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A local TB'er ripped me off!!
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Still discovered, and discussed there. Therefore, a TB transaction worthy of feedback.
I'm not sure I agree. Two angry dudes, face to face? Something else could get broken before anything gets fixed. It might be safer to settle through some mediation.
Dude....broken can mean something other than completely broken. Frozen can mean more than completely stuck. The buyer thought it was frozen, then removed it and realized that it was broken......to use your terminology exactly as you stated it.
Get it? You're picking this guy apart on semantics.
If there are signs of rust on the end that the buyer has in his hands, he's not the one who broke it.
But, if the seller never needed to adjust it, it may have been broken previously.
But, if the seller never needed to adjust it, it may have been broken previously.
just to be clear, it doesn't matter where the transaction took place. if you had a negative experience, it is your right as a buyer to post feedback on any or all sights.
It would be resolved already. I have no patience for drama like this.
[QUOTE="4string4ever, post: 18184618, member: 4 ] The itel is advertised as in "excellent condition", and you're not exactly in a great position to check s truss rod when buying a bass.[/QUOTE]
Why not?
Why not?
Probably not. Showing up at a guys house to "fix" an issue is a really dangerous way to get an issue fixed. I would not respond well to that kind of personal intimidation.
No, he clearly said he did not break it off, only that it was frozen, then broken. That does not happen by itself. Frozen is not broken, it may be irreparable but there is a difference between broken and frozen. A frozen nut can be potentially released with patience and experience. Broken is not reversible.
This is crazy here. It seems that everyone else is making more of this than it needs to be here. The buyer and seller have probably communicated the least on this thread. The more everyone adds to this is just going to stir the pot even more. Instead of focusing on the problem, why not just focus on the resolution here? Some of these other debates going on here, while they are valid, is probably best to be put into another thread, instead of this one.
The buyer obviously wants the bass, that is why he bought it.
The seller wanted to sell the bass that is why he sold it.
There is a conflict as to who caused the problem with the bass. We will never know the truth for sure.
Split the cost to fix it and everyone goes on their merry way.
Simple.
Create another thread to discuss these other valid points that are not really helping the situation that the op is dealing with.
The buyer obviously wants the bass, that is why he bought it.
The seller wanted to sell the bass that is why he sold it.
There is a conflict as to who caused the problem with the bass. We will never know the truth for sure.
Split the cost to fix it and everyone goes on their merry way.
Simple.
Create another thread to discuss these other valid points that are not really helping the situation that the op is dealing with.
It was frozen because it was bottomed out because some of the threads were previously broken out, giving the nut less purchase. And, no, this broken rod is not reversible.
I totally hear you, but if an angry dude were to show up at my home and I do not believe I am in the wrong, a broken bass becomes the least of everyone's troubles. I say this and I am a complete pacifist.
I'm not a pacifist. Some angry guy shows up at my house would be dealing with the cops. If he was really angry and violent, I'd be forced to defend myself. All in all, a REALLY bad way to handle this.
Not now... but it may have been before someone (who knows who?) turned it past the point of frozen into being broken. This is why it is not recommended to force anything that doesn't want to move, so that it won't break. I seriously can't believe you are arguing this point.
I was just thinking the same thing. No point in continuing to try to help you understand this. Hopefully, the OP gets his problem resolved.
Let me explain once again. As the neck is attached to the base, the truss rod is extremely tight, too tight to feel comfortable in forcing. upon the advice of the aforementioned expert in Chicago, I removed the neck, then I had better access to the truss rod nut. At that point, it was more like taking a lid off the jar from a mechanical perspective. The knot comes out, although it was stiff. then upon inspection, I can see that it was threaded onto the end of the truss rod that had been broken previously there was not much left. Perhaps my description of "frozen" to describe how tight it was when the neck was on the base was not the right word to use. Does that make more sense to you?
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