Even if it's a "Workshop" bass, for the price close to a "Premium" line Ibanez... the assembly quality is simply - not quite good. Maybe, it's a quality assurance issue at the assembly plant itself... Maybe, the best produced bass guitars goes elsewhere... I don't really know, but for this price tag certain expectations must be met! I'm telling this from the perspective of a hardcore "Ibanez" fan - I have 8 bass guitars at home, a "Prestige" and several "Premiums" among them...