Bodeanicus
Strat-Talker
Looks like an actual, real Strat to me.
Is this real!?
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No plug in the truss recess is the most obvious.
Gibson Rob
Strat-Talker
Nope
Bodeanicus
Strat-Talker
Gibson Rob
Strat-Talker
Gotcha, sorry didn’t catch it. lol, you also
Seamus OReally
Gone, baby, gone
Wow. Even with the phony decal, there’s something weird about the headstock.
Wrighty
Dr. Stratster
Unless the Mods moved your OP, you hedged your bets by not going to tge Strat forum!
Going to assume what matters is monetary value. I'm going to go out on a limb that it's a really inexpensive asking price relative to a USA Fender but not so inexpensive relative to a Temu Stratocaster.
Temu guitar could be a great playing guitar but I would still want to pay Temu price rather than USA price.
I took a harley benton silver sparkle to GC. All the counter jocks ooohed and aaahed over it. What a nice guitar it was why you wanna sell it etc etc.
I said yes its a great guitar how much you give me?
The answer " nothin, its a harley benton" I laughed outloud for over a minute. They were lookin at me like I was gonna take a crap on the floor. I said you realize how rediculus you sound? Just a minute ago you were praising this guitar and then you @hi$ all over it for the name on the headstock. Its mental.
I said yes its a great guitar how much you give me?
The answer " nothin, its a harley benton" I laughed outloud for over a minute. They were lookin at me like I was gonna take a crap on the floor. I said you realize how rediculus you sound? Just a minute ago you were praising this guitar and then you @hi$ all over it for the name on the headstock. Its mental.
Anyone can put a gasket under a neck plate so it doesn't dig into the wood. I have them on all of my S-types. Anybody can put a different rear cover on, as well. Offset screws or not.
That's like people using tuners and nut and saddles and pickguard to determine authenticity. That's the last thing you use. People can swap those parts in minutes. No one with any sense would use that to determine authenticity, imo.
The truss rod plug? Sure. The body shape? Yep. The headstock shape? Yep. 12th fret dot spacing? YES! Anything else that can't be swapped out for something else in 60 seconds? Yes! Those are the kinds of things that should be used, IMO. Things that can't be changed in 2 minutes by literally anyone.
Why do people insist on using easily replaceable accessories to determine authenticity? I don't get it.
Johnnyg123
Most Honored Senior Member
Youse are all looking at it wrong. The serial says it's a Jazz Bass.
retrobob
Senior Stratmaster
It's a genuine imitation artificial, the same thing, only different. Never mind the copyright and trademark infringements, cheap parts, fraud, etc...
Buy it, play it, enjoy it, destroy it..
Buy it, play it, enjoy it, destroy it..
Dick Blackmore
Senior Stratmaster
Haha gotta hand it to them on the serial number though... real attention to detail there
Here's another with the same serial.
That should always be your first check. Google the serial number. If it's a fake, it'll be used on multiple guitars like this one is. Here's a black one with the same serial.
US19026067
offerup.com
Here's just a neck that sold for $15 with that serial
Unknown Strat 2020 - Yellow maple https://reverb.com/item/80538285?ut...are&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=80538285
That should always be your first check. Google the serial number. If it's a fake, it'll be used on multiple guitars like this one is. Here's a black one with the same serial.
US19026067
Modified Strat for Sale in Coolidge, AZ - OfferUp
Used (normal wear), Highly modified fender strat has one humbucker pick up in bridge position plays and sounds great. Make an offer!;
offerup.com
Here's just a neck that sold for $15 with that serial
Unknown Strat 2020 - Yellow maple https://reverb.com/item/80538285?ut...are&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=80538285