Is this bass legit? Charvel Fusion 5?

[varador]

After getting my Charvel Model 4, which is an outstanding instrument, I'm thinking of getting bass, and from Charvel/Jackson, of course Here's an auction that caught my eye:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Charvel-Bassgitarre-5-Saiter-Japan-1989-Rare_W0QQitemZ220235850157QQihZ012QQcategoryZ87492QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

What's weird about this bass is that
1) No Charvel / Jackson neck plate
2) All access neck joint - they had those back in 1989??
3) Charvel inlay on 12th fret?
4) Electronics layout corresponds to that of a Charvel Fusion 5...
5) Spaghetti / Toothpaste Charvel logo?


I looked around the forum and here is the thread that gave me the idea that it was a Charvel Fusion 5:

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-49687.html

Still, I don't want to bid on something just on the information provided on one post (thor)... So could anybody please confirm if the bass in the above auction is legit? Thanks

[peabuddy]

LOOKS LEGIT TO ME! 89 was the first year for the toothpaste logo. i have been told these are killer basses, very light. rex from pantara played one if i'm not mistaken. the model series and early 90's import are as good in build quaility as usa made jacksons imo

[Newc]

I've played a Fusion 5, and they do indeed rock.

[lerxstcat]

Congratulations on the score! That looks like a sweet bass and a great price!

[m2pmd70]

I want an Eliminator (http://audiozone.dk/cm/displayimage.php?album=33&pos=25) but I'd take a Fusion no problem if I stumbled upon one.

[varador]

Yeah so I won the auction and just got the bass a couple of days ago... Awesome I LOVE the low B, a real belly rumbler

[thor]

I have one of the exact same basses. Congrats!

[amimbari]

this is an old assed thread, but I have to wonder.....

is the red E5 that I just won off ebay one of yours???


I'm 2/3rds of the way there from getting the whole 5string pointy series.

I already have a white C5, now this Red E5, all I need now is a BLUE F5

[RacerX]

I clicked the auction link in the OP not realizing the date and got:

Dieses Angebot (220235850157) wurde entfernt oder der Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.

• • Bitte stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie die richtige Artikelnummer eingegeben haben.
  • Angebote, die vor mehr als 90 Tagen beendet wurden, können nicht mehr aufgerufen werden.
• 
  

[amimbari]

see racer, that's what happens when you resurrect an old thread. I was wondering if the one they were talking about used to be owned by one of the JCF'ers, or if that F5 was still around and possibly for sale in the future.

[amimbari]

my buddy was looking for fusion 5's and showed me this. ...lol I forgot when I got it off ebay, and now I know 6 years ago!!

And since then I did find my Fusion 5, but have never seen another Eliminator 5 anywhere except for the red one I have.

[JCB]

What model / year are the guitars in this photo

HI
What model / year are the two in the middle of this photo - i have one in black and this is the only photo I can find.
Thanks for your help. By the way it plays like a dream and is as good as new, but you probably know that already.
thanks

my buddy was looking for fusion 5's and showed me this. ...lol I forgot when I got it off ebay, and now I know 6 years ago!!

And since then I did find my Fusion 5, but have never seen another Eliminator 5 anywhere except for the red one I have.

[amimbari]

Eliminator 89-91 MIJ
Funny to me cause I posted this pic a couple years ago and sold them both this year - 2018