'93 Fender USA Telecaster bass?????

[Bionic-Joe]

Huh???

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140575508590&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[godofthunder]

I am not sure what to make of that. Looks wrong can't put my finger on it.

[nofi]

maybe the body contours strike you odd. the ad script is nutty. tmi.

[Dave W]

There certainly wasn't any production MIA  Fender Tele Bass in 93 and it's definitely not from the custom shop. Also it has a 4-saddle toploader bridge, unlikely Fender would have done that on a reissue of a first edition Tele Bass.

I am not sure what to make of that. Looks wrong can't put my finger on it.

The serial number is wrong. There should be no gap between the N and the digits. Also, in 93 it would have been on the front of the headstock. The truss rod adjusting hole location is wrong for a US Fender of that era, too far from the nut. And the grain on that headstock doesn't look like North American rock maple.

I suppose it could possibly be an Asian Fender never imported here, with faked US serial number. More likely it's a parts bass.

maybe the body contours strike you odd. the ad script is nutty. tmi.

You betcha. "it was under their father's bed for a long long time" LOL! You might expect that on a 53 or 63 bass, not a 93.

Bottom line, somebody's gonna get fleeced.

[Dave W]

Up to $900 with a day and a half left. 

[ilan]

Over at the FDP the agreement seems to be that this is a Jay Turser JTB-401 body with a Squier 50's CV neck (or the Jay Turser's neck with a reshaped headstock) and a new decal.

[Dave W]

Could be. One way or another it's most certainly a fraud, whether the seller knows it or not.

[nofi]

i sent this guy an e mail and i guess he cancelled the auction. i'm sick of these clowns screwing with people.

[Dave W]

Good. That may mean it was an honest mistake on his part and he got screwed when he bought it. Or not.