I've been looking for a 5'er Dingwall for a couple of months, and finally pulled the trigger on a used bass on Reverb that was described pretty accurately (Very good condition) the seller attached a half dozen pictures and stated that there with just a few dings in the back of the neck otherwise it would be in excellent condition. Upon arrival the box was intact, but the clear tape was coming loose on both ends. However, the bass, was in a gig bag, surrounded by packing paper and the box wasn't crushed.
I signed for the package with UPS and put the box inside and went back to my work. Later this evening I unpackaged it, and discovered that there was a pea sized ding in the upper belly cut edge, and some fabric from the gig bag was embedded into this ding. It's deep, very noticeable and highly disappointing.
Kind of at a loss as to what to do, I really like the bass. It's a color that doesn't come up much, Lamborghini Orange Matte Pearl. Other than that surprise it's in great shape.
Reverb has the protection thing, but I'm not sure how this would play out. I used Affirm to purchase the instrument.
What do my bass brethren think?
I signed for the package with UPS and put the box inside and went back to my work. Later this evening I unpackaged it, and discovered that there was a pea sized ding in the upper belly cut edge, and some fabric from the gig bag was embedded into this ding. It's deep, very noticeable and highly disappointing.
Kind of at a loss as to what to do, I really like the bass. It's a color that doesn't come up much, Lamborghini Orange Matte Pearl. Other than that surprise it's in great shape.
Reverb has the protection thing, but I'm not sure how this would play out. I used Affirm to purchase the instrument.
What do my bass brethren think?
