Why does fender put the logo in the wrong place on Vintera 50s Precision?

[JRA]

Why does fender put the logo in the wrong place on Vintera 50s Precision?

 

[skycruiser]

Sand it off and put a new one?

 

[Mike Vee]

Why does fender put the logo in the wrong place on Vintera 50s Precision?

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hahahaha

 

[bcbassman]

Wet spaghetti is tough to work with.

Perhaps more importantly: Why did a company that fought so hard to trademark its headstock designs neglect to include the registered trademark symbol with its logo?
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When the basses were originally built (50's and 60s) the laws were different. Fender guitars and basses were not marked "Made in USA" either. If you want to create an accurate reissue- You leave those things off -if you can.

 

[fretlessman71]

Waiting for the post down the road that goes: "I drove out to buy an American Original 50's P Bass only to find that he had swapped out the neck with a Vintera version. DID HE THINK NOBODY WOULD NOTICE????...."

 

[InhumanResource]

Waiting for the post down the road that goes: "I drove out to buy an American Original 50's P Bass only to find that he had swapped out the neck with a Vintera version. DID HE THINK NOBODY WOULD NOTICE????...."

Talkbass.com, 2066 Edition

“Is this Vintera P-bass real??”

HEADSTOCK WRONG SHAPE
INVALID PICKGUARD TYPE
PLEASE SAW THROUGH BODY SO WE CAN COUNT THE RINGS
VOLUME KNOB NOT IN ORIGINAL FACTORY POSITION
WATERSLIDE DECAL 3 PLANCK LENGTHS INBOARD
COUNTERFEIT DETECTED AND OP SHOULD BE BANNED, BANNED!

 

[Marc DLarosa]

This is awesome...

 

[cataract]

I’m more upset about the Vintera basses having a glossy front headstock tbh

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Oof.

 

[bdplaid]

What do I think?

1) I think nobody noticed but you.

2) If they are the manufacturer/designer of the bass, it is (quite literally) impossible for them to place the decal in the "wrong" location. If they placed it upside down on the back of the head, and did that for every single one of those models, it would be correct, and as intended.

3) Nobody noticed but you.

4) This only bothers you.

5) Nobody cares but you.

6) Over the years, lots of Fender decals have been this close to the edge.

7) It has never bothered anyone..... except you.

Oh, I beg to differ.

Signed,
Bass players with OCD club.

 

[Lowbrow]

I think that official placement = Try to position the 'R' somewhere underneath the D tuner; if you fail, leave it and move on.

 

[Stewie]

At least they spelled Fender correctly.

 

[Durham52]

Wow there are some very, very thick craniums in here haha. If you think I’m being over critical, I really honestly couldn’t care less in a million years so you could save your comments. Perhaps I do have OCD? Maybe that’s what helps me excel in my software development career, where I am very highly paid indeed. If you aren't detail oriented, then good for you. I really don’t care. And certainly I do not care whatsoever about your opinions of me.

After that, I don't think anyone is believing that you don't care what they think...

But thanks, this has been a very amusing thread.

 

[Mike Vee]

Yeah… because me taking 25 seconds to respond is indicative of caring.

 

[miles'tone]

Every since I saw the Vintera P-bass, this has bothered me. Why would such a thing be done so wrong when it would be SO easy to get it right? It's much too close to the edge and it looks weird.

Do you think Fender does this to make it JUST a little bit wrong so that the American Original / Vintage remain more desirable? That is what I think, personally, and it's really petty of Fender to do this.

American Original 50s Precision:

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Vintera 50s Precision:

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At least in Mexico they can put them on straight.

 

[Pilgrim]

Every since I saw the Vintera P-bass, this has bothered me. Why would such a thing be done so wrong when it would be SO easy to get it right? It's much too close to the edge and it looks weird.

Do you think Fender does this to make it JUST a little bit wrong so that the American Original / Vintage remain more desirable? That is what I think, personally, and it's really petty of Fender to do this.

The simple answer is: wherever the manufacturer puts it, that is the correct location. We all know that decal placement has varied somewhat over time...and that's a tiny variation.

And you can rest assured that you are the only person who will ever notice any difference unless you make it a practice to drag both basses out of the closet and show the difference to them. Even then, they won't care. No one other than you does.

 

[Ricky Rioli]

Wait to you see how much the position of the string tree used to vary, then you'll know what real pain is

 

[Ostie]

Well, I don’t own either one, but I gotta admit, I like the AO location better.

 

[Mike Vee]

And you can rest assured that you are the only person who will ever notice any difference unless you make it a practice to drag both basses out of the closet and show the difference to them.

That's exactly how it happened. I had about 20 people over and I was showing them. They didn't care!

 

[5StringBlues]