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Vintage VS4 (SG reissue)

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user362432

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I haven't seen anyone here talking about this little thing - Vintage VS4 bass (short scale).
This might be really good deal. But, it depends on quality, since Epiphone EB0 is not exactly what I would like, Their EB3 is 34" scale and Gibson is outrageous expensive.
I like it. Did anyone tried it?
 
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user362432 said:
I haven't seen anyone here talking about this little thing - Vintage VS4 bass (short scale).
This might be really good deal. But, it depends on quality, since Epiphone EB0 is not exactly what I would like, Their EB3 is 34" scale and Gibson is outrageous expensive.
I like it. Did anyone tried it?
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That thing actually looks pretty faithful to the original and looks like it was done pretty nicely, especially for the price. I notice the Brits always say front and rear pickup which never makes sense to me. That bass sounds very good.
 
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user362432 said:
I haven't seen anyone here talking about this little thing - Vintage VS4 bass (short scale).
This might be really good deal. But, it depends on quality, since Epiphone EB0 is not exactly what I would like, Their EB3 is 34" scale and Gibson is outrageous expensive.
I like it. Did anyone tried it?
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I just finished packing my second copy of the Vintage VS4, so it can be picked up by the courier and returned to the shop.

The first copy had all kinds of (clearly visible) cosmetic problems, the nut was slightly skewed, some frets were sticking out, and it looked like someone had attacked one side of the fretboard with a belt sander for a while. I think the sound was okay.

The second copy had some serious mold growing on the fretboard, there was a large chip in the finish near the truss rod cover, the G string snapped for no obvious reasons, the neck was much wider than the nut and there were some cosmetic problems too.

In both cases the included factory quality control checklist showed only check marks. It makes me wonder about the quality control in this Chinese factory. On paper this guitar looks like a good deal, but I find it hard to believe that it really is. I really wanted to like it, but I just can't recommend this guitar.
 
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Some photos of the second sample. The first wasn't much better. There were several blemishes and lines in the paint of the body and the neck too. It's a reasonably affordable guitar, but I don't think this is acceptable.

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Billy Bob Bass said:
Some photos of the second sample. The first wasn't much better. There were several blemishes and lines in the paint of the body and the neck too. It's a reasonably affordable guitar, but I don't think this is acceptable.

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Wow... I would be quicker to condemn the shop before the factory quality control, the second example looks more like improper storage/handling damage.
 
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4sight said:
Wow... I would be quicker to condemn the shop before the factory quality control, the second example looks more like improper storage/handling damage.
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I don't agree with you. Both boxes were unopened by the shop (it would have been nice if the shop checked the guitars before shipping though, but it's not that kind of shop I guess). The foam bags were factory sealed in both cases. The factory boxes looked perfectly fine as did the outer packaging from the shop. The mold problem could have been caused by improper storage, but the rest of the issues were definitely there when the guitars left the factory.
 
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