Just noticed that there is yet another fake 'Made in USA' 2006 Fender Stratocaster on eBay. It is easy to tell it's a fake, because the hole made for truss rod does not have the walnut plug. The picture on the left is the fake guitar and the picture on the right is a real 2006 American Stratocaster.
The fakes can be divided in two categories: factory made fakes and home made fakes. Factory made fakes come out of factory carrying 'Made in USA' label as well as a 'real' serial number. Home made fakes are originally Squiers or Fenders from Mexico or Korea. Seems like our fake is factory made. Picture on the right is a real serial number: first two digits (Z6) are slightly different font than the last six digits. Picture on the left is our fake with bigger Z and all seven digits the same font. The font size on fake is bigger than on the real one.
 |
| Fake |
 |
| Real |
Here is a home made fake. The truss rod hole plug is made of plastic. This indicates that this guitar was made in Mexico or Korea. If there is no plug it can be a Squier.
No comments:
Post a Comment