Fender Gurus - Does this Pbass looks legit?

[GBBSbassist]

That headstock shape is highly suspect. Looks fake to me.

 

[Kukulkan61]

Total fake offer 50 for it..

 

[wyleeboxer]

Looks like Squier Affinity and not even Squier Standard neck, or neither? But for sure a fake

 

[onamission]

Sunburst should be front and back I believe.......

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Might be a forgery, but still might play and sound good.

 

[Rabidhamster]

Hi!

Asking help from you Fender gurus. Found this Pbass at a great price; seller says it’s a USA made in the eighties. Is it the real deal?

Thank you guys!

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Not at all - 100% wrong - it’s a very bad fake. Not even a 100 dollar bass pass on all accounts.

 

[CBRXJ]

no

 

[covermego]

Looks like a Fender to me. I think it's a one-off prototype that, originally, Leo was looking to produce and confuse the bass playing community long after he was gone (and long after selling the company off). From what I observe, it's working.
The neck wood is a Lyptus-type species that this beloved manufacturer acquired from the company that makes the 4pc. dinner tray set, sold exclusively at Pier1 Imports. They had an overabundance of it and Fendre saw the opportunity to purchase a massive quantity. They figured if the bass bidness ever went belly-up, at least they could resort to manufacturing dinner trays, whether produced domestically or overseas. Their philosophy? People will always eat - - and are ALWAYS in front of the boob-tube. Win-Win. Now THAT'S forward thinking.

 

[Tim Schnautz]

Serial Number decal is in the wrong position. And for a USA shouldn't there be an "F"" on the neckplate?

 

[Snibborwocky]

One of the worst fakes/copies whatever you want to call that, that I've seen in a while. Ouch.

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

Make a fake offer for it.

 

[Tim Schnautz]

To echo what others have said, avoid at all costs...

Nah, I'd offer 'em s high as 40 bucks for it...

 

[Tommy V]

report it to Gibson.. i'm sure someone there will find it amusing

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[FrenchBassQC]

Oh and also....that is faker than fake fake fake. I'm not really an expert like some TBers here, but damn, that's fake. So many things jumped out immediately in the first photos. There are so many things wrong with that bass as advertised.

Fake fake fake, fake fake fake, fake your Booty...

 

[joker820]

Nah, I'd offer 'em s high as 40 bucks for it...

Lol if he took it I guess. Thing about guys pushing fakes is they’ll swear up and down it’s the real deal. That’s why I usually don’t even make an offer.

 

[J-Bassomatic]

No, that looks to be a fake. When I ran the serial in guitar dater project.org it came up: "Serial number unrecognized, please verify that the correct number is correct." The tuners are wrong, and the neck has headstock truss rod access which is also wrong. The domed knobs are wrong and also wrong size. Finish is cheaply done, and the back is black instead of sunburst. This looks to a Squier which are commonly used to counterfeit USA Fenders.

I concur with Linnin in this case, somethings fishy with the black back-side.

 

[J-Bassomatic]

Hi everybody

This thread is funny! You guys are killing me!!!

The question was: Is this a MIA sunburst Fender?

No man no red flags!!!

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sorry guys!!!! but !!!!!!!!

greetings

Wise(b)ass

I triple like this one

 

[Robert Darby]

A bad fake to boot!

 

[TTPbass1]

Now he's selling another P-Bass, with the same Serial Number, but in black...

 

[rockinrayduke]

Looks like a rebadged MIK Squier II.