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Sucks to hear. I bought a used deluxe p last year, haven't had a single issue and love it. I feel like it plays better than the mij aerodyne at my local guitar center as well as a couple of their other fenders. No doubt there's bound to be some lemons with how many of these are produced but they should never reach the consumers hands
Whatever you do, make sure you play a few of those squiers before you order. They get a lot of hype on TB but the ones I have tried didn't really seem worth the attention.
okcrum
in your chest
he's trying to say that Fender made particular bass,not zzounds.
Haji
Supporting Member
QC is not the retailer's problem, it's the factory's. It shouldn't have left Bumper's QC department with issues. The retailer should be able to put a label on the box and be assured that they're shipping an instrument that was right from the factory and never have to open it. I spent the last 8 years working in manufacturing; screw ups like this are the maker's fault.
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Right, so he's ignoring every other word in my post??? The point was actually stated quite clearly. ALL manufacturers have defects. Retailers should have reasonable procedures to weed out the bad ones, and the only way to blame Fender as opposed to any other manufacturer is if you are claiming that other manufacturers have a lower defect rate or that these other manufacturers literally never produce a defective product. Which is a pretty ridiculous expectation. That was literally the entire point of the post. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the semi-boutique manufacturers everyone is touting have similar problems on a percentage basis, but we don't hear about it as much because they have fewer customers and a more direct retail process, such as direct to the consumer, in which case they have built in additional QA to their retail process. Understand now? Because it's not that complex.
It's hit or miss with non-MIA Fenders (as I believe your's is) and even with some MIA Fenders.
In general it's not just a Fender thing. I've had MIA MM's and G&L's with issues. As an example, back in the late 90's I got G&L to replace the neck (cost-free) of a MIA L-1500 I owned due to extreme warpage. It was good that they stood behind their product but it shows that issues can occur even on instruments made by respected manufacturers.
In general it's not just a Fender thing. I've had MIA MM's and G&L's with issues. As an example, back in the late 90's I got G&L to replace the neck (cost-free) of a MIA L-1500 I owned due to extreme warpage. It was good that they stood behind their product but it shows that issues can occur even on instruments made by respected manufacturers.
Fair enough... but I'd say that is a very subjective call.
Manufacturers should have reasonable procedures to weed out the bad ones. That's what QA is for (or so I thought.) That is not the retailers' responsibility.
I've only owned three or four Fenders and all of them were fine from a workmanship point of view. I moved on from Fender basses more than 30 years ago because I just didn't dig the sound and the feel. That decision was a very good one for me because since then I sound better and play better.
That is idealistic and runs contrary to every single retail distribution agreement and assumption. There is always a mechanism for weeding out and returning bad apples, and this process is always easier before the retail sale because it incentivizes the retailer to weed these out.
