Should I send it back? Opinions, please!

[castlev]

I would swap it out, get the same exact model/color.

 

[jeep]

Send it back... you paid for new..
You should get new!

 

[tubatodd]

Yeah, it's on the heavy side but the four I viewed at Sweetwater were all around (or close to) 10 pounds.

So you purchased it from Sweetwater? Do you have the pictures they sent you of the one you received? If so, do you see the damage in any of the photos? If you don't, then possibility it was done in transit. I'd send it back if I had the opportunity.

 

[BigJohnAZ]

Send it back.

 

[Sub-hoo-fer]

Good call keeping it. Call GC and ask for a credit. They will make it right.

Might I suggest adding blocks? I know it is unconventional but I mocked this up a Public Peace and dig the look.

 

[user362432]

It's vintage Mojo. Just imagine how much effort people put in relicing brand new instruments to get Mojo.

 

[Jeremy Crockett]

Before this post becomes 10 pages of 50/50 conflicting opinions, just remember this: if something is sold in and then subsequently bought in "NEW" condition, it should indeed be in "NEW" condition. If it wasn't, then you have to decide whether exchanging it NOW for another bass in "NEW" condition is worth it or not.

If you are the type of person who will never stop looking at the damage on the fretboard, I would advise you to exchange it NOW before the period expires in which the shop will allow for this.

If you aren't the sort of player who gets hung up on these kind of marks (unfortunately I would guess by the fact you have made this post asking for opinions, that you are NOT in this camp) then, you shouldn't give the matter another thought and just rock the hell of it.

New is new and damaged, marked, shop soiled, second hand etc. are not.

This was the correct answer, why are we still here?

Sincerely,
The Type of Person Who Would NEVER Stop Looking at the Damage.

 

[Gustopher]

I’d keep it because anytime my wife gets me something I try and show her how much I love it even it isn’t perfect. If I were to send it back she would feel like she picked something wrong or didn’t get the right one. Even if it were a defect. Keep it.

 

[LBS-bass]

I was afraid I would get a response like this! Lol.

I have one I never play that I can't give up because a friend gave it to me. It happens .

Since it was a gift that is new and exchangeable, though, I wouldn't give it a second thought. If it bugs you, exchange it while you can.

 

[HalfManHalfBass]

This was the correct answer, why are we still here?

Sincerely,
The Type of Person Who Would NEVER Stop Looking at the Damage.

I'm just waiting for this to make 10 pages......relax, it WILL!

 

[Indiana Mike]

Looks like a tool mark. I would be willing to bet if bought from Sweetwater they would either discount it , refund it , or replace it no questions asked and pay both ways for shipping.

Worth inquiring.

only said Sweetwater because I thought you had said you were just there , IIRC

 

[Cloudspine]

Its character. I’d keep it, who cares.

dont know how some of you sticklers make it through a day, no offense.

 

[aprod]

I could not live with that blemish. I vote send it back.

 

[B-Mac]

My wife got me a wonderful Squier CV 50s P bass for Christmas. Been playing it for a few hours the past 2 days and have fallen in love with it!

Last night I decided to give it a nice cleaning and discover a blem/imperfection on the fretboard. It's not even noticeable from a couple feet away but I can barely feel a very slight "dip" in the wood where it is located. I also discovered a tiny, tiny blemish on the body (this really doesn't bother me) and some minor wear marks on the control plate.

What do you guys think and have you ever seen a "mark" that looks like this on a fretboard?

I appreciate any suggestions, opinions or advice.

obviously it bothers you enough to post a thread, so it's going to continue bothering you as you'll always have this reminder.

I'm thinking you're worried how the wife will react to you sending it back? Show it to her and explain that this wonderful gift that she got just for you is defective and let her tell you to send it back.

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

My wife got me a wonderful Squier CV 50s P bass for Christmas. Been playing it for a few hours the past 2 days and have fallen in love with it!

Last night I decided to give it a nice cleaning and discover a blem/imperfection on the fretboard. It's not even noticeable from a couple feet away but I can barely feel a very slight "dip" in the wood where it is located. I also discovered a tiny, tiny blemish on the body (this really doesn't bother me) and some minor wear marks on the control plate.

What do you guys think and have you ever seen a "mark" that looks like this on a fretboard?

I appreciate any suggestions, opinions or advice.

No it’s your wife’s present and has to be taken as is in my opinion (you’re lucky having a wife supporting you in pursuing your musical inclination)

 

[micguy]

If the neck is straight, the frets are level, and you can't find a pronounced dead spot, I'd keep the bass. Of course, that's the same criteria I'd use with any bass. The ding ain't worth a return, but if something important is off, I would return it.

 

[DJ Bebop]

My wife got me a wonderful Squier CV 50s P bass for Christmas. Been playing it for a few hours the past 2 days and have fallen in love with it!

Last night I decided to give it a nice cleaning and discover a blem/imperfection on the fretboard. It's not even noticeable from a couple feet away but I can barely feel a very slight "dip" in the wood where it is located. I also discovered a tiny, tiny blemish on the body (this really doesn't bother me) and some minor wear marks on the control plate.

What do you guys think and have you ever seen a "mark" that looks like this on a fretboard?

I appreciate any suggestions, opinions or advice.

If you've bonded with it and the dip doesn't bother your feel and the playablity of it, I'd keep it.
You don't know what you'll get in return, might be a better player, then again, maybe not. A bird in hand..

 

[LBS-bass]

No it’s your wife’s present and has to be taken as is in my opinion (you’re lucky having a wife supporting you in pursuing your musical inclination)

His wife bought him A bass. Did she know that the bass was defective? Probably not. I don't think, if I were the wife, I'd be so selfish as to insist he keep THE bass that had a defect in it. I'd want my husband to be happy with his gift. Some of y'all must have married some real winners.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Here's where he's at on this...

Should I send it back? Opinions, please!

 

[LBS-bass]

Good to know. I'll shut up now. I'm glad his wife was cool about it