b-unit
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I confess, I didn't start out ordering this bass. I had made a lucid and conscious decision to order a left handed bass from a certain very old US company that usually offers nothing for lefties and are not particularly known for their basses in the first place. I ordered this semi hollow new model sight unseen in December (2012) and waited and waited and waited. I thought it might be fun to have something completely different from my arsenal of Music Man bases.
This particular manufacturer actually refuses to provide either the customer or the distributor any sort of ETA for any instrument ordered and after six months had gone by, I agreed to accept one in an alternate color, simply because it was the only lefty that was likely to show up and was sitting in the retail store's warehouse. So a few weeks later it arrives and was a complete and total disappointment in every way. The finish was not buffed, there were bare spots where the finish was actually missing on the back and side of the neck and they had actually installed a strap pin on the opposing horn, filled the hole and glossed over it with nitro. It wasn't grounded, had a bad hum, and just looked like it had been put together by someone who could care less.
I took the bass home but knew before I even left the store that there was no way I was keeping this substandard machine. Brought her back the next day and the sales staff laughed out loud at how many problems the bass had. They confirmed it would not be re sold and was going back to the manufacturer.
Because this is a large music store chain, I asked on a whim (as I often do) if they had any MM lefty basses in the system. They had one. She arrived today and I cannot express how perfect and simply exquisite this bass is. Funny thing is, I had no doubt that it would be a keeper and I am just delighted. Here are some pics I took as soon as I got her home:
This particular manufacturer actually refuses to provide either the customer or the distributor any sort of ETA for any instrument ordered and after six months had gone by, I agreed to accept one in an alternate color, simply because it was the only lefty that was likely to show up and was sitting in the retail store's warehouse. So a few weeks later it arrives and was a complete and total disappointment in every way. The finish was not buffed, there were bare spots where the finish was actually missing on the back and side of the neck and they had actually installed a strap pin on the opposing horn, filled the hole and glossed over it with nitro. It wasn't grounded, had a bad hum, and just looked like it had been put together by someone who could care less.
I took the bass home but knew before I even left the store that there was no way I was keeping this substandard machine. Brought her back the next day and the sales staff laughed out loud at how many problems the bass had. They confirmed it would not be re sold and was going back to the manufacturer.
Because this is a large music store chain, I asked on a whim (as I often do) if they had any MM lefty basses in the system. They had one. She arrived today and I cannot express how perfect and simply exquisite this bass is. Funny thing is, I had no doubt that it would be a keeper and I am just delighted. Here are some pics I took as soon as I got her home:
