SOLD Fender Y Marcus Miller J neck (forgery)

I bought this neck from another TBer who did not know that it was a fake - and the fact is, I was fooled until my favorite local tech looked it over and pointed out the problems.

THAT SAID - this is a nice neck - very straight, truss rod works, frets appear level and clean, wood grain is nice and the pearloid looks perfect.

So what stands out about it to indicate it is a counterfeit? The decals are *under* the finish, the heal-block has no writing or stamping at all - and is four bolts (filled it, it appears) rather than three. I cannot tell you who made this neck - but I can say that it absolutely not a Warmoth or Mighty Mite - and I really do not think it's a Fender. Heck, maybe it is and maybe my tech is all wet - but there it is.

Take a look at the pix and if you dig it, the price is $210 shipped CONUS / Paypal. I'm just trying to get most of my money back out of what was a great deal to begin with. NO TRADES.

thanks much

 

It does have the "bullet truss" - it's just deep in the neck (rather than the original Fender, which stuck out). I had a '77 J bass when I was a kid - I'm pretty familiar with the breed. What is nice about this neck is that it isn't slathered in poly like those old Fender necks were - it's very clean feeling. Also - no binding (which I always thought made the bass less playable).

 

Karma is the one thing I believe in.
But this neck is not bad by any means - it just appears to be a forged Fender.