WTF Ernie Ball?

The thing about bolt-on necks is they're manually put on. To put one on and expect it to be perfectly aligned every time is dreaming. I don't care if it's cnc or not. And some guitars have shallower horns in the pocket location making for a less stable coupling, and there are those that may even have looser fitting pockets. Yes, they should make sure and align properly at the factory -- but it's not totally uncommon for a bolt-on to shift in the pocket over some time either. Unfortunately with set or neck-thru designs you're at the mercy of bridge and nut alignment.
Out of these two the nut alignment is the weakest part of the equation. Correctable though.
 
Never seen a Fender that the neck pocket doesn’t have some slight movement in . Easily enough to account for this. They don’t leave the factory like this , a slight movement happens in transit. Can easily occur in the case .
For Sure, Andy! No question. There was so much more wrong with it than this though.
 
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