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Ever write off an entire brand?
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Larry Hartke is seriously the man, though.
I remember when Facebook was still a fairly new thing and Larry was an occasional poster on a couple of the bass groups I was apart of. I had purchased a 3-pack set of Hartke strings, and one of the sets had a dud E string. I had posted how much I enjoyed the strings but that one of the sets arrived busted.
I didn't even know who Larry was at the time, but he reached out to me directly and took my information. A couple of weeks later I received three new sets of strings, some picks, a tuner, and a handwritten note from the man himself. It was some of the best customer service I have ever received from any brand. He could have easily dismissed a young 14/15-year-old kid but he made things right.
I still say Fender’s guitars and basses are a flash in the pan 
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Gibson is number one on my boycott list. I will never own or play another Gibson instrument, new or used. This has nothing to do with their instruments.
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I've had more happy accidents than bad experiences. Glass half full man. Even if you resell and lose a few bucks consider it a rental fee. I've rented great and crappy movies.
I boycotted Peavey from the early 1990's until a couple weeks ago. 
So stupid.
I heard a Peavey guitar amp that had the most brittle, weakest tone imaginable and I avoided that brand like the plague. Turns out they made some pretty amazing basses!
I love the one I have now enough that I've been eyeing other Peavey basses in the classifieds.
So stupid.I heard a Peavey guitar amp that had the most brittle, weakest tone imaginable and I avoided that brand like the plague. Turns out they made some pretty amazing basses!
I love the one I have now enough that I've been eyeing other Peavey basses in the classifieds.
I boycotted Peavey from the early 1990's until a couple weeks ago.
I heard a Peavey guitar amp that had the most brittle, weakest tone imaginable and I avoided that brand like the plague. Turns out they made some pretty amazing basses!
I love the one I have now enough that I've been eyeing other Peavey basses in the classifieds.
Peavey amps are the heart of the awesome grunt of Sir Billy Gould’s basslines.
Yes but it's usually because the builder is a butthole and I can't stand to buy their product. Other than that, no. lol
For me I have written off Behringer. They basically steal other companies designs and duplicate them with really really cheap components. And parts are impossible to get so they are basically disposable.
I have written off Carvin electronics for basically the same reasons. Their basses and guitars are actually pretty well made.
I have written off Carvin electronics for basically the same reasons. Their basses and guitars are actually pretty well made.
I wrote off Behringer until I got this awesome beast. It's one of the best analog polysynths around for the money, and can compete with the big boys. And unlike their past, they made something really innovative! And it has real wood(gasp) sides!
It weighs a LOT more than my old Alesis Micron, and the knobs and sliders feel really nice.
It weighs a LOT more than my old Alesis Micron, and the knobs and sliders feel really nice.
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Plus I feel like every musician has come across a Peavy or JBL PA at the very least. Not in the market for what they offer, but I can't hate them. Honestly, I need to be straight up scammed to actually trash someone.
So Anyway, I was going to say Arby's because of one bad drive thru experience 20 years ago.
But then they started serving a pretty decent gyros...and I caved.
All is forgiven.
But then they started serving a pretty decent gyros...and I caved.
All is forgiven.
They're like the old Mack dump and garbage trucks you see everywhere. The paint is faded and stained black within 10 feet of the exhaust but they keep on grunting down the road. LOL!
I've written off a bass brand which will remain nameless. A couple of years back, I ordered a new bass that had debuted at namm. Turns out the one they sent to the retailer had been a demo used and abused at the namm show that had numerous damage issues. Never should have been sent out for a customer to purchase. Returned it for another, only to have a 2nd one used and abused at the namm show with the same kind of problems, only worse. No mas.
