From my perspective these issues aren't just a bad factory set up, it goes beyond that imho. Every bass whether inexpensive or costing in the thousands needs a set up when I get it home, no harm no foul really. With the Newport the high nut combined with unsuitable strings forced the high set up, even with the action very high the bass buzzed like a bag full of bee's. I've been in music retail since '76 this bass was well beyond factory set up parameters.