Hesitant to do this- Beware of this instrument!

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I'm Dave Edwards, in Reno, Nevada. Many years ago- early 80's to be exact, I was repairing basses and guitars in my tiny apartment in Brooklyn, N.Y.. I had a connection to Bartolini,and bought pickups and preamps from Bill. I also went with a fellow Luthier to both The Martin Company in Pennsylvania, and to The DiMarzio factory in Staten Island. During that time DiMarzio was beginning to sell bodies and necks- Larry's crew had a 1950's Strat- I saw the body there with masking tape and dimensions written on it. We both bought quite a few Fender style parts, as there were some Larry wasn't going to use.I didn't have a lot of money, but I bought enough parts to build one Strat, and I bought a nice Ash lefty Jazz Bass body. I also bought a brass DiMarzio bass bridge, and a neckplate. I'm not sure if I bought the control plate- but I probably did. The pickups, I got from Bartolini direct. The neck- here's where this all comes to a head. I built one of my very early necks. I used a nice piece of maple, and a really good quality ebony fingerboard. The fingerboard has what was and still one of my style points- a 'mandolin' fretboard extension.The clincher- and this would prove what I'm claiming- is, I used a Martin truss rod. These were in all of my early necks- an aluminum 'U' channel, with the rod inside it. It's mounted inside with the flat side of the 'U' channel up and makes the neck incredibly strong, and hardly ever needing adjustment. The other thing- is the headstock is pitched back slightly, and the headstock shape is not intended to be a dead on Fender shape. The last thing- is the truss rod cover. It's acorn shaped. I distinctly remember a screw up- the rod adjustment nut stuck out too far. I put the cover on, using a single gold screw. This instrument is of my construction.
I did not mark it anywhere- perhaps there is some indication on it somewhere, but I remember this instrument well. I contacted the seller, to inform him that the bass was not what he was advertising. His response was to say, alright then. like 'whatever' But he still has it for sale. It's just a regular parts bass with one of MY necks on it. The price is quite high, and in my opinion, either the seller was swindled, or convinced by some unscrupulous individual that he has a Charvel collectible. I hope that this informs our community of something that's just not cool at all. If someone wants to pay that sum, they should at least know that it is not what it is claimed to be.
I really do not have any documentation- but I'd love to see that bass in person after over 40 years. I think I know what I'd find.

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Interesting read. Thanks.