MondoKen
Active member
Well I just concluded round two of trying to find a nice bass from a company in Corona that makes basses and guitars. I went through this last summer and got frustrated trying find one that met the quality of my Sterling HS. I guess it's like going from Angelina to Rosie. Anyway, I tabled my search last summer. Well three weeks ago I got enticed by a new model bass that comes with a very nice SKB ATA case. The store had just got it in two days earlier. I got home with it and noticed a straight line on top of the body than ran the whole length of the body. I sent an email to the Corona customer service department and their response was:
"The line you distinguish on this body is likely simply the join line for the two pieces of wood being utilized for the body spread. The only real cause is that the body wood may have shrunk slightly due to environmental conditions, thus causing the paint to sink in and show the join line you illustrate here
We appreciate your support of xxx Musical Instruments"
Did I miss something, no mention of this actually being a manufacturing problem? So I tried a second one which was also only a couple of days old. Loose tone knob--which I tightened. But I also found too many dents and dings so I returned it. Last night I got my third one in the mail. It was a beautiful Blizzard Pearl color. Well let's see. I opened it up and what did I find. Significant finish issue on the first fret, another loose tone knob, frets that stuck out and dug into my hand and a faulty volume pot that was on, sort of on and off.
I really wanted to have one of these American delights. I had even ordered three books about the bass, bought a model of one, a keychain of one and a special strap. All going back to the vendors.
My sweet wife said, "Why do you keep waisting your time on the xxxxxr? You really like your Sterling. Go ahead and order the Stingray." Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. I ordered a white one with rosewood and shell. BTW, Musician's Friend has a deal going where they will instantly knock $150 off of an online order of $1,000 or more. I can't wait.
Do you think the quality of brand F has gone down or could it really be that we never noticed the quality issues until higher quality equipment came out?
Good job Musicman!
"The line you distinguish on this body is likely simply the join line for the two pieces of wood being utilized for the body spread. The only real cause is that the body wood may have shrunk slightly due to environmental conditions, thus causing the paint to sink in and show the join line you illustrate here
We appreciate your support of xxx Musical Instruments"
Did I miss something, no mention of this actually being a manufacturing problem? So I tried a second one which was also only a couple of days old. Loose tone knob--which I tightened. But I also found too many dents and dings so I returned it. Last night I got my third one in the mail. It was a beautiful Blizzard Pearl color. Well let's see. I opened it up and what did I find. Significant finish issue on the first fret, another loose tone knob, frets that stuck out and dug into my hand and a faulty volume pot that was on, sort of on and off.
I really wanted to have one of these American delights. I had even ordered three books about the bass, bought a model of one, a keychain of one and a special strap. All going back to the vendors.
My sweet wife said, "Why do you keep waisting your time on the xxxxxr? You really like your Sterling. Go ahead and order the Stingray." Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. I ordered a white one with rosewood and shell. BTW, Musician's Friend has a deal going where they will instantly knock $150 off of an online order of $1,000 or more. I can't wait.
Do you think the quality of brand F has gone down or could it really be that we never noticed the quality issues until higher quality equipment came out?
Good job Musicman!
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