NBD - Olympic White P-bass, some issues.

[pudgychef]

Hey guys,

So I returned it to the store I got it from yesterday. It's a bit of an interesting situation, because I bought the bass from them with money I won in a local radio competition. So it's not as easy as going in there and saying "gimme my money back 'cause I'm going to buy something else somewhere else". I've never bought a bass without trying it first, and I almost always buy used, so this was not a good first experience with that.

They took it back without any hassle though, and I should hear soon what Fender plans to do to make things right.

good - hope they make right

 

[mcm]

unbelievable but not really

 

[marklaforest]

So, word got in from Fender today.

They'll be sending me a brand new one!

No ETA yet though.

 

[Rumblefisher]

So, word got in from Fender today.

They'll be sending me a brand new one!

No ETA yet though.

Good. This is definitely an instance where that is absolutely warranted.

 

[marklaforest]

Alright!

So exactly two weeks after I brought it back to the store, a new one has arrived - complete with correct tuners.

Here she is:

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And the tuners:
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Bonus - This one feels much lighter than the last one, and the figuring on the wood is way cooler. Guess it was worth the hassle in the end!

 

[fourstringdrums]

Nice! 6 months to get the original and only 2 weeks to get a replacement. Not too shabby

 

[michael_atw]

Nice! 6 months to get the original and only 2 weeks to get a replacement. Not too shabby

I guess Fender CS came through with a 10/10 at the end, eh?

 

[michael_atw]

ps - for those wondering how CNC machines sometimes mess up (although this wasn't the case this time)...well, they're run by humans.

 

[Bread Knife]

That is a sweet bass! Glad it got worked out for you.

 

[pasta4lnch]

glad to hear this worked out well . . . fwiw white is growing one me BIG TIME!! very nice bass!!

 

[marklaforest]

Yeah, it worked out in the end. The white is nice. I've always wanted an olympic white P with a maple neck, so when I won this money that was the first thing I went out for. They've made a lot of nice small refinements without sacrificing the old school vibe on these American P's too. The bridge is nice, the strap pegs are a lot more stable, the anniversary neck plate is neat too.

The other bonus that I just realized - took all the case candy out and forgot to return it with the defective bass. Now I have two sets of everything. Anyone looking for a fender strap, lol?

 

[Musicman20]

Glad they just gave you a new one. Can we see the neck plate on the new un?

I'm eyeing up a new black/maple 2011 version of this that's pre-price rise....black normally ain't my thing but it's a p!

 

[marklaforest]

I like the black/maple set up too. Just classic. You gotta put a black pick guard on it though, the white just looks funny to me. The neck plate is the same as the other one, but ask you you shall receive:

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[ajunea3]

I'm amazed that the person putting the strings on didn't catch it when the shoulders on the tuner shafts hit on the headstock.

Roger

Exactly what I was thinking. Before it left the factory, it had to be strung up. And to string it, someone had to turn the tuning keys.

 

[tangentmusic]

Congrats. I'm glad it worked out for you. Those tuners on the first one were strange.

 

[Jeff K]

Sweet! I had an '08 just like that (minus the anniversary plate on the back!). Sometimes I wish I'd have kept it, but I already had a sunburst/rosewood '08 Am. Std. P, so I sold it. Beautiful combination though!

 

[Musicman20]

Cheers for the pic!

 

[metron]

So after all the back and forth i may have missed the answer. Was it the wrong tuners or were the holes drilled wrong? The holes on thw original definitely looked fine to me. I suspect wrong tuners?

 

[thisSNsucks]

Totally strange that that would happen, but glad it all worked out. It looks like a killer bass!

 

[arsie]

Makes you wonder what those shorter tuners were for? Or did they just get a whole wrongly specced batch.

Looks great. Congratulations for finally having the issue resolved.