dlloyd Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [quote name='max363' timestamp='1331757626' post='1578502'] Made in japan [/quote] Made in Japan is pre-1997. Are you sure it's a Geddy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max363 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1331758097' post='1578522'] Made in Japan is pre-1997. Are you sure it's a Geddy? [/quote] I also thought that it was pre '97. but it seems it is not: http://www.fender.com/en-RU/support/articles/japanese-instruments-product-dating/ it is 2007-or younger, my guess '10. One thing is for sure - fender got very complex serial number sistem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Rings a bell. It's not this one is it? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170783-vintage-icon-v4-bass-thats-a-mij-p-not/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170783-vintage-icon-v4-bass-thats-a-mij-p-not/page__fromsearch__1[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max363 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1331760524' post='1578603'] Rings a bell. It's not this one is it? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170783-vintage-icon-v4-bass-thats-a-mij-p-not/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url] [/quote] Nope would post pictures, but no batteries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [quote name='max363' timestamp='1331759980' post='1578590'] I also thought that it was pre '97. but it seems it is not: [url="http://www.fender.com/en-RU/support/articles/japanese-instruments-product-dating/"]http://www.fender.co...product-dating/[/url] it is 2007-or younger, my guess '10. One thing is for sure - fender got very complex serial number sistem [/quote] I stand (or sit) corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1331715710' post='1577444'] Can anyone give me a rough idea of value for an early 90s cij sunburst precision in fairly good condition ? There's not many for sale at moment so just wondering Thanks [/quote] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Rings a bell. It's not this one is it? [/font][/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170783-vintage-icon-v4-bass-thats-a-mij-p-not/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [quote name='max363' timestamp='1331761991' post='1578628'] Nope would post pictures, but no batteries [/quote] Wrong bass I was posting about the Precision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1331758097' post='1578522'] Made in Japan is pre-1997. Are you sure it's a Geddy? [/quote] Fender Japan are using MIJ again, rather than CIJ. They're using mixed case lettering rather than upper case (or italicised) lettering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1331763671' post='1578660'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Rings a bell. It's not this one is it? [/font][/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170783-vintage-icon-v4-bass-thats-a-mij-p-not/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [/quote] Yes that's the one. I was suspicious about the photos and refused to pay until I saw detailed ones. Said he didn't know until just before the auction ended but has agreed to cancel sale. Did offer £50 off when I pointed it out It's probably quite a nice bass, just not what I wanted and not what he claims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1331801848' post='1578945'] Yes that's the one. I was suspicious about the photos and refused to pay until I saw detailed ones. Said he didn't know until just before the auction ended but has agreed to cancel sale. Did offer £50 off when I pointed it out It's probably quite a nice bass, just not what I wanted and not what he claims [/quote] This is what he said to me on the 12th of March which was a few days before the auction ended. [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=2][b]Dear 1962gareth,[/b] Hi, thank you for pointing that out, it looks identicle to the one you say, I guess it is, is that bad? I don't know, what I do know is it sounds great. I am a guitarist not a bassist, I bought the bass to make a few backing tracks to play along to, and for that, it worked. Regards, Ian[/size][/font][/color] [size=2][b] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=2]- hames1899[/size][/font][/color][/b][/size] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=2][b][b]Click "respond" to reply through Messages, or go to your email to reply[/b][/b][/size][/font][/color] [url="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e11051.m44.l1159/7?euid=dce8cabdd8f645f4ae7e8d8fb524ef54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcontact.ebay.co.uk%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FM2MContact%26item%3D260976344366%26requested%3Dhames1899%26qid%3D327265253017%26redirect%3D0%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AX%3ARTQ%3AGB%3A1159"][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) I would not have spotted that one...The corona neck plate that is Edited March 15, 2012 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1331813346' post='1579230'] I would not have spotted that one...The corona neck plate that is [/quote] I deleted my comment about it, as it's clear the actual owner is upfront about its status as a parts bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) Hmm sort of. I don't care if knobs or bridge are only look a likes. The body and arguably pickups are a different matter and it anyway wasn't in the list of changes. You can't, IMHO, call it a Japanese made bass if only the neck is actually Japanese. Edit for typos and sense Edited March 15, 2012 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Okay, I misunderstood the link above. The bass you bid on is a Vintage V4... http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintagebass.html with a MIJ neck in bad condition, a US Fender neckplate and who knows what else... my guess would be that the rest of the bass, including the pickups, is original to the Vintage V4. I see the bass was "won" for £271... ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) "Won" on the premise that it was a Japanese p from 93, with only replaced tuners, knobs and bridge. If it had been what he said, it would have been an unmissable bargain badly timed to end at 8:41 am. As I said it was pretty soon clear that the body was not original rather than just badly photographed and I rejected the sale. My thanks again to silldx and all others who replied Edited March 15, 2012 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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