It’d be a nonissue for me. If you don’t want to accept any imperfection, buy a NYC Sadowsky or a Fodera.
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Off screws hole drill on pickguard or body from factory.
Happened on indonesian Squier STD,VM and current CV bass i own, but , never happened on all my China made CV bass.
Happened on indonesian Squier STD,VM and current CV bass i own, but , never happened on all my China made CV bass.
To be positive, if you feel your bass is fine, a pick guard is just a component. If the bass satisfies you keep it and get a new pick guard
I don’t know what that means.what do you suggest? A $98 fender killer
What is a $98 fender killer?
At least two of your pickguard screws are "pinched," i.e. installed closer together than they should be – often caused by one or both of the screws being driven in at an angle. The only real solutions are:
1. Dowel and re-drill the offending screw holes.
2. Install a rigid guard, i.e. metal, thicker plastic (.110" 5-ply, for example), or phenolic (Garolite, erroneously referred to as "Bakelite" by most) – doing the same doweling and re-drilling to match.
Here's the classic Fender metal guard, which would look like a million bucks vs. that Lame-O W/B/W guard that came on the bass.
1. Dowel and re-drill the offending screw holes.
2. Install a rigid guard, i.e. metal, thicker plastic (.110" 5-ply, for example), or phenolic (Garolite, erroneously referred to as "Bakelite" by most) – doing the same doweling and re-drilling to match.
Here's the classic Fender metal guard, which would look like a million bucks vs. that Lame-O W/B/W guard that came on the bass.
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I would drive me crazy to have something like that in a position where I will see it every time I play the bass.
My American Pro P-bass came with this same "feature" but in my case it was near the output jack and was caused by a wire that was stuck under the pickguard. The pickguard was permanently disfigured. The bass had several other (and more serious issues) too. I had even more issues with an American Original P-bass. That was the moment I gave up on Fender. If I want mass manufactured instruments with poor quality control I can get them considerably cheaper elsewhere.
Best case scenario is that it's just a damage to the pickguard itself, in which case I would probably accept a new pickguard. However, I suspect this may be caused by the holes being drilled in slightly the wrong positions. The holes are probably close enough that at least one hole will need to be filled before new holes are drilled and the pickguard may still have gotten a permanent bump. If you're comfortable with filling and drilling holes yourself I would probably just accept a new pickguard as long as the rest of the bass is ok. With Fender you never know what you're gonna get and a new bass may have other, more serious issues. Sorry, but I've had too many poor experiences with Fender after they introduces their current Player/Pro/Original series. They hit their peak with the American Vintage series and the first generation Chinese Squier Classic Vibe series as far as I'm concerned.
My American Pro P-bass came with this same "feature" but in my case it was near the output jack and was caused by a wire that was stuck under the pickguard. The pickguard was permanently disfigured. The bass had several other (and more serious issues) too. I had even more issues with an American Original P-bass. That was the moment I gave up on Fender. If I want mass manufactured instruments with poor quality control I can get them considerably cheaper elsewhere.
Best case scenario is that it's just a damage to the pickguard itself, in which case I would probably accept a new pickguard. However, I suspect this may be caused by the holes being drilled in slightly the wrong positions. The holes are probably close enough that at least one hole will need to be filled before new holes are drilled and the pickguard may still have gotten a permanent bump. If you're comfortable with filling and drilling holes yourself I would probably just accept a new pickguard as long as the rest of the bass is ok. With Fender you never know what you're gonna get and a new bass may have other, more serious issues. Sorry, but I've had too many poor experiences with Fender after they introduces their current Player/Pro/Original series. They hit their peak with the American Vintage series and the first generation Chinese Squier Classic Vibe series as far as I'm concerned.
So I brought my bass to a guitar repair store in my town for complete set-up, where they also replaced the white pickguard with a gold anodized Fender 57 pickguard I had ordered in the meantime.
It looks better than the white one. However if the tone of that golden color was brighter, it would look much better, I think.
Also one of the holes (belonging to the pickup cover) in that new pickguard coincides with the cavity underneath. Oh well.
It looks better than the white one. However if the tone of that golden color was brighter, it would look much better, I think.
Also one of the holes (belonging to the pickup cover) in that new pickguard coincides with the cavity underneath. Oh well.
You might take a small chip of paint from, say, the edge under the guard and glue it at that hole ... or mebbe a piece of paper the same color can ya find one.
