What do you mean I have to wait a month?

JBuckley · #1 07-19-2010, 05:00 PM

So this weekend I walked into my local Guitar Center with the intention of checking out some of these higher end Squires I've been hearing about. I played a couple of different J's and they were good for the price but I didn't love any of them. Then I found a used Fender MIM Standard J going for $224. Played it and loved it and for that price decided I had to have it.

So I go home, dig way deep into the furthest reaches of my closet and pull out the Ovation acoustic/electric guitar that was my dad's before he discovered Taylors and that I haven't touched in several years. I've been hanging onto it for just the time I might want to trade it in for something else. The frets were all sorts of crusty, and the top strap peg was wobbly. I ran it over to a friend's house who has all the tools and know-how and cleaned it up, fixed the peg and crowned the frets.

Next I brought it back to Guitar Center and had the buyer check it out while I went to find my new Jbass. It wasn't where I had left it earlier, but I found it, and they let me trade the guitar for the bass, a case and a set of strings.

But here's the kicker. The bass had only come in the day before and they have to hold everything they get for a month in case it's reported stolen. So I have this bass that I can hardly wait to start playing and I've got to wait a whole month before I can have it. I'm still thrilled I was able to get it, but it's going to be really hard to wait for.

WyrdoBass · #2 07-19-2010, 05:04 PM

Yeah, same thing happened to me with a $40 Aria I found at GC that I'm gonna defret

. Waiting for August 6th...

Congrats on the (soon) new bass!

logicman69 · #3 07-19-2010, 05:08 PM

Our Boston, MA store has the same rule. It's set in place by the city. It sucks on both ends (trust me when we say we would love to sell some of the gear right away), but it's a good thing in the busier cities.

JBuckley · #4 07-19-2010, 05:39 PM

The funny part was when I asked the guy what happens if it does turn up stolen and he said "well I'm sure the cops would want to talk to you about it." I didn't mean MY guitar that had my dad's original sales receipt from 1981 in the case!

scowboy · #5 07-19-2010, 05:47 PM

I think that is pawn shop 101 rules.

omnimutant · #6 07-19-2010, 07:42 PM

They Shouldn't even put it on the Floor if the waiting period isn't up yet IMO. That's Just mean.

stratovani · #7 07-19-2010, 08:02 PM

Wasn't there a thread about something similar to this a couple of months ago?

JBuckley · #8 07-19-2010, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by stratovani

Wasn't there a thread about something similar to this a couple of months ago?

It sounds like this sort of thing happens all the time. Waiting a month isn't too bad. I waited around 6 months to get my Wav4 Electric Upright because they were backordered.

I have a feeling that when this weekend rolls around, I'll be in that store asking if I can play it. And next weekend. And the following weekend.

pica · #9 07-19-2010, 08:55 PM

I'm not a big fan of GC, but I don't see anything wrong with them waiting 30 days to see if it stolen merchandise.

Buslady7803 · #10 07-19-2010, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JBuckley

But here's the kicker. The bass had only come in the day before and they have to hold everything they get for a month in case it's reported stolen. So I have this bass that I can hardly wait to start playing and I've got to wait a whole month before I can have it. I'm still thrilled I was able to get it, but it's going to be really hard to wait for.

damn that sounds familiar....

same thing with me when i got my Warwick...i was frustrated cos here was my dream bass but i couldn't play it yet...it shouldn't go out on the floor before the pawn hold is expired. its unfair.

stratovani: yep. that was me.

JBuckley: I like very nice :-) great color

JBuckley · #11 07-20-2010, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Buslady7803

damn that sounds familiar....

same thing with me when i got my Warwick...i was frustrated cos here was my dream bass but i couldn't play it yet...it shouldn't go out on the floor before the pawn hold is expired. its unfair.

I just saw your thread. While I'm none too crazy about having to wait, I'm definitely in the camp that's glad it was on the floor so I could find it. The hold might have even discouraged other people from buying it.

Buslady7803 · #12 07-20-2010, 08:07 AM

yeah now i think back, im glad my corvette was out there cos I would have never seen it before. there was that one plus a $$ 5er...but the 4 string was the one for me.

anyways, finding the vette was meant to be...so i played the game and waited. the wait is killer but it's worth it.

JBuckley · #13 08-16-2010, 05:20 PM

Update: I brought it home yesterday. After repeatedly reminding my wife for days that I would be walking into Guitar Center to pick it up exactly when they opened at 11am, we got into a bit of a fight when first thing in the morning she asked what the possibility of me getting it later in the day would be. It was definitely worth the wait and the fight! After playing my 30" scale Musicmaster for 24 years, it's really nice to play full scale. Even unamplified I can really feel the difference. I still have to wait until Thursday to play it through my rig (which lives at my drummer's studio).

chrisisnotevil · #14 08-17-2010, 06:08 AM

I've got a bass I've played for eleven years solid that's virtually identical, colour and everything, except it's a Fiver. You won't be disappointed when you plug it in I promise. Enjoy.