Let me first preface this by saying that i own a Jackson Ellefson CBX that is about 10yrs old. After a few mods it is still my main bass and still is nearly perfect. That being said i have noticed what appears to be fairly significant manufacturing flaw and quality control problem on their newer basses just based on marketing photos alone. looking at Jackson's website, and Sweetwater, specifically the Spectra bass line, i have noticed that the machine heads are not at all aligned with each other or are at a consistent angle with the headstock. look at the view looking at the back of the headstock. Am i just blind and seeing things? Too much psilocybin? I cant imagine how any of these made it out of the factory. Sad, as i was actually in the market for a new bass and had decided on going with another Jackson. I think i will look elsewhere if these obvious issues are overlooked by Jackson and the manufacturing and QC has slipped this far.