My friends a idiot

[matty4string]

i have a p bass made completely from genuine fender parts. My friend told me that it is not a real p bass because it wasn't built from the factory. Even though all the parts were. Anyone else think parts fenders and frankenfenders are not legit fenders even though all the parts were made by fender smh

 

[ole Jason]

Alright

 

[Morgan Koren]

You lost me at "a idiot".

 

[TinIndian]

What makes a "real" P bass anyway? I have a total parts P bass - Warmoth body, All Parts neck, Gotoh Bridge, Lindy Fralin pup and Hipshot tuners. It's still a real P bass. Just wasn't built by Fender.
I don't know that you could legitimately advertise yours for sale as 100% original Fender P bass, In that regard it is a curious question.

 

[abarson]

A lot of people say a lot of things. It doesn't mean that they know anything about what they're talking about.
Sorry to see that "friend" and "idiot" are in the same sentence, but it happens sometimes.

 

[matty4string]

Anoth

You lost me at "a idiot".

another grammar nazi

 

[matty4string]

A lot of people say a lot of things. It doesn't mean that they know anything about what they're talking about.
Sorry to see that "friend" and "idiot" are in the same sentence, but it happens sometimes.

Hahaha he's a good friend. He would call me a idiot as well

 

[buldog5151bass]

As Tinindian states, the issue becomes when you sell it. Too many threads here about people taking Squiers or parts basses and putting counterfeit "Fender" stickers on them, not to mention the almost daily "is this bass authentic" threads.

My three suggestions:

1. Don't put a Fender sticker on a non-Fender neck ("licensed by Fender" is not Fender).
2. If you modded the bass in any way, in a sale, disclose what you did.
3. When in doubt, keep the original parts, so you can sell it stock (you'll probably get more money, even if the changes were improvements).

 

[marmadaddy]

Both of my Ps are Frankenfenders. When asked "What kind of bass is that?" I just say that they started life as Fenders.
Are they Fenders now? I don't care. They're exactly what I want them to be.

 

[elgecko]

It's a P-bass, just not an "official" one.

 

[beaglesandbass]

A lot of people say a lot of things. It doesn't mean that they know anything about what they're talking about.

Too true, happens on this board every day.

It's a P-bass, it's just not an factory original P-bass and should definitely be disclosed should you ever sell. You may have a body from 1962, but that doesn't mean you have a 1962 P, ya know?

 

[DigitalMan]

You lost me at "a idiot".

You beat me to it.

 

[DigitalMan]

Anoth

another grammar nazi

Or someone who appreciates irony....

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

i have a p bass made completely from genuine fender parts. My friend told me that it is not a real p bass because it wasn't built from the factory. Even though all the parts were. Anyone else think parts fenders and frankenfenders are not legit fenders even though all the parts were made by fender smh

If Fender didn't build that bass it isn't a Precision. What you have is a parts bass made from genuine Fender parts.

And yes, some spell-checking would have made the title and thread markedly less ironic.

 

[BassikLee]

The grammar Nazi crowd had issues earlier in the sentence.

 

[dgrizzly]

Definitely not a real p bass. You may as well just toss it... Or better yet, send it to me!

 

[Biggbass]

its stll an p bass

 

[DChalo]

You lost me at "a idiot".

Also "friends" is plural. He should have said "My friend's an idiot." Kind of devalues the argument imo

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

Hahaha he's a good friend. He would call me a idiot as well

Isn't that what friends are for?

 

[DigitalMan]

The grammar Nazi crowd had issues earlier in the sentence.

Punctuation Nazi's are a special division of the grammar Nazi's, and not to be dealt with lightly.