Dudgeman Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) I am about to upgrade my mim jazz deluxe to USA spec and better....string thru..new better bridge and machine heads..new paint and scratch plate. I have to some refinishing to do to the head stock..nasty ding and the tuner screw holes need filling and resanding...as there is more than a chance the decal will.go I thought I would upgrade to the spaghetti raised metal version on the USA deluxe version..as IMO its really cool. I have found plenty of websites that do all the standard replacement decals for the deluxe jazz but not the metal ones as yet. Anyone got any info as to where I can get some? I know that re decalling your fender draws a lot of mixed opinions..but it is not going to be sold and I am going to make sure the serial number for the bass gets retained on the bass, probably on the back side of the scratchplate...to prove its roots, as I am going to have a new serial number made up that doesn't work with Fenders serial codes, as it is going to be a sort of replica/signature bass mash up...that way I won't be able to pass it off as something it isn't.. Any help gratefully received... Cheers Edited June 10, 2012 by Dudgeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='Dudgeman' timestamp='1339371058' post='1687691'] I am going to have a new serial number made up that doesn't work with Fenders serial codes, as it is going to be a sort of replica/signature bass mash up...that way I won't be able to pass it off as something it isn't.. [/quote] I don't get why you're doing this, why not leave the original serial number? Who is going to look at the serial number anyway? unless you're selling it.. which you say you're not... and even if you did... a fake serial number would cast far more doubts than a real one even if it is a MIM. Also, a serial number on the back side of a scratchplate will mean nothing except maybe that the scratchplate is off a different bass. Sorry i don't know anything about the metal decals - I didn't even know they did metal ones!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudgeman Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 The reasons were two fold. Firstly...when I shuffle off this mortal coil and my daughter wants to sell the bass I figured that if it still had the original serial number and photos of the bass as provenance then the buyer would know what he is getting and my daughter would sell for a fair price to reflect the original quality of the bass....ie as a stock item supposedly not as valuable as a US one. Secondly I am changing the tuners, bridge, colour and the pick ups are currently Bartolini....I am also adapting the bass so it can run string thru as well as back of bridge...so to all intense purposes is would look more like an adapted US bass not a Mexican, which tallied with a Mexican serial number would also raise more doubts. I thought if I had my own serial number printed it would show that I made the alterations and that the bass is unique to me....in case of theft etc...I happen to prefer the look of the raised spaghetti metal look decal and if I can't find one I will replace with the originals that Fender are going to send me. I have spoken to Fender and they are happy to authenticate the bass and send me a set of original front decals but they don't do a replacement serial transfer..and it will get damaged in the re finish....so I will have to get one made either way. I just thought it would be a nice conversation piece if it had my own serial number but I still had the original with the bass so as to hold some value... This could very possibly be a case of me over thinking things as usual..hahahaha I just have an Idea in my head of how I want the bass to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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