yorks5stringer Posted June 17, 2022 Posted June 17, 2022 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314032591302?hash=item491dcd11c6:g:fFoAAOSwXUpipLue Headstock looks odd unless its the angle...? Quote
yorks5stringer Posted June 17, 2022 Author Posted June 17, 2022 Had a different sctrachplate at some time, judging by all the holes Quote
sprocketflup Posted June 17, 2022 Posted June 17, 2022 "Dont know anything about the guitar", but he knew enough to whack a Fender decal on it and not take any photos of the back 😒 1 Quote
Happy Jack Posted June 17, 2022 Posted June 17, 2022 2 hours ago, sprocketflup said: "Dont know anything about the guitar", but he knew enough to whack a Fender decal on it and not take any photos of the back 😒 In all fairness, there is a photo of the back. The rather un-Fender burst is suspiciously unmarked by any playing wear, but there's evidence of cosmetic modifications in places. Looks to me like someone tried to turn something into a Fender and didn't make an awfully good job of it. Mind you, there have been periods when that description would have fitted Fender themselves ... 1 2 Quote
binky_bass Posted June 17, 2022 Posted June 17, 2022 Looks like an SX Jazz bass to me. £180ish new without the damage. People that auction basses with 'Don't know anything about it' 99% of the time know EXACTLY what they're selling but they're hoping for someone to come along and pay well over the odds for it on the assumption its legit. Just another con. 2 Quote
yorks5stringer Posted June 17, 2022 Author Posted June 17, 2022 'Personalisation Instructions: Please specify your choice of tuning for setup' Quote
tegs07 Posted June 17, 2022 Posted June 17, 2022 im just amazed at the quantity of Fender fakes that show up in house clearances! must be loads of really old folks with a penchant for fake instruments….. 1 Quote
nikon F Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 third string fits nicely in the nut , in fact there's room for another by the looks of it. Quote
warwickhunt Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 Possibly a Harley Benton (Thomann) bass? I've seen a fair few (guitar more than bass) pop up as 'unknown but possibly rare' after they've been b*ggered about with to vaguely disguise origins and make them seem vintage. 1 Quote
yorks5stringer Posted June 18, 2022 Author Posted June 18, 2022 Wonder who strung it up, never seen string windings south of the nut before..... Quote
shoulderpet Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 Was just about to post about this blatant fake, someone beat me to it. I'm not as well versed as some on Fenders but immediately I noticed that the headstock shape is wrong, the tuners are wrong, the bridge is wrong and that sloppy routing around the bridge pickup. The bidding is currently at £270 !!! Eek!!! 1 Quote
Bassassin Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 Would be fine for £70. Really don't know who bids on things like this. Quote
yorks5stringer Posted June 18, 2022 Author Posted June 18, 2022 44 minutes ago, Bassassin said: Would be fine for £70. Really don't know who bids on things like this. Someone who knows nothing about Basses?..... Quote
weezergeezer Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 Decal on the lower back of headstock..bizarre Bridge saddles are misaligned screw missing from tuner (G string) nice muffling /damping ( Not) on the first frets due to short scale strings ..looks like a DIY bodge job thats for sure..😬 Quote
Welshbassist Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 Surely this needs reporting. Can't have a naive punter spending their hard earned dosh on this. Always someone who claims ignorance in some way, yeah right. 1 Quote
Welshbassist Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 Dreadful that someone who doesn't know any better has spent close to 300 quid on this. 1 Quote
Reggaebass Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) It might be my suspicious mind but I always think the sellers know exactly what they’ve got Edited June 18, 2022 by Reggaebass 1 Quote
shoulderpet Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Welshbassist said: Dreadful that someone who doesn't know any better has spent close to 300 quid on this. I did report this listing but I don't know if eBay did anything about it 1 Quote
yorks5stringer Posted June 18, 2022 Author Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) I emailed the seller and suggested he withdraw the listing but by that time he was eyeing the prize money I guess? Seller seems to sell a lot of spring steel strip too. Edited June 18, 2022 by yorks5stringer Quote
briansbrew Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 19:04, binky_bass said: Looks like an SX Jazz bass to me. £180ish new without the damage. People that auction basses with 'Don't know anything about it' 99% of the time know EXACTLY what they're selling but they're hoping for someone to come along and pay well over the odds for it on the assumption its legit. Just another con. The photos show exactly that its a modified cheap bass if you know what to look for, decal is all wrong, all those holes ect.. this is the typical con "I don't know about basses ", house clearance and all that garbage should automatically put serious buyers off. The winning bidder in in for a shock 🤨 Quote
Welshbassist Posted June 19, 2022 Posted June 19, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, shoulderpet said: I did report this listing but I don't know if eBay did anything about it So did I! Wasn't until around an hour before bidding ended though Edited June 19, 2022 by Welshbassist Quote
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