vinorange Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Somebody posting a Mexican Fender P bass has wisely painted over the serial number to acquire a matching headstock. Or have they? Is it a Mex or not? https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F263734813613 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 "Get em while you can, they’ll be rare someday." Not convinced by that statement.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Hard to tell...all the evidence has been tampered with...wrong tuners, wrong bridge, no s/n.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 No, it's not. Why would someone cover up the markings that show it to be genuine. P basses "rare"? Maybe after the Armageddon, when virtually everything has been destroyed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shabbs Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Headstock doesn't look right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) Lots of wrongness there, anyway, didn't the mexico plant start in 1993? Edited June 6, 2018 by Rick's Fine '52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 22 minutes ago, Rick's Fine '52 said: ...didn't the mexico plant start in 2003? Off the top of my head I thought it was 1987. Dammit, now I'm going to have to find out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, discreet said: Off the top of my head I thought it was 1987. Dammit, now I'm going to have to find out... My bad, I had to check then too, I saw an advert for a just released 25th anniversary, but the post was in 2012!! oops, don't mind me...... Edited June 6, 2018 by Rick's Fine '52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Most interesting thing to me is the cast brass bridge, which is from a 1980-ish Kasuga, probably a Scorpion. Shame it ended up on this generic whatever-it-is. Worth noting the pickup's not original either - the screw tabs are too small for the scratchplate. Wouldn't be surprised if that came from the same bass as the bridge. So - bitsa with headstock overpainted - could be anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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