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Post subject: Blank neck plate on USA Precision?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:46 pm
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Question for P experts - I just bought a 95 USA Fretless Precision, and the neck plate on the back is totally blank, nothing on it at all. The neck is legit and the serial checks out, but could the body be a fake? Did any Precisions come with blank neck plates around this time?


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Post subject: Re: Blank neck plate on USA Precision?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:55 pm
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I'm no expert, but my Jazz states a big script Fender 'F' and Corona, California.

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Post subject: Re: Blank neck plate on USA Precision?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:07 pm
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I have a USA j and a p, and they both have fender logos on the plate. That's what makes me suspicious.


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Post subject: Re: Blank neck plate on USA Precision?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:15 pm
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At the very least, the plate has been switched.

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Post subject: Re: Blank neck plate on USA Precision?
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 8:22 am
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I'm having it set up in a few days so I'll have a proper look under the hood and see what's going on. The guy who sold me the bass showed me the website he got it from, and they claimed it was a legit MIA at the time - I reckon he may have got ripped off by them. I emailed them to see what they had to say about the bass and they're not replying, which makes me double suspicious.

The pickups sound suspiciously MIM-ish as well (lower output, less dynamic range, few clicks and pops every now and then), but then I don't really know what MIA pickups sounded like in the 90's, maybe they were not so great.


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Post subject: Re: Blank neck plate on USA Precision?
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:55 am
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When you plug your serial number into http://www.guitardaterproject.org/factoryList.aspx
What comes back?

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