Is this Fender bass?

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

Or not?

 

[bobcruz]

Does it even have a truss rod? Cheapest fake I've seen here and that's saying a lot.

 

[LT131]

That is the rare prototype covertly launched to test the market by one of our highly regarded boutique builders.. The response was poor and the project scrapped. Some one must have re-stickered it to protect aforementioned builder from embarrassment and take a little poke at one of the industry giants. The instrument itself is almost mythical and was last valued at $45,000. All the player has to do is imagine the desired tone and this bass will reproduce it. It will not, however, play the desired note 100% of the time.

 

[Son of Wobble]

Does it even have a truss rod? Cheapest fake I've seen here and that's saying a lot.

So this axe wins "best in category?"

 

[Brozzy]

After further research, I believe this bass to be a MIA Fender Jaguar. Made in Albania, at the Tirana Custom Shop. It is rare to see one outside that country.

 

[prowla]

The only light someone should shed on that is a naked flame!

 

[Spidey2112]

Looks like the seller's bags are packed and ready to go, once he's been wired the money...

... travels light, if you know what I mean.

 

[Lava]

You'd have to take off the neck and look at the markings to know for sure.
JK. No, it's not a real Fender.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

If he had put anything but a Fender sticker on it, he might have actually fooled someone into thinking it was some high end boutique bass, or even a rare prototype.

No one thinks twice about looking hard at $1 & $5 bills.
Yet hardly anyone ever counterfeits those.
A Fender's like a nice, new, crisp $20 bill.
They are scrutinized more than anything because that's what everyone tries to fake.

 

[gln1955]

I've seen fake Jaguars and this isn't even a fake Jaguar. A fake, fake Jaguar, maybe. I'm not convinced it's even a bass.

 

[Korladis]

Not even close.

 

[quickfix]

Yeah those antarticans

man haha

I know eh! Pretty atrocious spelling. I hope nobody actually produced that key fob. It would be embarrassing to have one's name associated with it.

 

[Eric Swaim]

Biggest of NO.

 

[bolophonic]

Literally one second on Google would tell you the answer.

 

[Element Zero]

 

[GreyBeard]

run

 

[John Conte]

If it's in decent playing condition, it's worth an honest $30

 

[aaronious]

Hahaaaaaaaaaahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[tpaul]

So, have we established reasonable doubt yet?

 

[Roltancc]

If it's in decent playing condition, it's worth an honest $30

That's my sentiment too