Cool. If I really liked it I'd contact the seller and go over my options, probably lean towards a discount.
The nick by the fret would be pretty easy to minimize with cyanoacrylate (crazy glue).
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What would you do?
- Thread starter TheIndieKid
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Cool. If I really liked it I'd contact the seller and go over my options, probably lean towards a discount.
The nick by the fret would be pretty easy to minimize with cyanoacrylate (crazy glue).
The neck could easily be fixed for $1 in materials.
Oh yeah! I’ve never had to do a CA fill and not opposed to it. Still, it might bug me on a brand new bass. I typically buy used, in person; so I know the condition going in and have no problems fixing things myself
If you dig it, demand a discount from the retailer. They don't want it back.
The cheaper I buy a bass, the more I'm open to having to fix some of the issues. If it's full price, it better be in pristine condition, sort of a sliding scale of price and expectations. Then again, I'm blind as a bat so scratches don't really bother me as much, however nicks and gouges on the neck I can feel and tend to bother me more. If in the least bit of doubt, and it sounds like you're unhappy with it, by all means, return it- you're entitled to it, you paid the full price with an expectation that it would brand new without signs of use, abuse or damage.
If you like it, keep it. (Perhaps see about a discount.) These minor imperfections will save you heartache when you put your own blemishes on it.
If those "dings" mess with you, you shouldn't play bass and instead work in an antiques museum 
...... If you pick up the thing on a daily basis it will accumulate more dings than that... Its not made of glass its SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYED 
...... If you pick up the thing on a daily basis it will accumulate more dings than that... Its not made of glass its SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYED
Oh yeah! I’ve never had to do a CA fill and not opposed to it. Still, it might bug me on a brand new bass. I typically buy used, in person; so I know the condition going in and have no problems fixing things myself
It wouldn't bother me If i otherwise liked the bass.
I've lost track of how many times I've seen people here on TB in this exact same situation act on principle and regret it
$1 for the neck. And while I prefer to make my own dings. I can overlook it on a bass that kills. These scratches are very minor IMO. But I'm not the one who has to make the decision.
I would totally be down to fix that bass if it kills. I would also be down to ask for a partial refund/discount. Like I said, I’m accustomed to buying used and in person; and I don’t mind doing work. But the appeal of buying a new bass is that I don’t have to do any work on it.
I would totally be down to fix that bass if it kills. I would also be down to ask for a partial refund/discount. Like I said, I’m accustomed to buying used and in person; and I don’t mind doing work. But the appeal of buying a new bass is that I don’t have to do any work on it.
And that appeal is why some just return things and end up regretting it.
Would bug me for sure. I wouldn’t have left the store with that bass personally.
Bought new? Return...
If I bought that used for the right price it wouldn't bother me.
If I bought that used for the right price it wouldn't bother me.
My personal
Opinion. I think it definitely at minimum deserves a discount. If they were willing to do a partial refund I’d be for it considering it’s nothing catastrophic but if they don’t budge on the price I would just return it.
for comparison I bought a sterling by musicman ray34 and sweetwater gave me a good discount for a tiny little bubble in the paint on the back of the body. There wasn’t even a ding. The finish was smooth. Although they did see it before they sent it out.
Cool avatar!!If those "dings" mess with you, you shouldn't play bass and instead work in an antiques museum
(post, not so much)
Hi Kid
I would be very angry about a dealer who sends me a replacement!!! that isn't in perfect condition!
I would call the retailer and give them hell!
It is your right to send it back!
This is the most important question!
When you like the bass => haggle!!!
You should get a discount that is more than the price of shipping it! (back and forth!)
They need to learn the lesson!
greetings
Wise(b)ass
I would be very angry about a dealer who sends me a replacement!!! that isn't in perfect condition!
I would call the retailer and give them hell!
It is your right to send it back!
This is the most important question!
When you like the bass => haggle!!!
You should get a discount that is more than the price of shipping it! (back and forth!)
They need to learn the lesson!
greetings
Wise(b)ass
Guys, whilst I was in-store, the staff looked if they had any of the Sea Foam Green basses in stock, since that was my original colour. They had one on order, but I just said "I'll take whatever colour there is in shop - it's the same bass at the end of the day, but just a different colour". When I phoned and said it's got faults that should make it a B-Stock bass, they said they would continue to go and order the Sea Foam Green, so I can do a swap in store.
The stuff on the body would slightly annoy me, but the gouge on the neck by the fret would make me nutso .Everytime i played it my eyes would go straight there. You can probably feel a gash like that too..
