Tanglewood Warrior III FH

[Nick Riffed]

I have a Tanglewood Warrior III FH.
Not a bad little bass at all but I have a query.
I got it used from a very good friend who had it from new.
Prior to this I had never seen one.
I've had it for years. It is a very early one and only has 3 pots.
There are very few pictures of them with 3 pots. I put it down to being an early model which Tanglewood later improved upon by upgrading to 4 pots to give more control.

Recently someone made the statement that it was a fake due to the fact that all III FH's were 4 pots.
My answer to that was "B*ll*cks", I know who first bought it and also know that he got it from a reputable music shop.

This brings me to ask 3 questions.

1) Has anyone had experience of buying fakes from 'reputable' shops?

2) Would anyone bother to fake a cheap Tanglewood?

3) When did the III FH change from 3 to 4 pots?

Cheers.

[Chiliwailer]

[quote name='Nick Riffed' timestamp='1382794408' post='2256646']
1) Has anyone had experience of buying fakes from 'reputable' shops?

[b]M*sic Gro*nd have sold more fakes than any of us have had hot dinners. But they specialise in faking old Marshall, Fender Custom Shop or anything else vintage, or 'ex rock star'[/b] f[b]or that matter[/b]. [b]Robbing little buggers.[/b]

2) Would anyone bother to fake a cheap Tanglewood?

[b]Hell no. Though they are good for cash,. they're too cheap to bother[/b]

3) When did the III FH change from 3 to 4 pots?

[b]Tanglewood often changed factories and styles, I sold them for many a year (since 1993) and saw lots of changes

Cheers.
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Edited October 26, 2013 by Chiliwailer

[Nick Riffed]

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1382794850' post='2256651']
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Much as I thought really.

Thanks for your input.