Fender headstock decals on replicas

[martthebass]

44 minutes ago, 12stringbassist said:

A guitar wearing the wrong decal is:
An attempt to deceive the audience.
An attempt to make the owner feel better about his guitar.
A potential fraud upon resale.
A bit stupid, really. If the owner says it's not really a Fender, what does it make them look like?

I'll happily go out with a Squier bass, though I have several Fenders. And its logo is untouched.
People who rebadge Rockinbetters as R*ckenb*ckers make me laugh the hardest.

I will happily own up to getting this TRC for my Retrovibe, though...

I'd love a Rick faker in that finish....glamtastic.

[Reggaebass]

I’ve got a really nice Tokai jazz that’s got no headstock decal, because the previous owner removed the fender jazz one that someone had put on it, it’s strange the things some people do 

[Muzz]

Not far off this sort of thing...

[12stringbassist]

1 hour ago, martthebass said:

I'd love a Rick faker in that finish....glamtastic.

Not for sale, unfortunately.

[durhamboy]

I really don't care what others do, other than anyone selling a faked Fender, that's really a Squier or some such, for genuine Fender prices.

For myself, I have a couple of parts built Fender shaped instruments, but without Fender decals, just because I'd feel really naff doing it, but to each their own.

These days there are so many quality bass and guitar options across a huge range of prices, that wanting to look like you have a "real" Fender, or Gibson, shouldn't be an issue. Back in the day (and I'm bloody old) aspiring to own a genuine Fender, or Gibson, maybe made some of us feel more like "proper" musicians and yes, Squier's and Asian copies of famous models, were probably looked down on more than now, but now as then, how you play, not what you play it on, is what counts.

[tegs07]

On 26/05/2021 at 17:25, Reggaebass said:

I’ve got a really nice Tokai jazz that’s got no headstock decal, because the previous owner removed the fender jazz one that someone had put on it, it’s strange the things some people do 

Not sure why anyone would re decal a Tokai particularly if it was an early MIJ one. I’d still like an early Tokai Hard Puncher. As much for the daft name as the quality.

[SurroundedByManatees]

I once owned a great Kasuga precision bass that I sold to a guy who replaced the decal with a vintage type Ibanez one. Just for himself as Ibby-fanboy, so ok...that's a choice. 

He sold it as a Kasuga with Ibby logo, but the next time it went on it already was a rare Ibanez with matching price. So any next owner will only "know" that it's an Ibanez. 

I should have never sold that one though, it truly was a nice one. 

Edited June 1, 2021 by SurroundedByManatees

[el borracho]

21 hours ago, tegs07 said:

Not sure why anyone would re decal a Tokai particularly if it was an early MIJ one. I’d still like an early Tokai Hard Puncher. As much for the daft name as the quality.

Where does my MIM Fender with an early Hard Puncher neck complete with Tokai logo stand? A fake Tokai!

[Jonnie Comet]

I’m making a Phil Lynott clone (black respray, mirror pickguard) out of a 1975 Hondo P-bass and it’s got a 2005 Mighty Mite rosewood-fretboard neck on it, so no decals. I won’t sell it as a Fender but so long as it looks good from the front row and in photos I’m down with it. 
 

Honesty is the best policy. 

[King Tut]

I’ve got a beautiful Epiphone Thunderbird 4 pro. It came with a Gibson TRC fitted. I’m funked if I could be bothered to source an Epiphone TRC just so I’m not playing a counterfeit. Anyhoo, it’s such a good bass I can’t believe an original Gibson would be any better. I’ll play it out live and anyone who’s got a problem with it can mind their own business. By the same token the last gig I did was in Sweden and I took a first generation Squier CV Jazz with its original logo. Again, if anyone has a problem with me playing a Squier (which is a better bass than some Fenders I’ve played) again, they can mind their own business! Ahh the beauty of getting older is definitely not giving so much of a funk! I would obviously have a problem with someone trying to pass something off as something it’s not. That is clearly wrong - most of us on here would practice due diligence in the transaction but I guess someone starting out could be taken in. Have a groovy Sunday folks!

[prowla]

On 25/05/2021 at 10:26, Guest MoJo said:

I know that this is an area that divides opinion quite strongly but this poll was initiated by a Porsche Speedster replica that recently passed through our workshop. Based on modern Beetle running gear, the kit was top quality and only an Porsche aficionado would be able to tell that it wasn't a genuine restoration project without inspecting it carefully. The point is, that it was badged as a Porsche not a jokey 'Porch' or such like. Folks that put Fender decals on their Squiers or other replica are often looked down upon or slammed by the community but we happily accept Fender decals on Limelight basses. What does everyone think?

Less of the "we" there - the Limelight fans can be quite militant though!

 

 

 

Edited 7 minutes ago by prowla