Genuine? Decal definitely from the 70’s.

[oldslapper]

But says 1962, so I’m a bit suspicious now. 

Edited August 15, 2022 by oldslapper

[PaulThePlug]

Time travel bass...

If it was pre CBS... how would it know that CBS would be tacking over...

See, I'm clever!

Front Decal may be OK, but he didn't think it thru...

And the strings are missing...

[oldslapper]

Smart thinking Paul 😂

[alyctes]

What does the gold lettering say?  Something 'professional', I think?

[oldslapper]

17 minutes ago, alyctes said:

What does the gold lettering say?  Something 'professional', I think?

Maybe that’s a pre cbs thing? 

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the fabled emperor's new strings. They look fabulous with the pure gold windings and peacock coloured silks don't you think?

[yorks5stringer]

All that Dymo tape, is this a Happy Jack thread?

[MungoBass]

Surprised there is no mention of a special factory order - the unique dymo and of course the luthier created headstock modification to completely negate neck dive!

[Delberthot]

On 15/08/2022 at 13:59, alyctes said:

What does the gold lettering say?  Something 'professional', I think?

 

It's something "INTERNATIONAL" but i can't figure it out. it doesn't look like Peavey. Of the three letters you can see the first one looks like a "K" or "V" then maybe I then J.

[alyctes]

15 hours ago, Delberthot said:

 

It's something "INTERNATIONAL" but i can't figure it out. it doesn't look like Peavey. Of the three letters you can see the first one looks like a "K" or "V" then maybe I then J.

 

Nor me.  Good catch on 'international', that hadn't occurred to me.  Agree, not Peavey. 

The headstock shape looks unaltered, so I'm guessing one of the many unsuccessful not-quite-a-Fender-of-course-it's-not-a-copy manufacturers.

[Dan Dare]

On 19/08/2022 at 20:23, Delberthot said:

 

It's something "INTERNATIONAL" but i can't figure it out. it doesn't look like Peavey. Of the three letters you can see the first one looks like a "K" or "V" then maybe I then J.

 

Might be made by the people who built this

 

 

Edited August 20, 2022 by Dan Dare

[Bunion]

On 19/08/2022 at 20:23, Delberthot said:

 

It's something "INTERNATIONAL" but i can't figure it out. it doesn't look like Peavey. Of the three letters you can see the first one looks like a "K" or "V" then maybe I then J.

Didn’t fender do an international series? Never seen a headstock so II wouldn’t say this is one 

[Steve Browning]

Could be VD, in which case it's probably a load of old clap.

[tauzero]

I think the strokes converge too high up for a V. I wondered if it could be KO, which might make it KO, or maybe KD. I also wondered about EKO but haven't seen an Eko logo like that, and I don't think there's room for another letter before the (probable) K.

[prowla]

It's definitely a much sought-after blue label FENDER PRECISION BASS