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Post subject: Is this a real Fender?
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:14 pm
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Post subject: Re: Is this a real Fender?
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:01 am
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Hmm, no answers yet - but then again, you sure don't make helping easy…
The forum's IMG-command understands best when you have a pic address (starts http or https, ends jpg).
But let's at least get the links in the open to save others some trouble (I had to "quote", then copy/paste the addresses to new windows):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RF4l14 ... p=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BTKocJ ... p=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12hhyp8 ... p=drivesdk

Those pics aren't much help. More needed: Full shots, front/back. Headstock, front/back. Wiring. Etc.
I'm thinking a Squier, but at the moment that's very vague. Electronics aren't original for sure.
And what's the serial number, what's the background story?


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Post subject: Re: Is this a real Fender?
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:26 am
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I would be a bit nervous over the misaligned neck screws. Something is obviously amiss there and might suggest it isn't the neck that was mated to the body at the factory.

There also seems to have been some easing of the pick guard neck pocket. I wouldn't expect that if both parts were Fender originals.

I can't see FENDER on the saddles and the socket plate looks to have a lip at the shallow end which is prevalent in fakes and non Fender parts.

Otherwise, as noted by my learned colleague, more pictures needed. Based on the details viewed, if pushed, I would say not.

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Post subject: Re: Is this a real Fender?
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 5:05 am
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Not a US Strat in my opinion. Same points as already stated, and that neck sticker doesn't look right to me - although I'm no expert on neck stickers even though I used to regularly move them from the neck joint (prefer wood-to-wood, not wood/paper/wood)! Perhaps the saddles are those things from the 70's... not sure? But then we don't know how old this guitar's supposed to be...

Agreed, we need more pics.

Incidentally, although it's unwieldy, agreed, by right-clicking 'open image in separate window' on the 'images' on OP's post, the pics DO come up for me. Quite a few people post these images and I can always open them in this way. I'm not very computer-savvy so I'm not using anything my laptop didn't come with...!

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Post subject: Re: Is this a real Fender?
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 11:57 am
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Peter S wrote:
....Incidentally, although it's unwieldy, agreed, by right-clicking 'open image in separate window' on the 'images' on OP's post, the pics DO come up for me. ....


Wow! Sound tip. I didn't realise you could do that. Outstanding.

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Post subject: Re: Is this a real Fender?
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:01 pm
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Most likely you Sirs have a different browser - if not a different OS even. Or maybe you're by default signed in to google (that was the requirement on another topic's pics…).
Well, I like to help when I can, but I ain't gonna install new software to do it. And I avoid all SoMe I possibly can - except forums like this. :lol:


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Post subject: Re: Is this a real Fender?
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:16 pm
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What is SoMe...?!


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Post subject: Re: Is this a real Fender?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 12:36 am
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That's an abbreviation of Social Media - come to think of it, it's a bit like those old soviet propaganda abbreviations. :mrgreen:


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