Do my strings look off center

[mikecd1]

There is absolutely zero wrong with that bass. The A string is thicker therefore it looks closer to the center dots than the D string. Don’t believe me? Measure from the CENTER of the A string to the center of the dot then do the same on the D string. I think you’ll find they are equal.

Totally agree and won't / wouldn't change mine as it plays fine and its just a look that many Fenders have and don't think OP should worry about theirs either. Just thought mine "looked" like the E string was closer to the fretboard edge than the G is to the opposite edge.

 

[Robscott]

The strings are fine. However the bass is too far over to the left

 

[Rabidhamster]

How did you ensure the face of your lens was exactly centered and parallel to the face of the instrument?

(you didn’t)

 

[rashrader]

If you are worried about poor QC and Misaligned Parts, why’d you buy a Fender?

 

[Yellow Bang66]

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Looks fine, Close enough for Rock&Roll. Trust me your a bass player, No one will Notice!

 

[2F/2F]

No, they don’t. That is normal. And it has absolutely nothing to do with “Fender quality.”

If dots are centered on the board, then they are not centered between the middle strings.

At the nut, strings are not evenly spaced from their center lines. They are evenly spaced from their edges. Therefore, the E and A strings, being thicker than the D and G strings, take up more nut width than do the D and G.

Place the strings so that dots centered on the fretboard run exactly between the A and the D, and you will have a poor playing bass due to inconsistent string spacing. It will be cramped on the lower strings.

When using dots, the only solution to this problem that doesn’t negatively affect playability is to initially install the dots cheated toward the treble side of the neck.

It is indeed common that necks are tweaked this way or that right out of the factory. But your bass looks pretty okay based on the pictures.

 

[2F/2F]

There is absolutely zero wrong with that bass. The A string is thicker therefore it looks closer to the center dots than the D string. Don’t believe me? Measure from the CENTER of the A string to the center of the dot then do the same on the D string. I think you’ll find they are equal.

You are on the right track, but that is not the reason.

The issue is string spacing from the string centers. On a properly cut nut, the string center to string center spacing gets larger as you move low to high.

This is because at the nut, strings are spaced edge to edge, not center to center. Your gaps are the same…but because of what you mentioned, the string center spacing is not.

In other words, the strings being different thicknesses is not directly the reason. It is indirectly the reason. Strings are different thicknesses…therefore the centers of the nut slots are not evenly spaced…therefore the E and A take up more nut width than the D and G…therefore centered dots on the board don’t sit centered between the A and D.

Meaning, if you adjust using the calculation you mentioned, the dots will still be off center. Less so, but still off.

 

[2F/2F]

Nothing wrong with the bass in the OP, as well explained above.

But check out my 2020 Launch Edition G&L – a bass with a $1700 retail price, built specifically to show off a brand new model. D‘oh! It’s like this along the entire fretboard, but most glaring in the upper registers. If the dot holes were made with CNC…then every one of them is like this.

 

[Iridescentone]

Oh no!...someone call Roger and let him know what's going on with his Metro's!

Sadowsky MetroLine 21-Fret Vintage J/J Bass, Red Alder, 4-String '59 Burst Trans. High Polish, 2020 | Z STRING MUSIC | Reverb

 

[Nebadon2000]

This is picture of my Fender by shop whom I purchased from. I am OCD about this and would not have purchased if I wasn't content with alignment.

 

[rockinrayduke]

Looks good.