Worst bass day !!

[arbiterusa]

Contacted fender for a replacement or my money back. Let's see if they respond!

You might want to ask the person you bought it from instead.

 

[Frety_Kruger]

You might want to ask the person you bought it from instead.

I bought it from Fender ????

 

[Element Zero]

I bought it from Fender ????

You bought it from Fender directly?

 

[Frety_Kruger]

You bought it from Fender directly?

Yes

 

[60bass]

Yes

if purchased new from Fender they'll replace it. Document it, take pictures, pack it back up and call Fender.

 

[dkelley]

OP... just wanted to say, hang in there. Not only do you have to deal with fender, but now you have an increasing number if bassists not reading your thread and asking the same questions repeatedly.

Enjoy!

 

[Ryno1330]

Pics? I could take these threads more seriously if your profile pic didn't pop up with each of them.

 

[6stringtheorist]

A few years ago I bought the SQUIER Jaco Jazz bass this one was made in Indonesia. I paid exactly $300 bucks for it and it included a decent gig bag. I fully expected at least some neck issues as a result of its 'travel time' but none to be found the bass played perfectly right out of the box! Very impressed with the quality of every SQUIER bass I have played. You simply got a lemon it sounds like I would send it back and ask for a replacement and if the next one sucks then they have a QC issue for sure on that model good luck man!

 

[Frety_Kruger]

Pics? I could take these threads more seriously if your profile pic didn't pop up with each of them.

Whats that supposed to mean?

 

[rockinrayduke]

Since the screw holes for the bridge are drilled by CNC, it is almost impossible to be out of place. I suspect that you neck is a bit off kilter since there is room for movement there. For the truss rod issue, send it back, but the neck alignment happens with $4000 CS basses. Back off the neck screws a tiny bit, pull the neck into line, and retighten.

This.

 

[pcake]

exchange it! don't setttle, don't have them fix it.

i bought my husband a Classic Vibe '70s last month, and it's perfect in every way - except it weights 10 1/2 pounds, but luckily he doesn't mind that. finish, fretwork, hardware, neck angle and relief, and even setup are exceptional, and all better quality than my MiM fender mustang.

 

[Ryno1330]

Whats that supposed to mean?

I'm sorry it was a backhanded comment about it being hard to take someone seriously who has a profile picture of them exhaling cigarette smoke.

Anyway I was in a bad mood with a migraine and shouldn't have posted it.

 

[Paulabass]

Normally I would agree with this statement, but personal experience prevents me from doing so.

I had a MIA P bass that had a factory installed bridge that was crooked and the string through body holes were out of alignment as well. Some careful measurements revealed the bridge was on center, just rotated out of alignment by a solid 1/4", so the E string side was too far and the G string side was too close. The through body string holes on the back were crooked too, to match the crooked bridge. Sent the bass back and just asked for a refund.

We were talking Squier. MIA basses are built on 80 year old homemade tools.

 

[bbh]

I'm sorry it was a backhanded comment about it being hard to take someone seriously who has a profile picture of them exhaling cigarette smoke.

Anyway I was in a bad mood with a migraine and shouldn't have posted it.

Yeah I learned that lesson but I'd never be able to read with migraine in full swing. I've learned to keep it shut unless it's positive reenforcment. I got warned once for commenting...