GAS - Gear Acquisition Syndrome (Part 2)

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4839

Neck is misaligned, and without some pick guard work, it cannot be fixed. Another B stock Indonesian guitar that was passed though Fullerton receiving rather than going to the B stock clearance section. I have three B stock Tributes I purchased through G&L that have fewer flaws than the last four instruments I have returned; two each to Guitar Center and Reverb.

The two slight flaws on my Frost Black SB-2 have been reworked, so the only B stock blemish left on it is the ‘2’ stamped over the serial number.

4840

Yes, all extruded plastics have a carrier film to protect them. Notice the misalignment of the strings on the neck pickup.

Extruded sheet plastics are flat, continuous plastic sheets produced through a high-volume manufacturing process where raw plastic pellets or granules are melted, mixed, and forced through a flat die to form a uniform sheet. This process is widely used for producing materials ranging from thin films to thick, rigid sheets, with applications spanning packaging, automotive, construction, signage, and medical industries.

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4841

Picky, picky, picky.

:zany_face:

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4842

B stock guitar; not paying A stock prices! :grin:

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4843

G string looks fine. What more do you need?

4844

Ahh. Yeah it’s off a bit. Wouldn’t matter for tone but looks funky.

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4845

No, there’s a misalignment. Look closely at were the strings cross both pickups. The neck is out of alignment, otherwise the A and D would be centered. The G is actually centered on the neck pickup, which is the obvious giveaway that there’s an alignment problem.

4846

Agreed it most likely wouldn’t affect the tone, but it’s VERY difficult to look at! :winking_face_with_tongue:

(and it’s a defect)

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4847

Yeah sending it back was a good call.

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4848

I’m coming down with a bad case of GAS for this beauty! Ibanez SR3500-BK SR Prestige 4-String Bass Guitar in Black - Andertons Music Co.

Tell me why not??

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4849

It’s in England. Too far.

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4850

But so am I!

I can have it in my hands by Thursday

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4851

Here’s my issue, @2000 pounds there are tons of great options why this SR prestige a good choice for you.

To me the SR series doesn’t carry the same prestige as the BTB and spending 2k on it just feels wrong, like a $60000 Honda Civic, :joy: of course I’m not a big Ibanez guy. I have a few.

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4852

Type R? Yes please :folded_hands:

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4853

They would just slap an Acura logo on it. I don’t disagree though

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4854

I would stack the premium SR’s up with the BTBs - some of the SR Premiums are extremely nice, and this is a Prestige, the next step up from a Premium. This is a very nice MIJ SR Prestige - I am not surprised by the price in any way.

Like, check out this SR5500:

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~¥4-500k is a not uncommon MSRP for high end MIJ instruments here. It’s where many of ESP’s sit too, Black Smoker, etc.

2-300k is common too, which is where you see most Momose, the MIJ Yamahas, Vellmor, Atelier Z, etc

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4855

GAS won!!:joy: the new lady arrives on Saturday :crossed_fingers::crossed_fingers::crossed_fingers:

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4856

Hi friends of GAS

what tuning device would you recommend to someone enjoying unnecessary accurate measuring devices? I really need to set up the intonation and I have trust issues with the options I have:

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4857

I’ve not used them but the internet seems to think highly of the accuracy of the peterson strobe tuners

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4858

They are the absolute best. A plug in vs clip on is the way for setups - and Peterson IMO has no equal.

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