up over the years. If it plays good who cares? If the decal bothers you , replace it. It might be a fun project!

 

[Batmensch]

I have to ask, are the logos on such MIM basses decals or silk-screened? Either way, that decal looks way wrong.

 

[TC2112]

It looks like someone just replaced the logo with an older 50's style. Those are proper Fender MIM tuners and the serial number on the back looks right. If you look where the Fender logo should have been on a bass of that era, it looks lighter there to me, like it was sanded. It appears to me that the original logo was sanded off, and a vintage waterslide was applied and then clear coated.

It's a real Fender, just not a 50's RI. I would get another waterslide of your choice, or call Fender and try to get a proper era one, and replace the poorly done job.

 

[lordziros]

i have the same style p-bass and i am by no means an expert in any sense of the word but that looks really bad i would have it checked out check serial number or something

 

[lordziros]

ran the serial number through fender and it seems legit but thats just me id suggest u try it yourself

 

[gigslut]

That's not a 90s MIM logo. Looks more like an early '60s repro. That may have been a MIM Fender Squier Series originally. The MIM Standards that year had the serial # under "Fender" on front of headstock, not the back, like this.

"Precision Bass" is next to, not under "Fender", and the font is more modern.

The front of that headstock looks like it has been stripped and refinished, too.

 

[johnk_10]

the bass (or at least the neck) is a genuine MIM fender, but obviously someone replaced the decal with an early 60's type one, and located it pretty poorly.

 

[gigslut]

Here's some examples of early Fender Precision logos.

The "Fender" part of the MIM logo looks more like the late 60s, with larger letters that are all connected. The one in question here has thinner letters with the "d" separate from the surrounding letters, like the earlier examples.

 

[Spinal Tapper]

"Precision Bass" is completely the wrong typeface. FAKE!

 

[EtherPunk]

seeing as this is clearly a fake decal, I would like to restore this headstock back to its original look. Where can I buy the proper decal for this bass?

 

[chadhargis]

It's a waterslide decal someone made. You can buy the waterslide sheets and print them on a color inkjet printer.

It's fake.

 

[Nobody]

I am also no expert.

 

[Conman5673]

i currently have a 1995 mexican jazz bass the M stands For Mexico The N stands for 90 and the first number is the last digit

EX mine Is MN5......
so 1995

so this Bass Is A 1998 the year i was born

 

[mongo2]

Definitely fake

 

[fenderhutz]

You have a 1998 Mexican made Fender bass that someone looks like decided they wanted a different Fender logo. It's a Fender, but the logo is an after mod.

 

[meatwad]

My point was that the decal in question on the headstock in question did not look right, therefore wrong decal on this headstock. If Fender Mexico ever used a 60's decal on this type of headstock, I've never seen one before. Then again, I'm no expert...

 

[georgestrings]

That's not a 90s MIM logo. Looks more like an early '60s repro. That may have been a MIM Fender Squier Series originally. The MIM Standards that year had the serial # under "Fender" on front of headstock, not the back, like this.

"Precision Bass" is next to, not under "Fender", and the font is more modern.

The front of that headstock looks like it has been stripped and refinished, too.

I think this is the correct explaination... someone tried to make a MIM Squier look like a MIM Fender...


- georgestrings