I mean if the choice actually was between an Warwick and a mexi fender, yes you chose poorly

Although I just googled it and I guess Warwick makes mid-level basses now. Huh.

I already own two fancy pants Warwicks. I thought it might be nice to branch out.

I branched poorly is all.

If it’s just a truss road adjustment, and you know how to accurately measure relief (as opposed to action), you should be able to straighten that out (pun intended) pretty quickly, Ello. Just do small turns at a time and recheck as you go.

Is it just a standard Player MIM bass? If so, I imagine the rod can be adjusted at the headstock, which makes things very easy. If it’s adjustment at the heel and you have to take the neck off, yeah, that’s a bit more work.

Thanks Spenno. I got there in the end. The truss needed a tighten and the intonation was all over the place. Also, the strings were wound in such a way that there wasn't enough tension over the nut. Never seen that before.

Plays awesome now.

Found out recently that my "52 tele butterscotch Reissue" is a partscaster.

Doh. Was assured it's all high quality pieces but that was interesting

Sorry to hear that. Did you get compensation or is it “tough luck” kinda deal?

The partscaster community can be very interesting.

Bought it used through Guitar Center.

Brought it in a couple years after for a fresh tuneup by a professional and to fix some audio issues in the neck PU. When he started taking it apart and looking into that issue he started to notice that its not an actual fender 52 reissue and that isn't uncommon for such things through GC as they dont dig too deep.

Im fine with it cause it looks and plays great and was mostly put together with vintage fender parts.

Like Clapton’s Blackie.

Good news!


Sorry to hear but also glad it's not a big deal.

Just out of curiosity, did he give you more info, e.g. when the body and/or neck were from?

I can see why people put jazz necks on precision basses. I forgot how extremely easy these things are to play. It's crazy.

How many years does a piece of gear have to go back in order to be considered “vintage”?

I don't think you can put a precise timeframe on it. It broadly means whatever anyone wants it to mean - and the generally accepted usage might vary depending on brand, item, etc.

If you're into Fenders guitars, for example, I'd say most collectors would primarily consider vintage instruments to be those from the early 50s through to the late 70s. Some would exclude anything past 1969 - see the excellent book Fender: The Golden Years, 1946-1970 - while others would consider unique models from the 90s to now be 'vintage'.