Lazy vendors?

He probably should've said he'd find out and let you know but at least he answered honestly.

 

Parts are parts. They probably weren't ordered together.

Also, when you ask "fit?", the vendor would have to mount the neck and screw it down, probably dress the frets, install strings, let the strings settle, adjust the truss rod, let it settle, and make sure it plays perfectly. Abd fix any problems that came up during the process.

By that time he's almost built a bass.

Or the parts have to be sold as used.

Lazy? or smart?

Just sayin'

 

Right now my assumption is they don't have both items in stock & they're just a re-sell point, meaning they're just re-selling stuff they buy after you make your order.
The first time I saw this practiced in a large-scale setup was in Singapore.
Large companies function this way now.

 

Pre-paid inventory for retail sales.

 

Then he looked at you and said"Shut up and give me money"

 

I agree with you.
I would have liked to ask him "Why don't you know?"

Some times I wonder why they don't think of things like that while it's being developed.
You would think that the vendor would be in the know.

 

If you don't mind me asking, what company?

 

I could be mistaken, but isn't Stratosphere's business model just to buy Fenders and take them apart? Not that they order raw parts in?

 

With Stratosphere it's a somewhat different situation depending on the question you're asking since they primarily deal in used bodies & necks. If you're asking whether a Squier Vintage Modified body from 2003 will fit with a MIM Geddy neck from 2017, that's not an easy yes or no question. It may be unrealistic to expect them to know fitment for every possible combination of Fender and Squier product...but that said this is their business and they should know more than the average bear and should be able to give a more elaborate answer than idk or at the very least steer you towards equivalent products that are known to work together.

 

Due to the variance in tolerances involved, they’ve been in it long enough to know that they can’t even give a definitive “yes” even for necks made for matching bodies. The official disclaimer is “measure your stuff before ordering”.

 

Wow! You actually got a reply from them? That's a miracle in itself.