Wow!! Someone faking a Squier, which is kidding itself on it`s a Fender!! 
It was never a Squier or a Fender product of any description.
It was never a Squier or a Fender product of any description.
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Help, please! Fake Precision??
- Thread starter MauMéndezC
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This is the second thread today (fake Fodera was the other), I really despise all the counterfeit unethical and in many cases criminal activity associated with gear sales lately. Not to mention all the time and bandwidth wasted on these "is it fake" threads.
Can we just make a sticky with the contact numbers for all the major brands of basses so TBers can just call Fender or Ric or Gibson or whomever to see if its a fake.
And if it turns out to be a fake can we create another sticky or maybe a forum dedicated to exposing the slime that's trying to pawn this crap off on unsuspecting people.
Just a thought.
Can we just make a sticky with the contact numbers for all the major brands of basses so TBers can just call Fender or Ric or Gibson or whomever to see if its a fake.
And if it turns out to be a fake can we create another sticky or maybe a forum dedicated to exposing the slime that's trying to pawn this crap off on unsuspecting people.
Just a thought.
This may be the newest type of counterfeiting. Some of these Affinity basses can be picked up for $100 less than a VM. So, slap a Fender sticker on an Affinity and say it's a VM. There, you just made $100.
When will we see this thread:
My Counterfeit Fender Plays Better Than Your MIA
My Counterfeit Fender Plays Better Than Your MIA
Your wry suggestion for a thread title is potential gold for the observant troll. But your deeper point is also taken -- this thread title is inevitable in a non-ironic context. God save us then!
I said it entirely joking, but you are right. It's just a matter of time before someone posts it, either trolling or seriously.
My counterfeit Rickenbacker plays better than your counterfeit Fender that plays better than their MiA Fender.
What in my statement in inaccurate? What exactly? Be precise or feel free to take it elsewhere yourself.
I was on Craig's list yesterday and saw at least 3 REAL Fender/Squier basses for $100 or less just in my area. (Portland Or.) which is not a huge area. Squiers at $75, $80, and $100. There were also several in the $125-$200 range. So right there you have a lot of basses to chose from at a VERY reasonable price. And having owned the blue (I think) Squier classic 50s Precision Bass or whatever they called at the time which was / is MIC I was amazed what a great bass it was. Super tight neck pocket, nice weight, great neck and finish work. And I would still have it if I haven't used it in a trade deal to get my Elrick Gold Series bass. I've been playing 5 decades and could, would, and have gigged these Squiers with no reservations whatsoever. And honestly I even A-Bd it against my 57' (SC Sting type) bass and it was so close I'm not sure I could pick it out in a double blind setting, it was that close. So guys do yourself a favor and just go grab a REAL Squier and be happy with it. REALLY happy. They are great basses in Their own right. When you get the money to step up you can be more patient and discriminating. And in full disclosure mode I will admit I do have one bass with a Licensed by Fender neck on it and a fake sticker which I put on years ago. I'm gonna put a note of disclosure in the case for when I'm gone cause I'm not going to sell that bass as its a real 60s P bass body. If I ever get the dough I'm going to get a real 60s neck for it. Fender with all their faults is still a damn sight better China's lack of a conscience. And in case you didn't know they make fake BMWs, Porsches, and just about every thing you can think of and they are not going to stop.
The dead giveaway for me is the neck heel on a rosewood board...and the lack of black plastic around the truss hole. NOT a Fender/Squier.
Unconstructive, negativity. ^_^
The pickup cover looks slightly crooked, bridge showing under bridge cover, square neck looks wonky. I would avoid this.
Hahahaha... just curious, did it actually say "Rolodex" on it? Or was that a typo?
...and beat him with a sock full of high-mass bridges, or what?
Not that enough "wrong" details haven't been pointed out already, but I also notice the strap button on the horn is a little too far off-center. While I've seen some legit CBS/Fullerton-era late 70s and maybe 80s basses like that, I have seen it far more frequently on cheap Chinese knockoff bodies (of which I have owned a couple, and seen many more on eBay and CL). And never on a modern-era Squier of any kind.
EDIT: If you check out the back of the headstock, the shape of the tuning machines is a little off, and either the size of the machines, or their spacing (or both) are wrong. I am strangely fascinated by the fact that there doesn't seem to be a single authentic FMIC part on this bass.
EDIT: If you check out the back of the headstock, the shape of the tuning machines is a little off, and either the size of the machines, or their spacing (or both) are wrong. I am strangely fascinated by the fact that there doesn't seem to be a single authentic FMIC part on this bass.
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