It’s literally 45 degrees
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yes,so it seems like it’s the design problem.an immature design
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wait……friends,I think I’ve got the design.there are two different screws to adjust octave,a big one to lock and the long ‘n small one to adjust.so as long as the octave is right,I only need to make the small one against the big one then lock it,the location will be right for the octave!
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Honestly prob not, that’s just the way they came so I don’t try to mod anything and was more trying to get him to just leave it alone lol. Some of the better basses I have…. Have great sustain. The neck throughs especially, drilling at a 45 degree angle just makes more common sense.
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Makes soooo much better sense
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This is what to do
1 remove all 4 strings
2 place bass on lap or table fretboard down
3 insert the 4 strings in the back of the body in their correct hole
4 flip bass over and string accordingly and tune bass
5 play
This is all said in a humorous tone, just play it brother,
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have fun,thanks
95% of string through basses are at 90 degrees with no issues. The problem I have had with flats on string through is the silks on the ball end can make a tight fit on the ferrules. Only on the E string - tight as in it doesn’t fit.
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hey bro,how does flatwound strings feel like？as a beginner I’m really curious about that.
How flats feel is very subjective. To some, they feel very sticky; others smooth. LaBella Deep talking flats have that Motown sound, but are very stiff. D’Addario flats are smoother and less tensions.
I like the feel of flats, and get a good string you don’t lose all the mids and highs.
Sorry, no black and white answer. Depends on our fingers and the brand.
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Oh that is nice !
I’d put it way down the list of considerations.
As bass players of course it’s natural to go Full Nigel about sustain, and then in other discussions put on flats with a sponge under the strings 
Unpopular opinion: for most rhythmic bass playing, high sustain is neither desirable nor useful; it’s generally eighth and quarter notes, with a few half and whole notes mixed in. I have never owned a bass, no matter how cheap, that cannot sustain a note across at least 2-3 measures of whole notes. Sustain is just not a thing you need to worry about on bass.
Two of my favorite bass players are famous for playing chord tones over sustained drones. Never had an issue playing their lines, ever, even on cheap basses.
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I just visited my punky-funky luthier and asked him about it.
He said that one should not be all religious about it (or anything for that matter), BUT good sustain is one of the main indicators for a good bass construction. A bass is like a bow. Everything must be well connected, so it resonates better: the whole end to end chain that connects to the strings - tuners, neck, nut, bridge and body - should be as firm as possible, so energy is not lost.
The better this chain is, the better your sustain (likely) is. And yes, materials like wood and metal make a difference.
If all these parts are good and well assembled, then you always have maximum sustain for that bass.
In his experience, basses with bad sustain are never good basses.
But again: nothing to be religious about. He knows many bass players that make great music with (technically) terrible basses 
If you need a lot of sustain is a different question. He found that funny, cause God invented muting, so sustain itself is rarely a factor in playing.
And of course you can use a sponge and all kinds of other materials to decrease sustain (a playing matter) … but you cannot increase sustain on a “bad bass” (a quality matter).
Also (my remark): it’s better to have and not need, than to need and not have…
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That is all a very reasonable take on it.
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