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Post subject: Urgent help please - what have I bought?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:47 am
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Hi all, Forum newbie here with a problem. In a fit of enthusiasm last night I bought this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sunburst-62-Fende ... 240%3A1318

Described as 62 jazz bass I knew it wasn't a reissue as it doesn't have the stack knobs. I assumed it was just a late 1990s/early 2000s Jazz with a few embellishments. It has a Corona California neckplate which dates the body to 1998+. I spoke to the seller who assured me its a US model. However he has subsequently told me there is no serial number on the headstock and has sent a pciture of the heel end which has a May 1962 date stamp on it. What on earth have I got here?

All help gratefully appreciated as I think its not too late to cancel the deal if it turns out this is not what I hoped it was.


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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:36 pm
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I have cancelled the deal as one of the guys on BassChat told me its a MIM neck and probably a generic body with an added Corona neckplate


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Post subject: Urgent help please - what have I bought?
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:39 pm
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Well my friend, it looks like the seller has no idea what he is trying to get you to buy. If there is this much trouble with this bass, please don't buy it. I have an authentic '62 Jazz Bass with the stacked knobs but I took the time to search local stores and found what I was looking for. I would never trust Ebay or anything else if I can't play the bass before I think about buying.


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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:43 pm
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I'm not an expert...And I didn't find this out until the other day... But I think even calling that a MIM neck is a stretch. The string tree is in the wrong place for it to be a Fender Neck of any kind.. like I said tho I'm no expert...

Good for you on canceling because it's not what it says it is.


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Post subject: Urgent help please - what have I bought?
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:16 pm
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What does "MIM" mean to everyone? I see it on the posts here and there and can't figure out what it means.


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Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:06 pm
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MIM=Made in Mexico...


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