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Post subject: Is this a sign of Fake Guitar Necks or sign of Faked decals?
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:41 am
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When I look at known authenticated Fender Basses I see that the first two characters in the Serial numbers on the neck are nearly next to each other "S8" but on some other necks you see serial numbers further apart like "S 8". Is that a sign of a faked decal and/or neck?


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Post subject: Re: Is this a sign of Fake Guitar Necks or sign of Faked dec
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:35 pm
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Not necessarily. I see quite a bit of decals where the numbers are somewhat either slightly crooked or even different size fronts. Last S9 Strat I bought was like that and it was authentic. I mean there are definitely fake logos out there but I would look for other signs as well.


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Post subject: Re: Is this a sign of Fake Guitar Necks or sign of Faked dec
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:52 pm
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I am going to start paying close attention to vintage instruments and watch for variations in the serial numbers because I see sloppy numbers mostly on instruments I suspect are fake. So it will be a good to see what variations exist in known true Fenders. When I did some quick checking a few days ago the vintage numbers seemed to have more accurate placement.


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Post subject: Re: Is this a sign of Fake Guitar Necks or sign of Faked dec
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:55 pm
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I seen it happen quite a bit with S and E decals.


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