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Post subject: Fender Jazz Bass - American or Clone?
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:37 am
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I have offered a Fender Jazz Bass (American)
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Poor telling english so please write a concrete answer:
Is my guitar American or clone?

The serial number of the guitar is: US1146380
This number can not be found here:
http://www.guitardaterproject.org / fender.aspx

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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Bass - American or Clone?
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 2:34 pm
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You're pics are less than crystal clear. Normally the serial number would indicate a 2011 model but the number is also lacking one digit. You may want to look more closely to see if maybe the last digit has been obliterated in some way. If the area where the last digit should be is clean then I'd say you have cause for concern right there without even looking any further. It looks clean to me but like I said the pics aren't the best.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Bass - American or Clone?
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 2:54 pm
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Clone. No question in my mind.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Bass - American or Clone?
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:18 pm
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Here is why this is a fake.
1. "Serial number" font size is wrong. The height of the words "Serial Number" with "serial" over "number" should be no taller than the letters and numbers in the serial itself. The letters and numbers in the serial itself should all be the same size but here the letters and numbers are different sizes. This serial is obviously faked.

2. More obvious is that the serial location wrong and would be between centered between the A and D tuners. Speaking of which the tuners are of the wrong basic design wrong for an instrument that year with a "US11" serial except for a Highway One. Here is what a headstock serial location looked like in 2011 on a Highway One:

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And the front decal is wrong also. Here is the Highway One decal in 2011:

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The headstock decal is wrong for a 2011 American Standard also which would look like this:

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What is that huge sticker on the body edge behind the neck?

Sorry but don't see much here that says Fender. I see more that says it isn't. It's as fake as Madonna's British accent.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Bass - American or Clone?
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:55 pm
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I thank all those who have resolved this issue.
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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Bass - American or Clone?
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 2:25 pm
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brotherdave wrote:
It's as fake as Madonna's British accent.


Perhaps it's one of Auto-tune's presets......?

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