Houston, We Have a Fake (me thinks)

[DJ Bebop]

anyone contact seller and ask "why?"

$1,400 + $300 shipping is your "why."

 

[MVE]

The holes for the tuners appear to be about 3/4 of an inch lower than they should be!!!

ok, that’s an exaggeration, but they are definitely not where they are supposed to be. maybe 1/4 inch south.

It looks like the tuners are actually interfering with the headstock.

 

[ardgedee]

$1,400 + $300 shipping is your "why."

$300 shipping is probably cheap considering Batumi is in the Georgia that's not in the United States.

 

[Koshchei]

At this point, anything with an "S8..." serial should be suspect. But yeah, that's 100% not a 1977/78 Fender Jazz bass.

 

[prowla]

I really hate when people apply fake decals. Yes I know, it’s their bass and they can do what they want but this is what it leads to.

It is...
...until they sell it; then it's illegal.

 

[sonic 7]

https://www.johnfoxbass.com/free-money

Kinda sidetracking this thread, but doesn’t Reverb offer some kind of buyer protection in cases like this ?

 

[mambo4]

Hilariously, google shoved a banner ad under this thread , for reverb, with this exact item lol

 

[Smooth_bass88]

See if they’ll take $250

 

[Mister Magic]

The only reason anyone would put on fake decals is to misrepresent what it is.

Not true. Perhaps in this case, though.

I had Pat Wilkins replace the original 60's logo on my Fender Jaco bass with a 70's style logo when he painted it. And Pat Wilkins did an absolutely miserable job painting that bass.

I did it because I dig the way the 70's-style logo looks.

I also disclosed that to the buyer when I sold the bass, even tough it was an obvious modification. And it did not enhance the value of the instrument at all since it was changing from a more vintage 60's logo to a less vintage 70's.

 

[Deleted member 271037]

So they took the time to change the pickup covers (as if that made it look any more real...) but didn't bother changing the knobs? LOL, this must be one of the most half-assed attempts at faking a Fender I've ever seen. Every single detail about that bass is a red flag, from the body wood to the tuners.

 

[Carlos Azevedo]

The style is a 70s Jazz, with the block inlays, pickup position and the fake big TV Fender logo classic from that era.

The tuners are instantly off, they are the cheap tuners used with squiers, nothing against them, but not a real fender at all, not 70s tuners by any way, and they even look weirdly positioned. The truss rod location is also off, the metal control plate is not well aligned with the black pickguard, it is normal for the pickguard to shrink over time, but not that way... that is a symptom of a cheap product (again, no problem at all, but not the value they are asking for, neither a real prodcut), the fender corona logo at the back of the headstock looks off, and the bass lacks the screw holes for the metal plates both the bridge and pickups -> I bet it is a CV Squier 70s natural, or even worst, a DIY bass...
BTW, it is impossible to see the pickups and knobs, but guess what - it looks off, again ...

Could it be real? maybe...
Is it a solid option worth buying? NOPE, tons of red flags.

Carlos//

 

[pfschim]

A questionable used bass for sale in Georgia (and not the Peach State Georgia) ... shocking! what could possibly go wrong ?

 

[jimmydean]

That bass was sooooooooo FAKE ! Should have spent some time trying to do a " relic" job and selling it for $700.00

 

[Rayjay]

Truss rod and tuners stuck out to me immediately. FAKE

Sold from REPUBLIC of GEORGIA, not Georgia, USA!!!

 

[Dave Leighton]

The only reason anyone would put on fake decals is to misrepresent what it is.

Nope. I have a Nash J bass that I painted the headstock and added a Fender decal. Still has Nash serial number and signature.
If I were to sell I would sand down.

Although, I may agree with the premise this generalization isn't necessarily true.

 

[Sandman64]

100% FAKE!

 

[Ghastly]

I re decaled my modern player jazz bass when I refinished it, but made sure to leave the "crafted in china" decal on the back.

 

[christpncher]

from one of his other listings, must be fun to tune this one

 

[Bass Viking]

Not true. Perhaps in this case, though.

I had Pat Wilkins replace the original 60's logo on my Fender Jaco bass with a 70's style logo when he painted it. And Pat Wilkins did an absolutely miserable job painting that bass.

I did it because I dig the way the 70's-style logo looks.

I also disclosed that to the buyer when I sold the bass, even tough it was an obvious modification. And it did not enhance the value of the instrument at all since it was changing from a more vintage 60's logo to a less vintage 70's.

Maybe the modification is obvious to Fender experts.

Pat Wilkins did a poor job? I’ve only ever heard good things about his work.

 

[Mister Magic]

Maybe the modification is obvious to Fender experts.

Pat Wilkins did a poor job? I’ve only ever heard good things about his work.

Pat Wilkins did an exceptionally poor job painting my bass.

I agree there are a lot of positive reviews of his work, but if you peruse enough forums you’ll find some bad, head-scratching reviews.

I feel like the full experience should be shared on here in its own thread, but I’m worried it might violate some rule that I’m not aware of. That’s the only reason I haven’t.