Anyone seen one of these b4?

Freuds_Cat · November 17, 2008, 03:23:53 AM

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 · November 17, 2008, 04:29:01 AM

No way is this the original neck.

Freuds_Cat · November 17, 2008, 04:51:37 AM

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 · November 17, 2008, 05:13:22 AM

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

Chris P. · November 17, 2008, 06:52:57 AM

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

rahock · November 17, 2008, 07:41:21 AM

Quote from: nofi on November 17, 2008, 05:13:22 AM
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 · November 17, 2008, 09:13:00 AM

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

Chris P. · November 17, 2008, 09:16:07 AM

Quote from: rahock on November 17, 2008, 07:41:21 AM
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 · November 17, 2008, 10:52:49 AM

Its ugly, even for a fender!

And looks fake, too. Its body is like that painting by Dali with the liquid clocks. FUGLY.

eb2 · November 17, 2008, 02:22:39 PM

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 · November 17, 2008, 05:48:18 PM

Quote from: eb2 on November 17, 2008, 02:22:39 PM
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 · November 18, 2008, 04:55:28 PM

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.