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Fender Precison Special, original or not?
- Thread starter crdasilva
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i didnt know they made a pre spec in japan. its cool if they did but ive never heard of it but there again im no expert on the subject
even if its a mexi special with a CIJ neck its still pretty nice. thats a great sunburst though so id say odds are its legit
even if its a mexi special with a CIJ neck its still pretty nice. thats a great sunburst though so id say odds are its legit
That's where they put it on newer Japanese models (post-1990 IIRC)
Something's out of place on this model. The logo doesn't match with the body ('62 Reissue logo on a Special body?) I am not aware of any Japanese Specials to begin with. I'd say either the Jazz pickup is not original, the headstock logo isn't, or the "Made in Japan" sticker on the back isnt.
Or all of the above.
Where'd you find this/do you own it?
EDIT: After looking at the pics again, judging by the tuners on top of the rest it looks to me like the neck and the body were mated non-originally. What does the neckplate read, if anything at all?
yeah thats def a 62 ri logo and thats a WAY incorrect but beautiful burst to jive with it..id say it a franken bass 
no harm in that because its nice. its a cool bass and if its a good player i say who cares. if its yours and you ever wanna ditch it please holler at me because i found myself coming back to look at ths bass ALOT today and each time i loved it more and more. with one tiny mod id LOVE to have that bass
no harm in that because its nice. its a cool bass and if its a good player i say who cares. if its yours and you ever wanna ditch it please holler at me because i found myself coming back to look at ths bass ALOT today and each time i loved it more and more. with one tiny mod id LOVE to have that bass
dude i totally implied that before you directly asked DIBS!
Haha, I'm not looking to pick it up. I was just wondering on account of his inquiries. It's all yours.
the way i see it as as long as the electrronics are money its a sweet cij neck on SOME sort of fender body..its probably not worth a ton but its a good looker for sure and im a sucker for pj combos
