binky_bass

All the basses I sent to you had crack under each fret... they all got through.

It's one half of a pair of northerners carrying a ladder.

Fixed.

I see myself as a jerk with a bass.

My God, someone just say it!

How many basses have I won???? All of them? All the basses??

Most things are these days...

Surely Musicmwahster?

Because Letts was kicked out of the UK for being a gigantic Jabroni?

It was me!!! I BUILT IT! And I'd do it again to! Dang those meddling kids for ruining my plan...

If it was one or maybe two small issues, then sending it back (at the luthier's expense) might be fair, but this looks like it was built by someone that either just didnt care or didn't have the skills to pull off the build to a consumer level standard. Which would make me (personally) loose faith in the maker and want a refund. I'll bet good money if the OP gets it back, it will still have issues. Though I hope for their sake it comes back immaculate and that they are absolutely chuffed with it.

I'd just get a refund. Work like that isn't what I'd want in a custom bass, and a luthier that sends you a bass like that isn't one I'd trust/want to refinish it. Best advice is get your money back and go elsewhere. I'll be honest and say I dont understand the reluctance to name the builder unless you're happy for others to be provided with shoddy work jist like you have? All you're doing is protecting someone that's not bothered to provide you with a decent quality of work and sounds like they've tried to shine you on too... Reputations are earned either way, you're allowing others to get burned by protecting this builders reputation despite their work standards and service and allowing others to perhaps assume its someone who it isn't and inadvertently tarnish someone else's reputation. Dem's my two cents, not that they were asked for!

We're a bass community, anyone is free to discuss any topic that they wish. If you don't want to read a thread because it doesn't interest you, then you don't need to. Anyway, @Hellzero - I never liked you anyway and you've only ever sold me terrible basses at terrible prices, so good riddance! 😆 When you're ready, sell me the Lefay so I can crudely weld some ladder rungs to that steel fretboard and turn it into a proper bass! First Brexit stopped us trading basses, and now youve given up bass! What will be reversed first... Brexit or you quitting bass? 🤔