Help, please! Fake Precision??

[MauMéndezC]

Hi, guys!! I need your bass wiseness, please!!

A guy from my area is selling this bass and i was wondering if it's original, because I'd like to trade it for another bass I have....

He told me it's a Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass, but they changed the decal to a Fender one, they added a "custom Shop" decal on the back....but...I see it has an "american" serial number in it...I can't seem to find any details or info about it....

I don't know if it's an American Neck in a Squier body or is it something like a Highway One Precision or something like that....or just some decals...any help, please?!?!

Thanks a lot guys!!

 

[JPkstms]

If its a squire then why so much fender parts? Give me a second

 

[JPkstms]

So the squire site has no current pbasses with a metal cover over there pickups. And i doubt they have ever done that

 

[JPkstms]

The necks serial number is american i think. But, it could be just a sticker. Any past info on this bass? Is the owner shady? Does he accept returns? And whats his price?

 

[stanley00]

The neck looks like a Squier Affinity. The fact that the truss rod adjusts at the headstock and the access hole isn't finished means it isn't an American Fender.

 

[JPkstms]

I was gonna say that!! Yah those are definately fake stickers. Well they are real stickers just put on to make it seem like its a fender.

 

[ScarfFace]

It's exactly what he says it is- a squier vintage modified with changed decals, including the serial number. The neck plate is not original either.

 

[ScarfFace]

Also the pickup cover is for a jazz bass not a precision.

 

[FranF]

And another fakeroo! Nothing US on that bass. Nothing.

 

[JPkstms]

I wouldnt get it thats for sure. But thats me

 

[jd56hawk]

Well, looks like he'll be denied the glory of Heaven and won't get to join the band!

 

[mojomike001]

I've never seen a Fender or a Squier with the heel of the neck looking that squared off. Looks very bogus. It's got a lot of new parts on it which still have the plastic on them, however, and it's not bad to look at. How much is the bass you were going to trade for it worth?

 

[FlaCharlie]

What an odd post. Usually these "is this real of fake" posts involve a buyer who thinks the seller might be trying to pass off a cheap copy as a more expensive model. Here, the seller is being upfront about it being a cheap bass that has been made to look like (maybe not so successfully) an American Fender and the buyer thinks he is not being honest and that it might be a real Fender. Huh??



I think mojomike is right, though. That neck heel looks way too square for it to be a Squier. I have a old Japanese P copy (70's or 80s?) that has a neck like that but this looks new. Perhaps the seller is trying to pass off a super cheap bass as a much more expensive Squier. That would be a new twist on the traditional scam! What's next, fake SXs?



It seems to be a nice looking bass. If you like the way it sounds and plays and if the price reflects its pedigree, why not buy it?

 

[nerkoids]

Nice looking bass. The body wood looks like alder at least, and the decal tries to at least look like an early 70s P-bass decal, but the élan of the lettering is flat, instead of skewered forward like it is with the original. The headstock's curves are a little too soft to even be a Squier.

Definitely a fake. Those tuners come straight from either a Squier VM, or a Fender MiM (which are really the same thing, and are either Korean or Taiwanese).

If I were you, and you really wanted this bass, I wouldn't offer more than 250 for this bass, shipped. I'd also ask for a video demo (to make sure it works, at least) , even if the person selling this isn't a player. It looks like it could play, and frankly, there seems to be at least some decent components on there.

 

[Marko 1]

He told me it's a Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass, but they changed...

I have a feeling it isn’t even that.

Being “honest” about being shady doesn’t inspire comfort imo.

I’d just pass on it. A new or used one that’s totally right is so inexpensive I wouldn’t bother taking a chance with this guy.

 

[mojomike001]

I would consider $250 kind of generous for an obvious fake with unknown components. For $250 you can get a genuine VM in excellent condition. For about $50 more you can get a genuine MIM Fender.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

It's a Chinese trade tang, dhgate, alibaba countrefeit. The seller is being cagey as it is a counterfeit and he fears legal repercussions.
A squire VM will be a better bass overall without the stigma of owning counterfeit goods

 

[Marko 1]

It's a Chinese trade tang, dhgate, alibaba countrefeit. The seller is being cagey as it is a counterfeit and he fears legal repercussions.

I think you've got it figured out.

 

[MojoPenguin]

I would suggest this proper Squier for the same amount of money : Invalid Link Removed

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

That bass was not made by FMIC or their subsidiaries. Do not buy it and make an ad on CL alerting everybody about this scam artist.

I am thinking I should keep a running list of all the "is this a counterfeit Fender" threads and just post the list every time somebody post their homemade counterfeit...