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Fender Jazz Bass 75 Mexico. Real?
- Thread starter Jerzunia
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I wouldn't say. The 5-er doesn't look like it from what I can see of the tuning heads and everyone else has already commented on the other two. More importantly....which one is the one you actually have and are asking about??
You know how, like, when someone steals a credit card, the first thing they do is make a couple really small purchases? It's like that.
Why would someone fake a MIM Fender? Surely you'd want to fake a MIA, which could fetch more $$$
Maybe they think people won't question a MIM like they would a MIA. They won't make as much on the scam, but easier to sneak it through.
They don't know TB
They don't know TB
Maybe the counterfeiter didn't want to get too carried away - know your limits, right? Although in this guy's case, he should probably stick to faking Rogues...
Less scrutiny. We have evidence in this thread that most wouldn't ever dream of a counterfeit MIM Fender bass showing up on their doorstep. Mediocre MIM copies probably have a better hit rate than mediocre American Std copies just because people are looking harder.
Yes, for the same reasons that Epiphone Les Pauls from China are faked. Less experienced buyers, price it just under what the legitimate ones are going for and they look like a "good deal", if it is a fake there's less to loose than on an MIA so why not..... Lots of buyer psychology here.
I'd hazard a guess that many of the overseas fakes are produced by people working in the legitimate factories. So they do have an idea what they're doing and, if the "Chibson" reviews on YouTube are to be believed, they may be producing a reasonably decent git. So the guy who buys and plays the fake for a while finally gets his hands on a really nice authentic MIM and just figures he got a bad apple. Then sells it to the next newbie...
Obviously tried to plug the truss access hole (poorly) with the wrong type of wood. That body is plywood. As mentioned earlier, it's not even as good as a Squier.
They're trying too hard with all that writing on the neck and pocket. They should have just wrote "This is not a fake Fender, trust me" in the pocket.
It's easier to fake Mexican guitars because they have things that aren't qiire right already. There are some points on this that makes me think it's not even squire parts.
