The color is more blue than what they show on their website, so that is a good thing to me. Nice looking little bass, I wonder what strings it came with?
If the neck is indeed roasted, the color should be deeper than just on the surface. You could try a tiny edge where it will not be very visible and see what happens. Or not.

If the neck is indeed roasted, the color should be deeper than just on the surface. You could try a tiny edge where it will not be very visible and see what happens. Or not.