Looks are about 10th on my list of things to worry about when it comes to buying a bass.
1: Weight
2: Balance
3: Neck profile / nut width
4: Number of strings
5: Tone
6-9 whatever is annoying me.
10: colour
11 fingerboard colour
Line6 Sonic Port and AmpliTube free if you have an iPhone.
Wont need the auxiliary in then, will read straight from iTunes library including slowing tracks down.
Do let us know what GAK say when you tell them you know they were lying to you.
No need to be polite - this was lying, and was lying in a manner likely to damage the reputation of Ibanez.
I can't imagine Ibanez being happy that a retailer is claiming that all of them failed quality control.
And having owned many Ibanez instruments over 30 years I cannot imagine them releasing an entire batch that are faulty.
1.5mm is easily noticeable.
Loads of 45mm 5 string basses out there, but the Stingray 5 is 44.5, and just that 0.5mm is easily noticeable when stretching over for the B string.
Another great idea.
Personally I'd take the Line6 HX Stomp over the fishman for traditional bass use, but there are loads of great preamps these days.
Some powered cabs can be quite heavy though.