Something Looks Amiss (Fender American Deluxe P Content)

selowitch

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#1
I'm checking out this listing on Reverb and I'm wondering:
  1. Do the highest two strings look like they are coming out of the body and onto the saddles at a unfavorable angle?
  2. Is the topmost string too close to edge of the neck?
  3. Is the neck heel possibly askew within the neck pocket?
I'm thinking of querying the seller about this.
 
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#2
It would be cool if he would be willing to move the top two strings each to the left one saddle notch (looks like that’s all there is left to move) and photograph to see if it’s just bad string spacing setup or more serious neck issues like you mentioned. I’m curious how your interactions with the seller go, good luck!
 
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selowitch said:
I'm checking out this listing on Reverb and I'm wondering:
  1. Do the highest two strings look like they are coming out of the body and onto the saddles at a unfavorable angle?
  2. Is the topmost string too close to edge of the neck?
  3. Is the neck heel possibly askew with the neck pocket?
I'm thinking of querying the seller about this.
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1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Inconclusive.

Ironically, I was just looking at another item this seller has listed a few hours ago. Please let me know if your comms with them are productive.
 
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#4
Just the angle of the camera I suspect.
If the person taking the photos had stood a foot or two to the right, we'd be asking the same questions about the 2 lowest strings instead.
 
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#5
IMO the B and E strings could go one more notch on their saddles towards the bass side of the neck, but the G and D already seem centralised on their saddles.

Maybe moving the B and E AND shifting the neck in it's pocket slightly would be enough to correct this, but either way the outer strings to the edges of the fretboard look too close for someone like me.

I once sold a great MM Stingray 5 for this very same reason.
 
#6
It really seems to me that the high string (i.e., the high-B or -C) is too close to the edge of the fingerboard. Hopefully the seller can show a photograph of the bass after he's made a few adjustments.
It's possible the bass saddles are so out of alignment (and are forcing each other into awkward angles) that it's causing this apparent issue. Bass saddles should be square with the tailpiece of the bridge and usually the lowest string is furthest back toward the tailpiece and the highest furthest away from the tailpiece so I'm guess the intonation may be off but that's not a condition issue I would worry about.
 
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#7
I got a short message from the seller saying there are no issues that he's aware of. I'm guessing he's not interested in a discussion.
Now I gotta decide if I want to roll the dice and make an offer. I do love this particular model/color/fingerboard and I even like the case.
 
#13
This is just me, but none of those would scare me off as they're issues I could resolve myself and use as a bargaining tool to talk the seller down.
But, as I said, that is just me. It's always easy to spend someone else's money. I'd say if it's enough to bother you, then just move along. There are too many others out there for you too settle. Sometimes patience pays off and you may end up with a cleaner example for less money.
 
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selowitch said:
I'm checking out this listing on Reverb and I'm wondering:
  1. Do the highest two strings look like they are coming out of the body and onto the saddles at a unfavorable angle?
  2. Is the topmost string too close to edge of the neck?
  3. Is the neck heel possibly askew with the neck pocket?
I'm thinking of querying the seller about this.
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From the pics it looks like all strings are askew toward the G string side of the neck. Maybe heel pocket but, my first thought is the bridge and through body holes were inaccurately marked/drilled at manufacturing.
 
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