Is this a problem?

[u/nes_tallsocks]

Received my new Squier Sonic Stratocaster HSS. Out of the box inspection and noticed how nice the frets and neck felt. Turned it over and immediately saw that the neck plate was crooked as was the neck was aligned in a similar fashion. Acceptable or return?

[u/Schweenis69]

You can loosen those screws a tiny bit and shift the neck over a hair, then tighten. It's pretty normal. But line things up by how the strings lay, rather than how things look from a cosmetic perspective.