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Does this bug anyone else?

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by Volker Kirstein, Jun 24, 2019.

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  1. Jun 24, 2019 #1
    Volker Kirstein

    Volker Kirstein Blippy the Wonder Slug

    Jun 16, 2019
    Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
    I'm looking at a bass (best offer), and the pics look beautiful, until...
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    I lost interest.

    I figure if the Luthier can't line up string holes in a straight line, who knows what else lurks under the facade. Plus it triggers my OCD. Next!

    Or am I being hypercritical?
     
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  2. Jun 24, 2019 #2
    RattleSnack

    RattleSnack

    Sep 22, 2011
    Europe
    Yap, that's sloppy work.
     
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  3. Jun 24, 2019 #3
    Duder

    Duder

    Dec 6, 2014
    Florida
    SX guitars are like this and, as I recall, they said it was by customer request.
     
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  4. Jun 24, 2019 #4
    B-Mac

    B-Mac Happiness is a warm puppy and a great bass Gold Supporting Member

    Jan 7, 2017
    Lower Susquehanna Valley, Pennsylvania
    Run away...fast! :)
     
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  5. Jun 24, 2019 #5
    mongo2

    mongo2

    Feb 17, 2008
    Da Shaw
    Oops!
     
  6. Jun 24, 2019 #6
    JIO

    JIO Be seeing you. Gold Supporting Member Commercial User

    Jun 30, 2010
    The Mission SF/CA
    musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
    No reason why anyone would deliberately do that - functionally it wouldn't make a difference but aesthetically... :rollno:
     
  7. Jun 24, 2019 #7
    P. Aaron

    P. Aaron Supporting Member

    Sep 16, 2002
    Livin’ on a slab in Plano, TX
    Started late Friday, finished on Monday morning.
     
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  8. Jun 24, 2019 #8
    ixlramp

    ixlramp Guest

    Jan 25, 2005
    Looks too big to be sloppiness, maybe the string through holes in the bridge are also unaligned? Perhaps there's a reason, you could ask.
     
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  9. Jun 24, 2019 #9
    Volker Kirstein

    Volker Kirstein Blippy the Wonder Slug

    Jun 16, 2019
    Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
    No reason to ask: my OCD won't let me own a bass like that.

    I can't own a bass where the string bends to the side at the nut to reach the pegs, either.
     
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  10. Jun 24, 2019 #10
    Slater

    Slater Leave that thing alone.

    Apr 17, 2000
    The Great Lakes State
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  11. Jun 24, 2019 #11
    Volker Kirstein

    Volker Kirstein Blippy the Wonder Slug

    Jun 16, 2019
    Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
    That I could live with, it has order.

    The holes on the OP, which may or may not serve a purpose, look higgedly piggedly.
     
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  12. Jun 24, 2019 #12
    bholder

    bholder Affable Sociopath Gold Supporting Member Supporting Member

    Sep 2, 2001
    Vestal, NY
    Received a gift from Sire* (see sig)
    Depends on the price of the bass. For under $200 or so, I'm possibly willing to tolerate such things...
     
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  13. Jun 24, 2019 #13
    B-Mac

    B-Mac Happiness is a warm puppy and a great bass Gold Supporting Member

    Jan 7, 2017
    Lower Susquehanna Valley, Pennsylvania
    Didn’t you see the fine print?
    Special non-OCD Player Edition
     
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  14. Jun 24, 2019 #14
    Bass V

    Bass V

    Dec 11, 2008
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    if it otherwise checks out, I'll go with IT ADDS CHARACTER, and easy to ID in case of some need to ID
     
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  15. Jun 24, 2019 #15
    twinjet

    twinjet Powered by GE90s; fueled with coffee. Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Sep 23, 2008
    49
    As long as the length of the string from nut to saddle witness point remain unchanged, I don't think it'll be a problem (except for tapered strings?). But don't quote me on this.
     
  16. Jun 24, 2019 #16
    PWRL

    PWRL

    Sep 15, 2006
    Beyond the Cosmic Event Horizon
    I can't see it affecting anything, but yes, it would bug me.
     
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  17. Jun 24, 2019 #17
    capnjim

    capnjim

    Mar 13, 2008
    Maybe he hit a knot while drilling???
     
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  18. Jun 24, 2019 #18
    Gougedeye

    Gougedeye Supporting Member

    Apr 1, 2008
    Central Washington
    That does not sit well with me either!
     
  19. Jun 24, 2019 #19
    Jim C

    Jim C I believe in the trilogy; Fender, Stingray, + G&L Supporting Member

    Nov 29, 2008
    Bethesda, MD
    I don't understand this.
    It's not any harder to make things line up even by hand.
    For those that make things without jigs and fixtures or automated equipment, locating a hole this far off is like telling the buyer FU.
    What brand?
    It would make sense if all the ones made on a single shift were like this.
     
  20. Jun 24, 2019 #20
    Mordamir

    Mordamir

    Oct 19, 2018
    Funeralopolis
    It doesn't bother me but not much does. I can see why it would bother some. Is this someone's DIY or did the factory do that?
     
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