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Should I send it back? Opinions, please!
- Thread starter Kipp Harrington
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if you have a local music store, they could take a look at it. if it doesn't affect playing then I'd hold on to it. thats squier.
Can someone insert that gif of Michael Jackson eating popcorn?
At this point I am very curious how long this thread will continue
At this point I am very curious how long this thread will continue
https://www.musicradar.com/news/mike-rutherford-squier-strat
I spent a couple of years working with Mike on the Steinberger M-Series guitars and basses..... He's been playing this Squier for awhile now with Genesis on the Last Domino Tour...in front of Thousands of People. Why? Cuz he can.
Just keep on Grinning Kipp....... and send your Wife a Nice Bouquet....
Just keep on Grinning Kipp....... and send your Wife a Nice Bouquet....
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Even with your hand forced, I'm sort of glad you're keeping it. I know I'd call it my 'worm bass' from now til eternity. Hopefully you like it enough that you can have a fun story to tell years from now where a hundred strangers chimed in on ol' wormy.
Keep it!!!! It was a gift from the heart, AND it plays beautifully!
Regarding the blemish - as many pointed out already it is fairly well sealed so miniscule risk. Moreover, what's the worse case if it does crack/peel??? It can be fixed at that time (however unlikely that time is to come!).
....and, I have a few guitars bought brand new that have zero blemishes or scratches and I overly angst over being the first one to put a ding in them! For that reason, my fav's have been ones that have minor wear so I don't feel bad about using them.
Just my two cents, YMMV
Regarding the blemish - as many pointed out already it is fairly well sealed so miniscule risk. Moreover, what's the worse case if it does crack/peel??? It can be fixed at that time (however unlikely that time is to come!).
....and, I have a few guitars bought brand new that have zero blemishes or scratches and I overly angst over being the first one to put a ding in them! For that reason, my fav's have been ones that have minor wear so I don't feel bad about using them.
Just my two cents, YMMV
I have decided to officially name the bass Ol' Wormy. Thanks for the suggestion.
The one thought that crosses my mind is that my 1967 Mustang Bass had a divot taken out of the neck by a snap for the neck restraint strap, the neck scratch on my CB 60 bass from my watch band and the stress mark on the back of the heel when my guitar stand folded and the head stock fell to the ground on grass. hat I am saying is that instruments get nicked up over time so if the defect on the fretboard doesn't create playing problems then perhaps it is worth it to keep the bass. But if the defect bugs you your trip to Sweetwater for a replacement sounds reasonable
What a lovely wife you have! What a lovely couple you are! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and every other holiday of your preference this Yule season!
To meet demand (which is 20% above normal) during a shortage of everything including labour, QC has gone out the window. There's just not enough time and too much work for anyone to check over the small things. I've had an issue with every pandemic instrument I've gotten. Many PC parts have been mass produced fire hazards too. It's just the way things are right now.
Instead of sending instruments back I contact the seller, show them the damage, and get a discount. Except for with my SG because that was from an independent shop, and I paid for half of it with a gift card I won. I'll eat the $20 to get it to stop buzzing.
Another way to look at it is people pay extra to get pre-worn instruments. You just got some free relicing, that's all.
Instead of sending instruments back I contact the seller, show them the damage, and get a discount. Except for with my SG because that was from an independent shop, and I paid for half of it with a gift card I won. I'll eat the $20 to get it to stop buzzing.
Another way to look at it is people pay extra to get pre-worn instruments. You just got some free relicing, that's all.
If it's from a string, it seems the string would have to of been laying perpendicular across the neck and then something forcefully fell against it and drove the string into the neck enough to do this. Or some type of clamp. If you blame it on the string, it doesn't make sense to my eyes it happened with it strung, the damage doesn't make sense with the marks going parallel with the neck. Short story...I bought a Fiesta Red 60's Classic Vibe P bass when the first came out. The neck was incredible, played like an instrument at least 4x more expensive. I didn't like the way it looked where the neck met the pocket on the back side. I bought it from a very reputable instrument store 60 miles from home because it had to be preordered, they shipped it to my home. So instead of shipping it back to them, I decided to make the 100 minute drive it there and have them take a look. They thoroughly checked it out and determined it's not a fracture or anything it should be fine; long story short I decided to swap it out. Of course they didn't have any in stock because they were very sought after at the time. I waited 4 weeks for them to ship its replacement to me (free).
Moral of the story...the replacement they sent was perfect in every way esthetically, everything was as it should be but honestly, it just didn't feel as good as the original bass I received. A good luthier may be able to do a respectable repair on the fretboard. I'm sure by now it's a done deal and you either still have it or you exchanged it. Either way, its all going to be good.
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Thanks for sharing. I bonded with it after several hours of playing. I'm keeping it.
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That gouge mark looks like a tooling mark to me. Something like a small rotary bur used for shaping that got accidently pushed up against the fretboard and not noticed before applying the finish coat. If it was me I would send it back because if you can feel it, its not cosmetic. Being a woodworker I know that sometimes a mark like that is hard to see after sanding and prior to applying a finish. If I couldn't feel it I would keep it.
Dear Rich Briere, I am very sorry to have offended you –it was never my intention.To YOU this, perhaps, isn't a "Boutique Bass"...... To Kipp, I suggest that it is. To me it certainly is......With NO due respect, nobody forced you to add your Negative 2 cents into the discussion. I found the conversation rather refreshing. Kipp Harrington used HIS name. I, speaking only for myself, used mine......as I ALWAYS do.......It's odd to me that others don't.....but it's easy to be rude when hiding behind an Alias.
Enjoy your Bass, Kipp.
Rich Briere
Whilst I have little doubt of the results of a poll on: “who believes a Squier bass to be a Boutique Bass", please believe me I wasn’t questioning its monetary or even sentimental value. I was merely expressing my surprise after 14 pages (and the OP having already stated the matter closed on the 5th page), we were STILL speaking about it.
I really do think at the price point of a Squier, occasional blemishes and blips in quality control are to be expected. And, as I suggested in the 3# post, the only way to avoid them is to never buy sight unseen goods or to exchange them within the “return window”.
However, at the boutique price point a similar oversight in QC I believe would be unforgivable and more worthy of a 15 odd page dilemma of keeping or returning the instrument for repair or refund.
The last paragraph in my post was meant solely as a joke, which seems to have badly missed the mark with you, for which I can only again apologise.
With regards to my “hiding behind an alias”, my user name was created 18 years ago –a time where things on Talkbass were much different and dare I say, better and more usefully informative. I am unable to change that user name now but I also find it strange that I would even want to use my real name on an internet bass guitar chat forum. There are some very strange people on the internet and I don’t think I would necessarily wish to encourage meeting in person all those I have met here virtually.
Again, my deepest apologies to you or anyone I offended with my post and I wish you and indeed all Talkbass users happy holidays and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2022.
PS In writing this the irony is not wasted on me that I am just prolonging this thread. However, we are so invested by now that I am secretly hoping we can rival the 800 page “I am the thread killer” over at Harmony Central from back in the day!
Dear Rich Briere, I am very sorry to have offended you –it was never my intention.
Whilst I have little doubt of the results of a poll on: “who believes a Squier bass to be a Boutique Bass", please believe me I wasn’t questioning its monetary or even sentimental value. I was merely expressing my surprise after 14 pages (and the OP having already stated the matter closed on the 5th page), we were STILL speaking about it.
I really do think at the price point of a Squier, occasional blemishes and blips in quality control are to be expected. And, as I suggested in the 3# post, the only way to avoid them is to never buy sight unseen goods or to exchange them within the “return window”.
However, at the boutique price point a similar oversight in QC I believe would be unforgivable and more worthy of a 15 odd page dilemma of keeping or returning the instrument for repair or refund.
The last paragraph in my post was meant solely as a joke, which seems to have badly missed the mark with you, for which I can only again apologise.
With regards to my “hiding behind an alias”, my user name was created 18 years ago –a time where things on Talkbass were much different and dare I say, better and more usefully informative. I am unable to change that user name now but I also find it strange that I would even want to use my real name on an internet bass guitar chat forum. There are some very strange people on the internet and I don’t think I would necessarily wish to encourage meeting in person all those I have met here virtually.
Again, my deepest apologies to you or anyone I offended with my post and I wish you and indeed all Talkbass users happy holidays and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2022.
PS In writing this the irony is not wasted on me that I am just prolonging this thread. However, we are so invested by now that I am secretly hoping we can rival the 800 page “I am the thread killer” over at Harmony Central from back in the day!
Good if you can change it 'on the sly'. Else wife will feel hurt/embarassed.
