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I got one of these I am looking to sell asap. I live on the west coast and will be in southern nj to clear it out of my folks place. the original speaker was replaced with a non-aluminum one years ago. I love this amp but it'd probably cost too much to ship.

that's all I'm asking about. thanks for your opinion.

I understand that cracks happen. how many Shen basses crack twice in the first four months. Is this usual? That's at the heart of this discussion. and this is different environment than middle America

im in salem Oregon. I've owned it for less than a year. never been out of the region with it.

since the seller expressed that the bass was compromised with the weather experience and sold it at a discount, I asked if I could return this bass and get a different one by paying the difference and such. Guy told me he wasn't taking this bass back. When I pointed out that I thought my...

John was the Shen Rep I spoke with.

yeup.

I wasn't able to get any good images from inside. I'll try again later. I understand that cracks happen. but since the seller was clearly saying this bass was compromised by the deep freeze it experienced, after their work opened up on the second crack, I become a bit concerned.

but I continue to wonder what role the deep freeze played and if this bass will be prone to cracking due to the experience. the guy that sold it was clearly referring to the weather as why this happened and that he was under no circumstances interested in getting this bass back.

I used the term lemon because the salesperson/repairperson/luthier told me that "it's not a lemon." Thanks for your comments.

my humidity indicator shows the safe zone being 40-50+. It rains a lot and I have a creek in my yard. I do not need to use humidifier. Thank you for your detailed and considerate reply. I appreciate it.

I purchased a new Shen SB200 that had a repaired crack on the front of the body. The bass shop where I purchased it said it cracked shortly after arrival(citing it shipped across the country in sub-freezing temps and arrived during an ice storm), they repaired it and offered it for 5600, about...