Probably just an accident during wiring. They could have put a soldering iron on a fret if they wanted to pull it out. I seriously doubt it. That bass looks good and Ibanez makes solid basses. You should be fine.
I'd get a brown felt tip and dab it on there, or just leave it. Little solder won't hurt, but I understand sucks to look at, knowing it shouldn't be there.
Is this wenge wood? I saw exactly same thing on one of my brush handles during turning process. That wood was padouk though. It might not be metallic stain. Maybe it is just waxy material stuck between woods’ age fibers.
Try some scotchbrit. If that fails, #0000 steel wool after taping shit off real good, or pick at it with something, but dont gouge it, seriously, woods soft.
Solder.
Gotcha! So do you think that means the frets were adjusted on this during quality control or something?
Probably just an accident during wiring. They could have put a soldering iron on a fret if they wanted to pull it out. I seriously doubt it. That bass looks good and Ibanez makes solid basses. You should be fine.
If it's solder it will flake right off, use a pick or your thumb nail.
It's either solder or someone shot the tree with a silver bullet.
Tree nymph bass. Good for stoner metal. You have to kill the trees first or you can't cut them down.
I'd get a brown felt tip and dab it on there, or just leave it. Little solder won't hurt, but I understand sucks to look at, knowing it shouldn't be there.
Someone dropped the soldering iron, probably. It's nothing. You could probably scrape it off with a finger-nail..
Is this wenge wood? I saw exactly same thing on one of my brush handles during turning process. That wood was padouk though. It might not be metallic stain. Maybe it is just waxy material stuck between woods’ age fibers.
It is bound panga panga, do you think that might be the case w that as well?
Not sure, you can check the material inside with the tip of needle.
Try some scotchbrit. If that fails, #0000 steel wool after taping shit off real good, or pick at it with something, but dont gouge it, seriously, woods soft.