What exact Farida bass do i have?

[Willythebazz]

Hey so i recently bought a secondhand farida bass, it was sold as a Farida FJB-20. The thing is, i cant find this exact bass online. The color of most FJB 20's i see is a natural wood color or a sunburst with a tortoise pickguard. Mine has a black pickguard. Also the right horn seems to be a quite a different shape than the ones i see online. Does somebody know wat model this is and why i cant find this exact type online?

 

[InhumanResource]

Just from a quick search on these (I’m not familiar with the brand) I found a few examples where people swapped out the body for a fender one, I guess the necks fit on them. So you might have a parts bass that started out as a Farida. That body doesn’t look like a real fender one to me, but who knows what it is. The fit of the pickguard looks off too, doesn’t look like factory work. I think somebody changed out the body.

Maybe you will find more clues about its origin if you look in the control cavity or pop the neck off?

 

[Willythebazz]

Just from a quick search on these (I’m not familiar with the brand) I found a few examples where people swapped out the body for a fender one, I guess the necks fit on them. So you might have a parts bass that started out as a Farida. That body doesn’t look like a real fender one to me, but who knows what it is. The fit of the pickguard looks off too, doesn’t look like factory work. I think somebody changed out the body.

Maybe you will find more clues about its origin if you look in the control cavity or pop the neck off?

I also noticed that the pickguard didn't seem to fit properly, I never really considered that someone might have replaced the body. Thanks a lot, I'll check it out!

 

[InhumanResource]

I also noticed that the pickguard didn't seem to fit properly, I never really considered that someone might have replaced the body. Thanks a lot, I'll check it out!

Looks like a cool bass. Good luck!

 

[Willythebazz]

Found this underneath the pickguard, i dont think it belongs to the body. It seems like its just some pickguard you can buy separately online.
And there was some writing underneath the pickquard, I just can't decipher it. Idk if it means anything.

 

[HubbardsFate]

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