Anyone seen one of these b4?

[Freuds_Cat]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FENDER-USA-Bass-V-Mid-1960s-Vintage-FUNKY_W0QQitemZ350124945956QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item350124945956&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[ilan]

No way is this the original neck.

[Freuds_Cat]

I have no idea Ilan. He says the tuners have been changed to Shallers. 15 fret neck looks funny, Strangely the 5 strings doesn't.

[nofi]

not the original neck. the original had all five tuners in a row.

[Chris P.]

A friend of mine has an original. It looks original... Except for the headstock.

[rahock]

not the original neck. the original had all five tuners in a row.

 I'm no expert but , I've never seen it done any way other than five in a row on anything that said Fender on it.
Rick

[Dave W]

That is absolutely a fake neck. Decal's all wrong too.

[Chris P.]

I'm no expert but , I've never seen it done any way other than five in a row on anything that said Fender on it.
Rick

For a while, some years ago, Fender used a 4+1 headstock on Jazz fivers.

[exiledarchangel]

Its ugly, even for a fender!  And looks fake, too. Its body is like that painting by Dali with the liquid clocks. FUGLY.

[eb2]

Body is a legit old V.  Pickguard is home-brew.  Neck is from God knows what, but not from Fender.  For around five bones Australian, this is a good deal if you have a real neck.

[Dave W]

Body is a legit old V.  Pickguard is home-brew.  Neck is from God knows what, but not from Fender.  For around five bones Australian, this is a good deal if you have a real neck.

And what are the chances that anyone has a genuine Fender V neck just hanging around? Even if someone does, it's only a good deal if you like a stubby necked bass with a body that looks like a Mustang that's been stretched on a rack.

[eb2]

Exactly.  Kind of.  If I had a Bass V neck I would be jumping for joy.  Someone probably does.  Heck - real old Bass V decals were popping up a few years back.  But I wouldn't want that thing for what it is now.  Maybe for what it started out as, but truth be told I never bothered when old clean ones were routinely far under $1k.