Hello,
After saving up for years (being a student is tough), last August I finally decided to purchase myself my first "real" bass. I played on my beloved MIM P-Bass for many years prior, which was worked on a luthier and played great but I was ready for something new, versatile, and american made. Long story short I received my bass in august and absolutely love the way it plays and sounds. The tone is absolutely killer, and it is extremely versatile with the 5 way selector switch and active eq. I have noticed the output of my passive pbass is actually louder than the active stingray (not sure if its normal, mainly I notice its software with the selector set to both humbuckers which makes sense since they are noise canceling and could possibly have a quieter output).
Anyways, she was born with some finish defects, and I just noticed another one the other day. They are small "pinholes" that go into the finish and can be felt. After contacting customer support, they agreed to have it repaired and most likely a new body made. Although it annoys me that there are these defects, I am afraid I will get the bass back and it will not play as good as it does now, or that the new body's wood hasn't aged properly or something of the sort. I am seeking the opinion of some experienced players on whether I should pay the 60 bucks to ship it in, or should I just keep it and enjoy its playable and ignore the defects. Attached are some photos.
one is by the bridge the other by the neck pickup
After saving up for years (being a student is tough), last August I finally decided to purchase myself my first "real" bass. I played on my beloved MIM P-Bass for many years prior, which was worked on a luthier and played great but I was ready for something new, versatile, and american made. Long story short I received my bass in august and absolutely love the way it plays and sounds. The tone is absolutely killer, and it is extremely versatile with the 5 way selector switch and active eq. I have noticed the output of my passive pbass is actually louder than the active stingray (not sure if its normal, mainly I notice its software with the selector set to both humbuckers which makes sense since they are noise canceling and could possibly have a quieter output).
Anyways, she was born with some finish defects, and I just noticed another one the other day. They are small "pinholes" that go into the finish and can be felt. After contacting customer support, they agreed to have it repaired and most likely a new body made. Although it annoys me that there are these defects, I am afraid I will get the bass back and it will not play as good as it does now, or that the new body's wood hasn't aged properly or something of the sort. I am seeking the opinion of some experienced players on whether I should pay the 60 bucks to ship it in, or should I just keep it and enjoy its playable and ignore the defects. Attached are some photos.
one is by the bridge the other by the neck pickup
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I called and talked to Billy, and now I have to send it out to California again after not having it for a month. I appreciate is help and he is a great guy to deal with, but I'm starting to kick myself and am wondering if I should have just kept it in the first place and dealt with the paint. All of the electronics worked before.
