PURPOLARIS Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-precision-bass-/120952087652?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c294e6464 The annoying thing about these people is that genuine honest people get fooled. His tutor rated it though so it must be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Haha. See the name of the seller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 (edited) Yeah looks like a bitsa bass with a stripped and revarnished body and with a Fender decal stuck on the headstock. It may be a good sounding and playing bass but it isn't a Fender. Honest enough to admit it in the questions and answers section. Edited July 18, 2012 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Been watching this one myself, interesting how he's deliberately letting bidders make up their own minds, I think he knows more then he's letting on. It'll either go for next to nowt or some poor fool will put £250 on thinking it's the real thing. Gotta admit I've put a cheeky bid on, would be a good spare for rougher gigs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURPOLARIS Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 His "tutor" would have told him it wasn't a genuine Fender. He's clearly at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 shouldnt there be a serial no. on the headstock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1342605099' post='1737592'] ....with a Fender decal stuck on the headstock. [/quote] ....and an awful repro at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Awful..just awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 look at buyer transactions. some tutorial books and a 'fender precision bass upgraded' back in 2010. I reckon he bought it as a Fender and got scammed unwittingly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Al Heeley' timestamp='1342624600' post='1738112'] shouldnt there be a serial no. on the headstock?[/quote] It's a pre- late 76-type logo, so the serial number would be on the neck plate. However, there is no serial number on the headstock [i]or t[/i]he neck plate. Edit: Or anywhere else, come to that. Edited July 19, 2012 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Passing off p*sses me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Forget serial number absences, since when did period Fenders have a truss rod adjuster at the headstock end?, let alone the headstock shape, and a dozen others. I feel someone is gonna get shafted though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 7 screw bridge? ....it's more than likely a stripped back early Westfield, Gear4music etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Bids've all been cancelled, it's gone now! Half expecting it to resurface in a couple of days with a more honest description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 [quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1342705072' post='1739631'] Bids've all been cancelled, it's gone now! Half expecting it to resurface in a couple of days with a more honest description. [/quote] he's probably agreed a deal outside eBay with someone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1342705198' post='1739635'] he's probably agreed a deal outside eBay with someone! [/quote] Some poor soul might think they have a bargain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1342705198' post='1739635'] he's probably agreed a deal outside eBay with someone! [/quote] I think I might have scared him off, I sent him this about an hour ago. [b]Dear peds858,[/b] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Hey mate,[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Do yourself a favour and change the description of this bass, as I can guarantee you that it is NOT a Fender! Here's a few things that are glaringly wrong! 1. Fender's have the truss rod adjuster at the heel of the neck, not at the headstock. 2. The headstock is the wrong shape, 3. The bridge is wrong, yours has 7 screws whereas a Fender has 5, 4. The Machine heads are not stamped with the Fender logo. 5. There is no serial number on the neck plate.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=2][b] - unraveled1962[/b][/size][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURPOLARIS Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Before I started this post I sent the guy a message telling him it wasn't a Fender and it wasn't even a Squier and that he should change the description before the Ebay police pulled the auction.. He replied saying thanks for the information but didn't do anything about it. I reported it to Ebay after that, hopefully they collared him because he was well warned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Re-listed as a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattbass97 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 i was watching this item out of curiosity and never even checked for the stupidly obvious evidence proving it was fake! im on higher guard from now on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1342986728' post='1743535']Re-listed as a copy.[/quote] First question (well, only question) is a classic: Why is it a copy? Err, because it wasn't made by Fender, perhaps? Like I said above: Passing off p*sses me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 [quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1343260766' post='1748096'] First question (well, only question) is a classic: Why is it a copy? Err, because it wasn't made by Fender, perhaps? Like I said above: Passing off p*sses me off. [/quote] Amen to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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