Fake Fenders you bought and now regret selling

[Happy Jack]

I sold this beautiful Bravewood primarily because of

Now I wish I'd kept it ...

 

[TheGreek]

Nice looking bass...how did it play?

[Happy Jack]

Beautifully - absolutely gorgeous thing. The SD 1/4 Pounders sounded awesome, too.

 

[wateroftyne]

Limelight 62-ish Jazz.

Bought from someone who knew it wasn't a real Fender, sold to me who knew it wasn't a real Fender, then sold it on to someone who kew it wasn't a real Fender.

Such a trail of destruction.. so many suffering kittens and puppies. I'm going to hell.

[karlfer]

16 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

Limelight 62-ish Jazz.

Bought from someone who knew it wasn't a real Fender, sold to me who knew it wasn't a real Fender, then sold it on to someone who kew it wasn't a real Fender.

Such a trail of destruction.. so many suffering kittens and puppies. I'm going to hell.

When you go to Hell can I have the Lindisfarne gig?

[Roger2611]

27 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

Limelight 62-ish Jazz.

Bought from someone who knew it wasn't a real Fender, sold to me who knew it wasn't a real Fender, then sold it on to someone who kew it wasn't a real Fender.

Such a trail of destruction.. so many suffering kittens and puppies. I'm going to hell.

Wow, that's one beautiful Fender Jazz

[NancyJohnson]

I've never understood the fake logo thing.  I can understand the distressing of an instrument to create a certain look, but putting a fake logo, a fogo™ if you will, has always seemed inappropriate.

Much as I have an issue with this, credit to Limelight for producing basses with their own logo on them.  Much tidier.

[DJpullchord]

A matter of integrity.

[Bassassin]

here's a Fender copy I regret selling:

This is the Basschat Bitsa Jazz, so-called because all the parts came from BC members, with the exception of the tuners. Body was a '72 Fujigen, dated from the codes on the original (dud) Maxon pickups. Can't for the life of me remember what brand it was, got the body off an (ex) member called Tino - from an Ebay sale. The neck came from Toasted (is he still here?) so long ago I think it was back in the Bassworld days. Ashamed to say I can't remember who the pickups came from - particularly considering he gave them to me for nowt!

Don't know the date of the neck or the original brand - could just about see the ghost of the original logo & thought it might be Antoria. The fact the neck was a perfect fit for the body, and the screwholes lined up near-perfectly, suggest it probably was.

Anyway, after a lot of polishing & fettling this built up into a lovely looking, sounding & playing Japanese  J copy, but since I already had a lovely looking, sounding & playing MIJ Jazz copy, I got rid. Traded it on a local FB group for a very roadworn Aria SB-Elite Black & Gold - which by any measure was a ridiculously good deal. But a couple of months later my lovingly restored vintage MIJ Jazz turned up again on the same board, battered, frets wrenched out and absolutely ruined.

Hurt, that did.

Edited December 30, 2017 by Billy Apple
Thread tidy

[LukeFRC]

19 hours ago, Bassassin said:

here's a Fender copy I regret selling:

This is the Basschat Bitsa Jazz, so-called because all the parts came from BC members, with the exception of the tuners. Body was a '72 Fujigen, dated from the codes on the original (dud) Maxon pickups. Can't for the life of me remember what brand it was, got the body off an (ex) member called Tino - from an Ebay sale. The neck came from Toasted (is he still here?) so long ago I think it was back in the Bassworld days. Ashamed to say I can't remember who the pickups came from - particularly considering he gave them to me for nowt!

Don't know the date of the neck or the original brand - could just about see the ghost of the original logo & thought it might be Antoria. The fact the neck was a perfect fit for the body, and the screwholes lined up near-perfectly, suggest it probably was.

Anyway, after a lot of polishing & fettling this built up into a lovely looking, sounding & playing Japanese  J copy, but since I already had a lovely looking, sounding & playing MIJ Jazz copy, I got rid. Traded it on a local FB group for a very roadworn Aria SB-Elite Black & Gold - which by any measure was a ridiculously good deal. But a couple of months later my lovingly restored vintage MIJ Jazz turned up again on the same board, battered, frets wrenched out and absolutely ruined.

Hurt, that did.

There's a moral in there for you! 

Edited December 30, 2017 by Billy Apple

[prowla]

My first bass was a Columbus Jazz bass; it wasn't bad but wasn't great. It was a copy rather than a fake, as it didn't have a Fender logo on it.

[kodiakblair]

Doubt I'll regret selling this too much but I'm not one for playing short scales.

[prowla]

1 hour ago, kodiakblair said:

Doubt I'll regret selling this too much but I'm not one for playing short scales.

That's quite impressive work!

[Billy Apple]

I'm tidying up this thread. Please see OP for appropriate content to post

[Bassassin]

This place is becoming really odd.

[ped]

I have to say that move wasn't discussed. 

[skankdelvar]

Mr Apple in unilateral tidying-up shock

[prowla]

1 hour ago, Bassassin said:

This place is becoming really odd.

A conversation is but a transitory thing...

[The59Sound]

15 hours ago, Billy Apple said:

I'm tidying up this thread. Please see OP for appropriate content to post

Can you please repeat for every thread on BC, thanks. 

[prowla]

It's a shame, because there was some really useful information there.

[mcnach]

2 hours ago, The59Sound said:

Can you please repeat for every thread on BC, thanks. 

 

oh the irony

[stingrayPete1977]

I've no idea what I missed here!

[LukeFRC]

10 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said:

I've no idea what I missed here!

nothing. really nothing.

[Cato]

1 hour ago, stingrayPete1977 said:

I've no idea what I missed here!

I'm guessing that an ironic thread was in danger of losing its irony.

[wateroftyne]

That video of the drummer who was at the wrong gig was mint, though. That should have stayed.