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DR just lost a customer
- Thread starter Gord_oh
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I dont trust your luthier's math. I highly doubt 75% of DRs fail. They would have gone out of business long ago.
What you should do is buy 4 sets of Fat Beams and see if 3 of them fail. I am anxiously waiting you results....
What you should do is buy 4 sets of Fat Beams and see if 3 of them fail. I am anxiously waiting you results....
C'mon guys, not only is he state certified, but he's a guitar center tech. Amd we all know how much reverence the talkbass community has for guitar center techs. It must be scientific fact that 3 out of 4 sets of DR's will fail.
Do you people think Cali and Washington are the only places with good techs? And what do YOU know about Michigan? That would be like me commenting on Oregon's state of affairs. You're about as far from the State as is possible. Just plain silly...
I can't speak for the tech mentioned in the original post, but let's be realistic.
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FWIW... Thousands of sets of strings pass through my doors and there are rare issues with nearly every brand...
Can be caused my customer error or manufacture error but both are just as rare.
Out of a thousand sets of high beams or fat Beams sold I can count the number of "problems" on one hand.
Can be caused my customer error or manufacture error but both are just as rare.
Out of a thousand sets of high beams or fat Beams sold I can count the number of "problems" on one hand.
Using the logic of writing off DR over a broken string: My Ford pickup had a flat tire once so I'll never buy another Ford. That's just plain silly.
Whoa there cowboy. Take a sec and read. I'm making fun of the idea that the state has a certification program for luthiers, not making fun of Michigan luthiers... I'm sure there are plenty of fantastic luthiers in Michigan (although this particular one at GC sounds a bit suspect). Regardless, if WA had a "state certification" program, I would be the first to poke fun at it.
Sounds like fun. Here are a few to get you started:
Oregon is so broke that if you insult them, they throw weed at you, because that's all they have in their pockets. Washington is so broke that they're considering selling tickets to tour the Hanford site, with the slogan, "Come get a tan, even when it's overcast! You've never felt so radiant!"
Seriously though, DR strings are great, and they don't unwind 75% of the time. Can we agree on that at least?
Edit: By the way, I don't think Michigan even has such a program. But the OP brought it up, and the idea made me chuckle.
Whoa there cowboy. Take a sec and read. I'm making fun of the idea that the state has a certification program for luthiers, not making fun of Michigan luthiers... I'm sure there are plenty of fantastic luthiers in Michigan (although this particular one at GC sounds a bit suspect). Regardless, if WA had a "state certification" program, I would be the first to poke fun at it.
Sounds like fun. Here are a few to get you started:
Oregon is so broke that if you insult them, they throw weed at you, because that's all they have in their pockets. Washington is so broke that they're considering selling tickets to tour the Hanford site, with the slogan, "Come get a tan, even when it's overcast! You've never felt so radiant!"
Seriously though, DR strings are great, and they don't unwind 75% of the time. Can we agree on that at least?
Edit: By the way, I don't think Michigan even has such a program. But the OP brought it up, and the idea made me chuckle.
Do New Hampshire!
Sounds like a made-up fact to me. Fabricated statistics are valid only if they sound plausible. This one doesn't. How long do you think DR would be in business if 75 percent of their string sets had a failure?
My buddy's girlfriend's sister's Boss's Toyota got a flat once. ( True story)
My brothers never got a flat, so that puts them up around 33% defective
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EVERY string is subject to error (ie dead string in a pack, etc). Also if you don't bend the string as they request on the package, they can be subjected to breaking as well. I have had a bad sting in a pack many times thru the years -> DR, Dunlop, D'Addario, Fodera, etc....... DR customer service is top notch and they will take care of you. Sorry to read another string fault thread. Contact Customer Service and get a new pack shipped.
Ive bought more than dozen set of DR Strings, no issues except for 1 time when the g string on my new set of black beauties were dead. Dr sent a new pack shortly, havent experienced any issues since
Actually, it's more like... I put Michelin tires on my ford and the tires windings came loose and snapped near the tuning peg. So now I'm not going to buy Michelin tires anymore.
