Best way to Swap out/Trade in a Bass at GUITAR CENTER

[ChadHidsley]

I bought a black ibanez acoustic bass AEB5 from Guitar Center earlier this summer. Barely used it but now i realize i want the same one in Natural finish....
I dont have the receipt but do you think if i go into guitar center they will let me trade one in for a natural?
Or someone told me I should buy a natural one in the box and return it with the black one in it?

any suggestions?

[DeliriumTremens]

no they won't let you trade it out, your bass is now used. Doing a return for a different instrument is not only dishonest but they will check the serial numbers so it won't work anyway.

[jonathanhughes]

Your only honest options (which are also the only ones that will work) are:

•*sell it on CL or ebay and use the money to buy the one you want

•*Trade it in to GC (at a loss) to get the one you want

•*Have it refinished

•*Keep it. If you're not playing it much, the color probably isn't going to make you do so.