Recent content by whammerjammer

I just acquired a 67 Hofner 500/1. Everything seems to be in order but I noticed that the neck pick up has been inverted so the logo is upsidedown at the top and the poles are below. Any reason why someone would do this? Should I flip it back or just leave it as it came? Thoughts?

...of the Apocalypse.

The box was clearly marked on the top with Sharpie 4003 MID. Plus there was a smaller label that said BLUE twice on it. It was just a freaky, totally jacked up order. They swear more FG's are on the way. On;y time will tell.

Actually, it was Midnight Blue. The least popular color. But I have to say that seeing it in person, it looks 10x better than any photograph I've seen. The pearl blue is always changing in the light and is darker and richer than flash photos show. The blue with rich brown fingerboard and...

Rickenbacker 4003 Fireglo was the original preference.

Turns out that the retailer messed up the shipment. Forgot to put my address on the box the first time out. Went back to warehouse. Shipped out again a couple of days ago. Thats why it wasn't tracking on shipper website. It had the wrong number on it altogether. Shows up unannounced at my...

The shipper is being very cooperative at the present time despite my urgent demands. Shipper is complacent... totally. You're right... I need to back off and see what happens for a few days. The only real problem at this point is that there is NO replacement product available and who know when...

Tim, I'll take that as a positive. I have seen many instances reported online where a package with this designation ultimately gets delivered even though the status doesn't change until the moment of delivery. They are going to give me a heart attack.

Last week, after a year on backorder, I got an email from a major online retailer that my bass was shipped. I got a tracking number for the company that is the opposite of DOWNS. The shipping status was: billing information received. Now, 5 business days later the status online is the same...

Tim... Have you found out what that UPS tracking designation actually means. A MAJOR online retailer shipped my new Ric 4003 last week but the UPS tracking has not got past this stage either" billing information received. Now I am REALLY worried about the status of my shipment. I have been...

I have a little ART MP Studio tube pre I was thinking of adding to the front end as well. I'll let you know how it works out.

WADR... It's called a close out! New model coming online. Got to move the old stock. It's a tale as old as retail. On Ashdown's website there appears to be a full and continued commitment to the Superfly product line. To me, getting a cool 500 watt model at a great price makes me jones for...

I'm stoked about my Superfly. I can't believe I got it for under 300 smackers. It is driving my two Mag cabs nicely and has tons of tone. Regardless of where it was made. This little amp has got something!

Is it 10 presets or 30 presets as many have written? Well, Martin of Ashdown replies that there are actually 20 presets on the Superfly when shipped. Though 10-19 are unnamed and can be written over. Hmmm. Since my Fly was out of the box when I bought it new, how can I be sure that my 10-19...

Couldn't resist at $299. I can already tell the difference from my Mag300. Nice tone. Mine seems to be quiet in the whine department. I have Ashdown Mag cabs 210 and 115 (8 ohms). The 210 has a tweeter. Maybe I got a good one. Many online reviews of the product mention 30 presets. Mine...