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Posts: 633
Registered: ‎03-26-2010

is this a fake?

Headstock logo doesn't look right to me.

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Bro Blue
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Registered: ‎09-01-2008

Re: is this a fake?

The bridge pickup is a "Duncan Designed." The logo doesn't look right on the head stock, but that might be poor pictures. The bridge isn't a stock MIM bridge.

Need more info. Could be a Franken-Tele.
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GilmourD
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Re: is this a fake?

Is that a Koa Tele? There was a short MIK run of them a few years ago.
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Re: is this a fake?

They are all fakes now that Leo is gone.
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Re: is this a fake?

MIK Fender Koa Tele. A notch above MIM telecasters. Really hot Duncan pickups too. I have one also. Great guitars.

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Re: is this a fake?

"MIK Fender Koa Tele. A notch above MIM telecasters. Really hot Duncan pickups too. I have one also. Great guitars."

 

Thanks, I was hesitant about checking it out.

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Re: is this a fake?

That looks like a good buy. It will have a figured birdseye maple neck also.

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Re: is this a fake?

Can't tell for sure, but someone badly doesn't know how to intonate a guitar - if you try it, it will sound nasty with chords.

 

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steve_man
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Registered: ‎07-22-2006

Re: is this a fake?

yup, Koa Tele...really nice guitars. For $300, that's a no-brainer...grab it quick! Those were fairly expensive, if I remember correctly (compared to a regular MIM model).
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Mad Tele
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Re: is this a fake?

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onelife wrote:
They are all fakes now that Leo is gone.

leo has been gone from fender since 1966. are all fender's after 66 fakes?  I doubt it.

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Re: is this a fake?

Whenever you seethat plastic/nylon insert in the truss rod adjust, it's nearly always Korean

 

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Registered: ‎03-26-2010

Re: is this a fake?

Yep, it's real. In fact I just bought it . Its a beauty. Thanks everyone.

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Re: is this a fake?

I think that the koa and lite ash teles/strats are highly underrated guitars. Congratulations, and pics or it's a squier!
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Re: is this a fake?

Pic on my NDG Thread!

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Re: is this a fake?

Definitely a fake. You got ripped off, dude!
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Re: is this a fake?

I just knew it....

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