Members jvhc Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hey There's a nice strat on ebay, which I most probably will end up being outbid on. But how would I go about telling from the pictures whether it was a made in USA, Japan, Mexico, or even just a Squire or something with the logo changed? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Looks to me to be a parts-caster. Probably an Allparts neck. I can't tell from the picture if the decals are right for that year. Who knows about the body and other parts unless you took it apart. It almost looks like the body is thinner than standard, suggesting a Bullet body. Also the bridge/trem looks narrower than MIA, suggesting asain or MIM, but you really can't tell from the picture. It's interesting that he doesn't have a picture of the back. If it has pat.pend. saddles on it... replicas of those go for $50 on ebay, so it would seem to be a pretty serious attempt at covering all the bases to build a fake '62. From the blurry pictures it does look pretty convencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 That logo looks a little hinky to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 check out the seller's feedback. It looks like they already sold the guitar once. I'd be pretty wary of this one... "I have changed the plate holding the neck to the body, the old one was really dirty and rusty, there was a number on the back of that which reads 76617. I put a new one on there, I sold the old plate a while back. " ...yea right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mighty Coogna! Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hard to say without seeing the neck heel, neck pocket and body routing. The japan models usually have a sticker saying crafted in japan - I'm not sure when that started. The heel adjustable truss rod might exclude it from being a MIM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jvhc Posted January 29, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Yeah, they tried to scam someone before by saying it was a real 62. Someone shelled out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crawfish Posted January 30, 2008 Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 The position of the top middle fixing screw on the pickguard should be mid way between neck and middle pickup on a '62. Other models have it closer to the middle pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted January 30, 2008 Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 The position of the top middle fixing screw on the pickguard should be mid way between neck and middle pickup on a '62. Other models have it closer to the middle pickup. True. I think the original question was not whether or not it is a fake. It admittedly is... The quesiton is what was the guitar used to make the fake? MIM? Asian, or MIA, like the ad says. I say you really can't tell from the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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