Five string Fender; Fake?

[Grangur]

Just checking Gumtree and saw this. The tuners may have been replaced? 

Did Fender do 5 tuners in a line?

https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/5-string-mexican-jazz-with-practise-bass-amp/1277938247

[ezbass]

They certainly did a while back. IIRC it was MIMs that had this arrangement. However, I can't speak as to the provenance of the one in the add.

[TheGreek]

I like the finish - couple of things wrong for me though;

• 5 string
• Fender

Other than that it's perfect..

[Grangur]

Yes, @TheGreek, at that price its tempting as a bargain, but I'm giving up on the hope of playing 5s. I like them, but the tendons in my left elbow don't feel the same way. 

[alyctes]

Nice colour scheme but I can't tell how well it's been done.  Too many frets to make it onto my list though

[Hellzero]

Beware, someone used the word "fake", it's going to end up with 300 pages of useless comments and a war between the ultras and the moderates.

[Grangur]

This a all academic anyway. My fingers got itchy and I messaged him over 24hrs ago. No response so far. It does annoy me when folk don't delete ads after the item is sold.

[Vinny]

FWIW I have a MIM J5, and that one is exactly the same as mine. (apart from looking like a bar of Shield, obviously)

[Dan Dare]

I played one of these some years ago at The Gallery in Camden. Didn't like the neck or sound. The similarly priced Lakland Skyline 5 I tried was much nicer. I do think it's genuine, though.