Mike Groovie

Thanks folks, I'll say its not then. I'll just "pay it forward" when I get a replacement. 👍

Sorry for the delay, Christmas blah blah. Pictures attached.

I was given a "Fender precision bass" by a friend a couple of years ago. I'm thinking of changing to a short-scale Coronado and trying to decide what to do with this one. He said he didn't think it was real, but I've had other guitar friends look at it and they think it's real. If it's real I'd give it back to him, otherwise I'd just pay the favour he did me forward. The Serial number on the back of the headstock dates it as a 97 US made. The decals don't look like cheap waterslides, if they are they've been lacquered over. The ends of the frets are nicely rounded with no edges. It's black with sunburst and has a funny red/black marbled (ish) pick guard. I don't want to give him it back if it's not real as it'd seem ungrateful but if it's real I'd hate him not to have first refusal. Anything else in particular that I should look for?