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Red with cream plastics would be amazing. No idea why they’ve opted for white!

If you need, it screenshotted the ad and was going to send it to you but our very own @walshy beat me to it! Here if you need it 🙂

I can’t believe I’m saying this because if I’d read it before I owned one, I’d have laughed but... Sire P7 V Stunning quality and you’d have enough left over to buy a second one! Got mine as a project bass really not knowing if it’d work out or I’d keep it and now it’s all I pick up (despite owning custom instruments, vintage instruments and everything in between!). They really are decent!

A jazz bass with the tone rolled off a little! (Joking!! *runs for cover*)

Thanks for being so clear in your explanation and making it clearer.

This is the construction style of my pickups on my Sire P7 V I’m personally still struggling to see how you guys are reading “yes, the pickups got covers” and not seeing that they are confirming what you asked? The only outcomes are “no, they are sealed” and “yes, they have got covers”!

I might be cynical but having worked in a music store and having had dealings with Andertons, this has “here’s a stock answer that tells you not to do it so it saves us any backlash when you try it and it goes wrong” written all over it. Andertons are generally pretty clueless about bass so I wouldn’t take their advice as the basis for your decision (especially when the manufacturer has confirmed the opposite/truth!) IME, I bought a Sire P7 V earlier this year from Andertons and the pickup covers come off and could be replaced (although I haven’t taken the time to see if they are ‘standard’ size) Also, it might be helpful to know that whilst the Sire P7 V split coil pickup is ‘shorter’ than a standard replacement set (like Aguilar etc), the routing in the bass is larger to accommodate any upgrades, you’d just have to get the pick guard hole made larger to match the pickup.

Confirmed my suspicions... all that OC-2 character has just been killed off with the "fixed" tracking

Might be the ‘tone’ but by “fixing” the tracking, it will kill the character that bass players love!

I’m not so sure! The other Wazacraft pedals have the same basic control layout. Logic would dictate that an OC-2w would only have OCT1, OCT2 and Direct Level controls (possibly with a custom switch to engage a modification - ideally it would be the mod to rectify the volume drop!). If you were looking for a ‘new’ OC-2, and ended up using this new OC-5 purely for the ‘OC-2’ circuit, you’d be wasting half the functionality of the pedal and you’d have to make do with using two much smaller controls to do it. Personally, I think this looks more like an upgraded OC-3 to capture fans of polyphonic octave pedals like POG etc, with the addition of the OC-2 circuit to try and drag some bass players along for the ride. I agree with @iamtheelvy - A true OC-2w would be a far more attractive proposition!

Great player, great bass, great music!

It was Neil Golding who emailed me about the refund. I can show you the emails via PM if you need them or they’d be helpful, just drop me a message 🙂

Maybe mark didn’t get any of the first 300 that included the mute?

This is the point i was making Based on the direct US price of $799, you'd expect the RRP to be £1000-1150 to cover everyone's margin and costs etc. Really impressed that it is so reasonable, landed in the UK!

Interesting that it’s $799 (£636) shipped in the US but £850 special offer, normally £899 in the UK. Normally a premium added on for imports but this is basically just what you would pay if you were getting it here yourself!

Maybe it’s worth noting that Ibanez is only distributed in the UK (by Headstock Distribution) and they only import certain models that Ibanez release in to the UK, so you always find differences between what Ibanez promote and what is available in the UK.

I used to love these but now, I think I actually prefer the Acinoynx!

You're entitled to read and interpret what i have written however you like, but I think if you look back objectively and read what I have written, you will see you have not understood correctly. I can also tell you none of those interpretations are correctly detailing my intentions. Happy to discuss via message, as my attempts to be clear are still causing pointless cyclical arguments and unfairly hijacking the OPs thread.

Just to be clear because people seem to be missing my point and arguing that I don't think Adrian should take responsibility (despite writing it in every response so far!). The only point i was trying to make is that I think there is a clear distinction between the 'responsibility' of the situation (Adrian should take full responsibility for anything related to his product that the OP's raises) and the 'blame; (which the OP seems to believe also lies with Adrian's product, and i disagree - and based on his correspondence Adrian clearly believes that these issues are a byproduct of the options selected by the customer [excluding the crack from transit]). I think we can all agree that maybe that was not communicated in the correct way during the configuration process, build process or after-sales communication! I think this falls down to the fact that Adrian probably quite naively believes that someone who chooses a nitro finish, maybe took some time to research it. For example, a one minute google search for "nitrocellulose lacquer" produces many results, the first of which is this; https://blog.andertons.co.uk/labs/nitro-vs-poly-guitar-finishes#:~:text=Nitrocellulose lacquers have been around,instruments%2C saxophones and even cars.&text=Regarding its content%2C nitrocellulose lacquer,mixed nitric and sulfuric acids. It highlights quite quickly the issue that likely resulted in that small neck pocket lacquer stress crack and also how the satin finish the customer was expecting from nitro occurs with time; "[...] its softer texture does make it susceptible to cosmetic damage. This means that dings and scratches are more visible on guitars with nitro finishes, and much easier to inflict. A nitrocellulose lacquer also wears away over time, causing dulling in areas where you make regular contact with your guitar; such as the lower bout where your forearm rests." I'm not saying you must do this research before buying, but i just find it incredible that someone would spend €2000+ euros on something without knowing what they are buying (taking a risk they might not like it!)

Yup I agree. Someone else already pointed out that Adrian should know his buyer's might not always understand what they are buying and make it explicit. Maybe it's possible that Adrian (having a lot of knowledge of the subject of guitar building is a little naive in also thinking someone spending €2000+ on a custom instrument might have an understanding of what they are choosing?). I also mentioned numerous times that he should also try and help resolve this with the purchaser.

As I have said in every single post so far, I agree that Adrian as the manufacturer has an obligation to help to try and resolve any queries or sticking points during a customer's purchasing journey

Like i said, the crack is a byproduct of having a softer nitro finish plus the damage from the courier, and like i said, I agree that Adrian should take responsibility for fixing it (professionally). I just disagree with the OP having no concept of this and blaming the product/Adrian for the fact its there. For example, you wouldn't order Royal Dalton glass tumblers from John Lewis and when the courier delivered them with some damage, complain that John Lewis are awful. You'd explain to John Lewis and they'd replace it for you in a friendly a professional manner and claim back from the courier. Your example with your friend is also not comparable, as this was a finishing problem caused by the manufacturing process.

Well you may be correct but it’s certainly not Adrian or the product’s fault. The choice of finish significantly increases the likelihood of this happening during transit and there’s very little Adrian could do to prevent it. I used to work in a guitar store and (at the time) the Fender American Vintage range instruments used to arrive like this quite regularly, so like I said, it’s a byproduct of the spec and conditions so the blame should not be placed with Adrian (even if the responsibility is his to try and fix it).

I’ve said it before but it’s incredible how many people don’t know what they’re buying and then spend money on something they do not like it. I understand Adrian should be a little more professional dealing with it, but most of these ‘issues’ are not issues, they’re choices or byproducts of your choices. This is also likely why most will state you are not entitled to a refund on customised product, to protect themselves and their business.