Possible scam - this original 66 Mustang or Mikey Way Squire body?

[Duroc17]

Bought this from a London shop with good reputation for vintage guitars and paid a fair whack for it too (bought it online without playing) - but less than one with original colour bass - someone said the finish looked like the Squire Mikey Way signature bass - i asked the shop owner about the previous history and he bought it saying that previous owner had just had it resprayed. I'm now slightly worried that I've bought a squire with 66 neck and Frankenstein of parts - thing is it plays and sounds absolutely great - my gut is that this is a 66 bod with respray (see image 2), as why would you go to all the trouble of marrying everything together- what do you think?

[Bigwan]

Nice looking bass. Looks like it was originally Olympic White... (possibly black looking on the right edge of the neck pocket)

Can't imagine the racing stripes on a Mikey Way would be easily removed to leave a finish like that, and the Mikey Way seems more silver to me than this.

EDIT - what's the pickup rout like?

Edited November 22, 2017 by Bigwan

[charic]

[Duroc17]

Yes i thought Olympic White and it has the paint stick mark - thanks for putting my mind at rest  - not took the scratch plate off but will tomorrow and look to see if it has been filled -as MW bass has humbucker style pup

[Bigwan]

15 minutes ago, charic said:

Haven't seen close up photos but from what I've seen the Mikey Way Mustang seems to have a silver finish with a black fleck. OP's bass certainly isn't that...

Edit: reasonably good pics here of the Mikey Way finish: https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-guitars/retro-bass-guitars/squier-mikey-way-mustang-bass-rosewood-fretboard-large-flake-silver-sparkle

Doesn't look the same to me.

Edited November 22, 2017 by Bigwan

[charic]

I was just posting a picture so I could compare

[Bigwan]

2 minutes ago, charic said:

I was just posting a picture so I could compare

Gotcha. Had other pics open in separate tab in chrome and flicking back and forth myself

[charic]

The most notable difference seems to be the pickup, with any luck it's routed in a P config and that will alleviate all doubt

[Duroc17]

when i check i'll post a pic  - even the through body metal finish looks old - i know it's also got Kent Armstrong pups added - I'm off tomorrow so the screwdriver is coming out!

[Tonteee]

I was going to say that the scratchplate screws look old.  A faker rarely has old scratchplate screws knocking about.

 

Oh, I appear to have said it!   A funny thing, the English language...

[Duroc17]

yes a lot of trouble has gone into this if it was fake - but still doubts can creep in from buying it blind

[Tonteee]

Totally understand, Duroc!

[Bigwan]

This topic is not helping my Mustang GAS by the way...

[Tonteee]

1 minute ago, Bigwan said:

This topic is not helping my Mustard GAS by the way...

[Bigwan]

1 minute ago, Tonteee said:

My phone has auto-corrected to worse things than that in the past!!!

[charic]

[Sibob]

That's a great finish for a Mustang!
Congrats on the new bass.

Si

[martthebass]

Finish is definitely different to my Mike Way sig Mustang.  No multi coloured flecks in mine so doubt the MW would be the donar body.

[AndyTravis]

Yeah the Mikey Way’s flakes were quite obvious “discs” and the flecks in your basses finish aren’t the same.

its a refinished dream of a bass.

[AndyTravis]

In fact...I’d marry it 

[NJE]

That is a blinder of a bass, and not doing anything to help my Mustang/Musicmaster GAS either. Knowing where you got it from, I would say there is very very little chance in it not being original. That is a very cool refin, and you have a very unique bass there. Enjoy!!

[Duroc17]

Cheers y'all mind at rest now - yes it is one unique looking bass - hopefully got many more sessions and gigs to come out of it 

[Gareth Hughes]

On 22/11/2017 at 12:20, Bigwan said:

This topic is not helping my Mustang GAS by the way...

Just to let you Ian, that I alleviated my Mustang GAS, and I am ever so happy

[Bigwan]

16 minutes ago, Gareth Hughes said:

Just to let you Ian, that I alleviated my Mustang GAS, and I am ever so happy

Git! Gonna need more info than that G!

Edited November 27, 2017 by Bigwan

[Gareth Hughes]

28 minutes ago, Bigwan said:

Git! Gonna need more info than that G!

Well, you’ll never guess what colour it is......

it was the one going in the Bassist Ireland classifieds. Made in 2004/2005. In great nick bar a ding near the 3rd fret dot on the E string side. Sounds and plays heavenly. Tone up it can do a good Maiden clank, tone down it’s a glorious soulful thump. It’s a different old school vibe than my Precision with flats. Not better or worse, but simply awesome. I am in love.

Sorry for the thread hijack OP.