20 Year Old US Jazz... Or is it?

[Dr M]

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/American-Fender-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-/321177694883?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ac7aeb2a3"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/American-Fender-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-/321177694883?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ac7aeb2a3[/url]

I may just be a cynical b*stard, but something about this doesn't seem quite right to me.

[brensabre79]

Could it be 'Made in Japan' on the headstock?

[ash]

That's coz it says 'Made in Japan' on the headstock!

[ash]

Ha! Ha! Beaten to the chase! This looks a legit MIJ model though and very nice too.

Edited August 2, 2013 by ash

[Dr M]

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1375461453' post='2161816']
Could it be 'Made in Japan' on the headstock?
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Yeah, that might do it!

I was also wondering about that neck plate. Seems far too shiny to be 20 years old, and not a hint of buckle-rash on the back. I thought Fenders usually had some kind of marking on the neck plate too? I'm just wondering if it's a bitsa with MIJ neck.