Real or Fake Fender Precision

[samlowend]

Is this Fender real it has a low price of £155 https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/fender-3-hole-neck-plate-presision-bass.-/1389773475

[JvJazz83]

I am no expert by a long shot, but I do not think that's a real fender Precision. If I remember correctly, the P-bass was never made with a 3 bolt neck plate (it could be the other way around...). the headstock decal looks strange to me, but I'm not sure about this. The ashtray bridge cover looks like it was made for a jazz...

I might be very wrong about this, but choose to stick my head out anyway.

[Pea Turgh]

Could just be the lighting, but also looks like the body has been sanded quite unevenly.

Wasn’t the three bolt neck a 70’s thing?

I agree the decal looks a bit wonky.  What if someone’s just done a poor job of refinishing though?!  Worth a look if you’re local?

[samlowend]

Thanks for the info. I know and I haven't been able to find a p bass with rectangular inlays except for the custom shop ones.

[OliverBlackman]

Definitely not fender, maybe vintage Japanese or Korean?

[JvJazz83]

25 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said:

Wasn’t the three bolt neck a 70’s thing?

It shure was, but from what I recall only on the Jazz and Tele bass, as far as basses go. The P-bass (and Telecaster g***ar) kept their 4 screws.

[Doctor J]

The ad title is

FENDER 3 HOLE NECK PLATE, PRESISION BASS

 

Nowhere is it claimed the bass is a Fender, or even the bass is a Precision for that matter, and rightly so.

It's a Fender 3 hole neck plate. The rest? Well, I can tell you what it isn't 😉

[yorks5stringer]

Yes, it's a genuine Fender 3 hole neck plate, if you look closely there's a small hole below the single neck screw where an allen key goes in for the micro-tilt mechanism. And as others have said, never used on a Precision but I guess at £155 it's not puporting to be a 72 P Bass anyway, although the wording may have you believe otherwise....?

[Reggaebass]

Headstock logo doesn’t look right, and it might be the picture but it looks like a split in the body near the neck pocket 

[Bassassin]

Not a Fender, not vintage. Looks like a bitsa to me, no idea what's under the covers (could be a P/J with that big Jazz ashtray), depending what the parts are it might be a decent deal for £155, especially if you could haggle down a bit.

On the other hand if it's built from cheap tat bits (which the tuners suggest it might be), you'd be better off with something like a Harley Benton for the same sort of money.

Also: "I just started playing and I was given this" says the seller, snapping pics of the bass in his room containing rackmounted mixers, flightcases, a Peavey 4x10 cab and another bass...

Hmm.

Edited November 13, 2020 by Bassassin

[mcnach]

If you had a genuine Fender, would you sell it for less than a Squier? Hard pass.

[prowla]

On 13/11/2020 at 15:28, Doctor J said:

The ad title is

Nowhere is it claimed the bass is a Fender, or even the bass is a Precision for that matter, and rightly so.

It's a Fender 3 hole neck plate. The rest? Well, I can tell you what it isn't 😉

It has a Fender trademarked logo on the headstock; the photos form part of the description.

[prowla]

6 hours ago, mcnach said:

If you had a genuine Fender, would you sell it for less than a Squier? Hard pass.

I bought a Fender Precision for £100 this year.

It was a punt, though, but it plays fine.

[Obra]

Fake

[yorks5stringer]

On 13/11/2020 at 17:40, Reggaebass said:

Headstock logo doesn’t look right, and it might be the picture but it looks like a split in the body near the neck pocket 

Weirdly, if it was a genuine Fender it would have had a 4 bolt neck and you would see the 2 lower bolt holes exposed. So it must be a genuine 3 bolt neck which again disqualifies it being a Fender

[prowla]

It is a real problem, all these fake fenders. 

[lemmywinks]

Just spotted it on FB, seller admits it's a copy here:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/664034974500426/

[prowla]

"I would swop for a decent.fender telecaster"...

...I bet you would!

[Newfoundfreedom]

So on Gumtree he says, just started playing and was given this. On his Facebook add he says he's had it for years. 

This bloke couldn't lie straight in bed.

Wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.