Legitimate 77-78 Fender P Bass???

[jmac006]

Was just looking to get the community's expert opinion on this one... I'm looking at picking up a nice P bass and have stumbled across this one locally.

Claims to be a 77-78 Fender P Bass, but the alignment of the decal and the font on the headstock have me a bit skeptical (compared to pictures of basses from a similar era I've seen online.)

What do you all think, real deal or phoney?

 

[lug]

My concerns are the scratched up neck plate surrounded by pristine paint, string tree too close to nut, lack of holes for ashtrays, and lack of holes where the thumb rest goes.

 

[FunkHead]

Fake

 

[Wisebass]

hi jmac006

What do you all think, real deal or phoney?

It's a fake!

greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

[jmac006]

Thanks for the quick responses! Figured as much, but just needed verification

 

[Dark Horse]

Fake for sure

 

[GH van Dijk]

China fire wood headstock, no plug, fake as hell.

 

[UNICORN BASS]

I spy with my little eye,a Squier Affinity neck........Fake!

 

[Flaked Beans]

 

[FranF]

Fake obviously. That F plate, lol..... Not only would I be sure to tell him so, I'd be asking him just how stupid he thought you were. Then I'd mention you were reporting the sale.

 

[eccles77]

I think it`s an early Squier Affinity, the small tuners and truss rod adjust at the head give it away.

 

[Bass4ThePublic]

fake, look at those wimpy tuners.

 

[underwhelmist]

I don't doubt those who have already posted but just out of curiosity I put the serial number into Fender's search and it came back with no results.

China fire wood headstock, no plug, fake as hell.

What does "no plug" mean?

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

My concerns are the scratched up neck plate surrounded by pristine paint, string tree too close to nut, lack of holes for ashtrays, and lack of holes where the thumb rest goes.

The fretboard colour also doesn't seem dark enough for being a '70s rosewood ..

 

[dalkowski]

all of the above plus no skunk stripe.

 

[bcbassman]

I don't doubt those who have already posted but just out of curiosity I put the serial number into Fender's search and it came back with no results.



What does "no plug" mean?

An original maple neck Precision bass from the 1970's will have a head stock plug at the end of the truss rod routing. It is a dark wood (walnut I believe) plug that is visible at the end of the head stock.

Rosewood board necks may not have this plug but small barrel tuning machines are a dead giveaway that this bass is not the genuine article.

Beware of the re-branded Squires! They are everywhere!

 

[underwhelmist]

An original maple neck Precision bass from the 1970's will have a head stock plug at the end of the truss rod routing. It is a dark wood (walnut I believe) plug that is visible at the end of the head stock.

Rosewood board necks may not have this plug but small barrel tuning machines are a dead giveaway that this bass is not the genuine article.

Beware of the re-branded Squires! They are everywhere!

I never stop learning stuff on here. Thank you.

 

[bassstrangler]

Obvious fake, such a shame people do this.

 

[bassstrangler]

fake, look at those wimpy tuners.

The back of them are even worse. Pot metal boxed covers over the gears and the ferrules are plastic.

 

[Hevy T]

The font for Precision Bass looks wrong as well