BadHands Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 I came across this left handed P-bass on Ebay, and between the frets and the serial number, something didn't seem right. Can any Fender aficionados confirm it's authenticity? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Precision-Bass-Left-Handed/402681661441?hash=item5dc1b28801:g:yvgAAOSwDHdgFG8M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, csmallett said: I came across this left handed P-bass on Ebay, and between the frets and the serial number, something didn't seem right. Can any Fender aficionados confirm it's authenticity? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Precision-Bass-Left-Handed/402681661441?hash=item5dc1b28801:g:yvgAAOSwDHdgFG8M It's one to nail to a pub wall, I think. (Pubs. Remember them?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 "Back on because buyer pulled out last minute" ..or possibly because buyer had another look at the pics? That neck pocket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.c60 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 The position of the machine heads on the back of the head stock looks weird to me - I have two lefite P's, (both USA) and they both have even spacing and they are further away from the edge. This one just looks wrong..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Fake as a very fake thing. The logo is atrocious. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Pretender not Fender 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 I’d stay away from that one , it’s not a fender 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 If that's a real Fender, I'm a cross-dressing toucan named Terry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, 40hz said: If that's a real Fender, I'm a cross-dressing toucan named Terry. So when are you picking it up then Tezza? 😁 Edited February 7, 2021 by Maude 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Terrance Dear, make mine a Guinness... Oh! nice frock... are you saying more Bender than Fender? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) I'm fairly certain that Fender have never put a plastic washer under the neck plate. Aren't fender neck plates branded anyway? In it's defence I can vouch for the fact that some of their string through ferrules are loosely fitted and can fall out. Edited February 11, 2021 by Dom in Dorset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Not a technical observation but the neck just looks sh!t. It's not a Fender, not even a Squier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 The 1973 precision had a gasket under the F series neck plate, but that’s certainly not one 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 It's a bass. There, the similarity between it and an actual Fender P ends very abruptly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedoghouse Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Ha ha '...the metal thing that goes in the back'. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 The fake serial number decal on the back of the headstock is a nice touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasher80 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I noticed that straight away. The price was a dead giveaway too. What a crock 💩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I'm no expert, but that's not a Fender. The body looks all wrong. And the pickguard doesn't fit properly. It's a mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 As someone with (hopefully) a real 1977 Lefty precision, this is wrong at so many levels.....I don't think any precisions had through body strings in this period. The Fender logo is not even an amateur fake. The Serial Number would have either been on the neck plate or at the top of the headstock, but not on the back of the neck. there should be some evidence of a pull/thumb bar (even if just the screw holes), it should weigh a ton, and even if it were real (which it clearly is not), even bad examples didn't have a neck joint like that. All of that said, if it were real, it should be worth about £2k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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