Epanak Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Hi! I could get a nice p bass, but I can‘t pick it up personally, soooo ... perhaps you can help checking it remotely. It is said to be a 96 fender p bass. It looks right to me, but I really don‘t know about the neck. It seems to me as if it was some kind of layer on top when I thought it’s supposed be just one piece. Please check the other pics too, I’m really no expert. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Looks fine to me, neck and fingerboard are as you'd expect. Check the serial number against the Fender database. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Yeah, legit that 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Looks spot on to me , the logo is right, the threaded bridge is right , the knobs are flat tops, nice bass that 🙂, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Looks good other than the maple cap isn't something I'd expect to see..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 minute ago, wateroftyne said: Looks good other than the maple cap isn't something I'd expect to see..? Not unheard of though, and lacquer etc seems undisturbed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Just now, AndyTravis said: Not unheard of though, and lacquer etc seems undisturbed Ah, fairy nuff. In that case, it definitely looks legit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 It was a few years ago now but I’m sure the fretboard on my one looked like that , this is similar on my 2008 one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: Ah, fairy nuff. In that case, it definitely looks legit. No skunk stripe (just seen the rear of the neck) so it’s right. The Roger Waters sig is the same 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I don’t think the neck and finger boards have been one piece since the early 50s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: I don’t think the neck and finger boards have been one piece since the early 50s. They usually are...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: They usually are...? I think some are and some aren’t. Easy to see why people struggle to identify fakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenadillabama Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I have a '97 and it is a separate maple fingerboard . Also mine has the graphite stiffening rods each side of the truss rod . The neck will stay straight. My case is identical . Can't you play it first ? My '97 has a white pearl pickguard added . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Maple caps must be a relatively new thing... maybe on graphite reinforced necks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: Maple caps must be a relatively new thing... maybe on graphite reinforced necks? The 66 slabs were known for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: The 66 slabs were known for it The 66 slabs were known for a lot of quirky things, but they’re a drop in the ocean.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I’ve been reading vintage bass world lately and according to that , from 1970 until 1983 fender used one piece maple necks, the info only goes up to 83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Just now, Reggaebass said: I’ve been reading vintage bass world lately and according to that , from 1970 until 1983 fender used one piece maple necks, the info only goes up to 83 If you custom-ordered a maple neck in the late 60s during the rosewood-only era it would have a maple cap. It was never a standard thing (until fairly recently, from the looks of it). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Would 1 piece maple necks (without a maple fingerboard layered over) not have a skunk stripe though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: If you custom-ordered a maple neck in the late 60s during the rosewood-only era it would have a maple cap. It was never a standard thing (until fairly recently, from the looks of it). Thanks,👍 I miss read it as it was all one piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Here’s what I read 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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