Is this a real Fender?

[erratick]

Fake. For a long list of reasons, but the most obvious is the heel of the neck.

 

[neil|lien]

I think it is a Vintage (brand) V4

Vintage V4MRSSB Icon Distressed Sunset Sunburst

 

[moreblues]

I just looked up the serial number everything about that Bass is wrong… the neck, the fingerboard the body unbelievable

 

[JamesGrant]

Great reference, Winthorpe.

It plays bass lines in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad!

 

[JamesGrant]

It's a genuine Fonder Procision Boss

Genuine Pretender Precision Bass

 

[Sharko]

Is the Space Pope a giant crocodile?

 

[VintageOldMan]

If you can grab it for short money ($100) then go for it. Always nice to have extras hanging around. I have a bunch of lawsuit guitars and I have no issues playing them. The ones I gave out have had MIC engraved on the back of the headatock. I have only given away two out of the seven that were bought over the years.

 

[The_Meatwagon]

I'm guessing that pic of the serial number is not even from that neck.

 

[UNICORN BASS]

yup!

 

[jd56hawk]

Sorry, not the biggest Fender fan, but Is there something special about it that I'm not aware of, like he's asking $500 or so?

 

[VintageOldMan]

I'm guessing that pic of the serial number is not even from that neck.

I would suspect it is a good forgery by a foreign maker. They are pretty slick when it comes to building fakes and using the same method and serial numbers from the real deal.

 

[Tommy Sparks]

Is that a real Fender or is that a SEARS Fender?

 

[Bassdirty]

The logo is wrong, the serial is wrong, the heel of the neck is wrong, the burst is wrong, the tuners are wrong, the knobs are wrong, the bridge is wrong, the pickup is wrong. ...

But other than that..



Seriously though, that's pretty impressive from a few photos. I questioned the authenticity just based on a hunch.

 

[micguy]

It wasn't made by the largest mass market music company on the planet. That means it's a smaller builder, therefore boutique. I still wouldn't offer more than twice what the Fender version goes for.

 

[PNW Tony]

It wasn't made by the largest mass market music company on the planet. That means it's a smaller builder, therefore boutique. I still wouldn't offer more than twice what the Fender version goes for.

By 'largest mass market music company on the planet', do you mean Yamaha Music with 2025 sales of around $2.9 billion or maybe Fender who did around $700 million or possibly Cor-Tek who are definitely in the top 3 while making guitars for Cort, Ibanez, Squier, G&L, and others? I have no dog in this question, since I own at least 7 Fender basses, one Cort bass, and one Fender guitar. The statement just caught my eye and made me curious.

 

[micguy]

By 'largest mass market music company on the planet', do you mean Yamaha Music with 2025 sales of around $2.9 billion or maybe Fender who did around $700 million or possibly Cor-Tek who are definitely in the top 3 while making guitars for Cort, Ibanez, Squier, G&L, and others? I have no dog in this question, since I own at least 7 Fender basses, one Cort bass, and one Fender guitar. The statement just caught my eye and made me curious.

OK,”the biggest mass market music company in America”

 

[PNW Tony]

OK,”the biggest mass market music company in America”

Sorry, still not true. Yamaha sells a lot more musical instruments in the USA than Fender. Never thought about this before, but it was obvious once I considered it and then looked it up. Still not important, but a little interesting. Makes me wonder if the fans of the second largest piano and clarinet manufacturers get cranky about it.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Is that a real Fender or is that a SEARS Fender?

 

[micguy]

Sorry, still not true.

Yamaha is headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan. I've been there, seen the piano factory (which is pretty cool). They are a Japanese company.

 

[PNW Tony]

Yamaha is headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan. I've been there, seen the piano factory (which is pretty cool). They are a Japanese company.

Pardon me. I thought you meant sales in the USA. Thanks for the conversation.