Is this one legit?

[rickyfricky]

If it's a '74, shouldn't it also have red dots as fret markers?

[badeggs]

If it's a '74, shouldn't it also have red dots as fret markers?

Sometimes...it wasn't something they did throughout that whole year.

[cheyenne]

I say run.

Phony keys, unfinished board, just doesnt look right.

[johnhall]

Factory documents say NE2280 was a 4001 Mapleglo. It's either real or a pretty good coincidence.

[johnallg]

I can't quite see for 100% certainty, but it looks like there IS binding under the bridge. If so, its a faker!

Also - something about the tailpiece doen't seem right. (The part below the mute bolt, where it starts to taper seems a bit too sharp)

I reckon it's a 20ft bargepole job!

Yes, I agree, several things don't look right, but I do think the binding has a gap at the end of the body. Still a bit hard to tell, but adjusting the brightness and contrast a bit, the binding does appear to stop near the corners of the tailpiece...

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Zooming to 400%, the binding does stop.

I've got to say I have NEVER seen a 70s faker with good wood. The maple and bubinga on this one screams Rick to me.