LewisK1975 Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 Spotted this on Ebay just now: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-MIK-1990-USA-Accessories-and-outstanding-condition-/262086982600?hash=item3d0599fbc8 Didn't know there was such a thing as an MIK Fender? Happy to be proven wrong! - I've just never seen one before... Quote
LewisK1975 Posted October 12, 2015 Author Posted October 12, 2015 What do I know? http://www2.fender.com/support/articles/korean-instruments-product-dating/ Quote
Macker5 Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 News to me too! Always good to learn something new........I think! Quote
Macker5 Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 Although........that serial number on the headstock does not appear in the Fender link in post #2! Is that a serial number on the back of the neck? Quote
gjones Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) I thought I recognised that verbal diarrhoea. Here's his Silver Squier for sale. He's asking about £150 more than it's worth. I think it's just a MIJ neck bolted to a 'who knows what' body. Silver Squiers all had a brass earthing strip from the bridge to the rear pickup, this one doesn't. Which means it will either buzz like crazy or it's not a Squier. A Korean Fender is probably not a collectors item either. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SQUIER-by-FENDER-Silver-Series-Jazz-Bass-USA-Accessories-CUSTOM-COLOUR-VGC-/262087208146?hash=item3d059d6cd2"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3d059d6cd2[/url] Edited October 12, 2015 by gjones Quote
Twigman Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 [quote]I have got or have had Fenders and Squiers from every production location they have ever used (including India and that one really did have an aroma of curry!).[/quote] When did Fender EVER have a factory in India...... This guy is so full of it Quote
Macker5 Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 Twigman - This guy is so full of it .............did you accidently miss off a couple of letters from the last word? Quote
Twigman Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 [quote name='Macker5' timestamp='1444677320' post='2885050'] Twigman - This guy is so full of it .............did you accidently miss off a couple of letters from the last word? [/quote] It was quite deliberate to defeat the language bot... Quote
Macker5 Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 Impressive - You can tell I'm a Newbie! Quote
Bassassin Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 [quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1444676147' post='2885036'] When did Fender EVER have a factory in India...... [/quote] Sunns & Squier IIs were made in India. Unlikely that Fender actually owned a factory there any more than they do in Japan, Korea, Taiwan etc. Regarding MIK Fenders, I'm no expert (usual disclaimer!) but I'm fairly sure in the 80s & 90s only Squiers would've been Korean. The first MIK Fender I remember noticing was the Jazz 24, from about 10 or so years back. Jon. Quote
cybertect Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 [quote name='Macker5' timestamp='1444667196' post='2884925'] Although........that serial number on the headstock does not appear in the Fender link in post #2! Is that a serial number on the back of the neck? [/quote] I'm no expert, but having trawled a few Fender serial number sites, S plus 7 digits doesn't appear to match [i]any[/i] Fender factory's serial number format. S plus 6 digits was in use in Japan 1994 to 1995 and 2004 to 2005, but that's about as close as it gets. Quote
Macker5 Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 The plot thickens...........or of course I accept I am being stupid. It has a KV serial number on the back of the neck..........and an S serial number on the headstock............ Can anybody explain? Quote
Bassassin Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 At a guess, the headstock one's fake - it wouldn't have both! SO + 6 digits is apparently 1990/91, as he claims. KV, however would be a late 90s Squier serial - the first 2 numbers giving the exact year, but are too indistinct to see in the pic. So - I think it's a Squier with a dodgy headstock transfer. Maybe he didn't notice the heel one or just couldn't be arsed. J. Quote
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