NBD - But what's up with this neck?

#81
TraktorBass said:
It's hard to tell in the pictures, but the fingerboard is flat, there is no indentation, no bumps or cuts in the wood itself. ....
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I dunno man. It's in your hands not mine but it SUUUURE looks like the wood is crushed to me, blown up on the big screen here. I'll bet if you carefully drag a razor blade from a fret into the discolored area to where it stops you will feel the edge of the indent. The wood is shiny there because it's crushed by the tool. I'm betting the neck moved slightly during the fret pressing and the pressing tool did it. Betcha. If I'm wrong I'm wrong but...betcha. If I were you and knowing the lottery of mail-order instruments, if I liked it anyway I'd simply sand that stuff out and play.
TraktorBass said:
Edit: I almost forgot, I have another intriguing/enraging detail. The plastic film on the neck plate is mysteriously missing, but whoever pulled it off didn't do a very good job.

Please ignore my oily fingerprints:
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So it's already been returned at least once.
 
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#82
MotorCityMinion said:
Err, student instrument at best. Original intent was for children and pigmies in the land of the lost. Perhaps this guy.
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Yes, I know that this model was designed as an entry level instrument back in the day, I worked on a few back in the past and none ever had fretboards like this. Anyway today these models aren't being bought by beginners and Fender sure isn't charging "begginer" prices for them. (These days Fender has their Asian made lines to cover that market.) What the model was designated as when introduced 60 years ago, can't be an excuse for poor quality control now, can it?
 
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Update: Retailer confirms the bass has already been returned by another customer. They are not willing to reduce the price and would rather cancel the purchase. Well, to be fair they suggested a €20 discount..

I am returning the bass.

Thanks for your replies, guys! I will be back with an NBD thread as soon as I can get my fingers on a new Mustang.
 
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TraktorBass said:
Update: Retailer confirms the bass has already been returned by another customer. They are not willing to reduce the price and would rather cancel the purchase. Well, to be fair they suggested a €20 discount..

I am returning the bass.

Thanks for your replies, guys! I will be back with an NBD thread as soon as I can get my fingers on a new Mustang.
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They'd rather keep shipping it out and back (how any times?) until someone eventually doesn't care and keeps it. Doesn't sound like a smart business move.
 
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