miles'tone Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Did you get it at discount already? They're listed around £1300 everywhere from what I can see. Maybe it was a shop demo bass? If you can exchange it for a new one at the same price then do so. If it was discounted for the couple of imperfections stated then rock on with it imho. Do whatever your gut is telling you though. Beautiful basses these btw... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) If it was sold as new, then I'd send it back. From new I'd want all the knocks to be mine. Edited December 23, 2023 by chris_b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 I'm watching gear4music for when it gets re-listed. I'll have it. 👍😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbunney Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 1 minute ago, TimR said: I'm watching gear4music for when it gets re-listed. I'll have it. 👍😎 Lol it wasn’t from there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 I'd have been waiting a long time then. Must have read Bassassin's post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, TimR said: I'd have been waiting a long time then. Must have read Bassassin's post. Probably, G4M was my cheapo guitar, the £30 discount was proportionate & reasonable - would've been a p!55take on a £1000+ bass though. Also they refunded my account, rather than issue some credit note I'd never use. Edited December 23, 2023 by Bassassin Fück you, nannycensor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbunney Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) 48 minutes ago, TimR said: I'd have been waiting a long time then. Must have read Bassassin's post. I would think if you asked PMT to sell you one at £1,099 they would 👀 it has been on sale there this week at three different prices, £1,099, £1,299 and £1,499 Edited December 23, 2023 by markbunney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) Dings / dents / at back of the neck would probably affect resale value imho . That's assuming you may want to sell in the future . You never know . On a slight tangent , I've seen a few reviews of Ibanez basses with similar necks ( the headless basses in particular) where reviewers such as Low End Lobster 🦞 weren't overly impressed with Ibanez quality control . Apparently , they're mainly manufactured in the Cort factory among other brands but iI stand to be corrected . i think you did the right thing returning it due to description , but the bigger discount seems to be evident now due to ' imperfections'. The fingerboard you could possibly live with, but the neck issue would be nagging away at you over time . Edited December 23, 2023 by RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Yeah having looked closely at the pictures, all three of those anomalies look like blemishes/faults in the grain of the wood. Naturally occurring, but should not be present on a new instrument without serious discounts. You’ve done the right thing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbunney Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 6 hours ago, miles'tone said: Did you get it at discount already? They're listed around £1300 everywhere from what I can see. Maybe it was a shop demo bass? If you can exchange it for a new one at the same price then do so. If it was discounted for the couple of imperfections stated then rock on with it imho. Do whatever your gut is telling you though. Beautiful basses these btw... It first went up for sale at £1,099 and then a few days later went up to £1,299. I contacted them and they agreed to see it for the original lower price. The colour and finish on it was beautiful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 20 hours ago, markbunney said: Lol it wasn’t from there Guilford neck of the woods? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbunney Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 9 minutes ago, SumOne said: Guilford neck of the woods? Nope 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 On 22/12/2023 at 22:42, markbunney said: NBD today for something I’d been looking at for over 3 years, but for various reasons wasn’t able to get. This was an Ibanez SR1600B in Caribbean Shoreline finish. It arrived today and had a scratch on the fretboard and a ding in the back of the neck. The shop said they were just minor imperfections, which I guess they are, but after spending £1100 on something I expect it to be perfect, so they agreed to take it back as faulty. Just wondering if I was being overly picky, or right to expect a new instrument to arrive in perfect condition. For me it would depend on how it played, if I could get the action to my preference and it played well with no buzz anywhere then I would deal with it and try and get a discount on it, if it needed any kind of fret work to get the action where I wanted it then I would return it, not because of the marks but because the next bass might have better fretwork so I would use it as my excuse for a replacement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbunney Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 I am having seconds thoughts about returning it! Now I have a few days off over Xmas I am going to get it out of the box and have another look at it before it gets collected. might see if they’ll exchange it instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbunney Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 I did give it another try, but overall it wasn’t me so has gone back to the shop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 You gave it a fair go in the best spirit of the world of "Order by mail, your satisfaction guaranteed!!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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