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Ever write off an entire brand?
- Thread starter Rolling Thunder
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Artec. The one Mudbucker I bought from them has pretty abysmal QC. Loose magnets, misshaped bobbins, all that. I can almost make one better than that.
I always thought there were two of them. One of them used to be owned by yet another. I do want an (O))) stack!
I do homework too. Fun fact, some videos are misleading and opinions are sold as fact everywhere on the internet.
how many syllables? sounds like? which gone companies. Come one friend let it out
Both are two syllables. On the one hand there are Sunn, SWR, Genzler etc., OTOH there are Trace Elliot, Tobias, etc.. Maybe it's just how big businesses work...
Contacting customer services there will lead you away again if you needed much help on something current. Or part for something old. The basses can be great they can slip by quality at any level of price. IfPeavey made grapite neck basses high end ibanez would fall like a sulfuric stone
Sure! What’s that term- “Your Mileage May Vary?”
Also, some real talk- Mister Fuller is a SUE HAPPY s.o.b. and god bless him for being born & paying so much attention about pedal building. He’s a thirsty jealous dude so, my opinion stands.
Nope. I’ve had Some failures but my batting average with gear purchases is evidently exceptional compared to most and that’s because of my exercise of due diligence. It’s not at all hard, it’s just uncommon.
My single occasion of buying gear without first digging into it was the Jack Casady bass I bought three years ago. I got lucky and I’ve gotten to like it more the longer I play it.
EHX for me! had a couple EHX pedals die on me at gigs, so I just don't trust them for gigging anymore.
I always thought I'd maybe still pick them up for making sounds in the studio, but that hasn't happened either.
I always thought I'd maybe still pick them up for making sounds in the studio, but that hasn't happened either.
I like the idea of their basses.*Gibson effect pedals? Brassmaster?
On a serious note, I like Gibson basses, but certainly don't like how the company and its subsidiaries keep getting bankrupt.
However, I don't like the way their business has been run over the last few years, especially with the new owner's strategy of focussing on litigation instead of improving quality and restoring their reputation as a premium maker.
Pedals? Gibson has never registered in my mind as a maker of anything other than guitars, both treble and bass.
*I like the idea so much, I've ordered a Sandberg 48. I'll pay for the quality, and I'll wait for it. But I want to be sure I'll get it.
Thankyou; I'd forgotten Artec.
Bought one EQ pedal, and the hiss coming out of that thing was incredible, as was the EM noise. The noise got worse if I used a PSU instead of a battery.
When it's that bad, you don't get a second chance.
I was a hair's width away from buying a TC Rig in the past (Rebel Head 450 and 2 212 cabs).
That rig was on my shortlist, but I went with Aguilar instead. When I discovered you-know-what about those TC heads (RH450 and RH750), I must admit that TC's handling of that situation made me take a step away from their products.
That rig was on my shortlist, but I went with Aguilar instead. When I discovered you-know-what about those TC heads (RH450 and RH750), I must admit that TC's handling of that situation made me take a step away from their products.
Pretty much describes my sentiment as well! The EB-2, EB-3, 'Bird and Ripper are some of my favourite designs ever, but I'm not a fan of their discontinuing a model right before it sells!
And they aren't the best at resurrecting brands either - some call it "buying brands and shutting down", I doubt they're doing it on purpose, but they are certainly not good at it.
I'm also a drummer. Admittedly I can drum far better than I can play a bass guitar. 
Gibson purchased Slingerland, a then-dying drum company that used to be famous for jazz and rock drums (one of the Big Four drum brands) with the intent of reviving the brand. The drums they made were pretty nice (some say "the best era of Slingerland"), but their marketing was pretty abysmal: they forced every Slingerland dealer to carry Gibson guitars too! Drum-only shops thus cannot carry them, and it didn't gain much commercial success. Bummer.
Fortunately, after the last bankruptcy, Gibson sold the Slingerland brand to Drum Workshop, a company specializing in making great modern and vintage style drums, and have successfully revived the drum branch of Gretsch in the past. New models are scheduled to be released later this year.
Gibson purchased Slingerland, a then-dying drum company that used to be famous for jazz and rock drums (one of the Big Four drum brands) with the intent of reviving the brand. The drums they made were pretty nice (some say "the best era of Slingerland"), but their marketing was pretty abysmal: they forced every Slingerland dealer to carry Gibson guitars too! Drum-only shops thus cannot carry them, and it didn't gain much commercial success. Bummer.
Fortunately, after the last bankruptcy, Gibson sold the Slingerland brand to Drum Workshop, a company specializing in making great modern and vintage style drums, and have successfully revived the drum branch of Gretsch in the past. New models are scheduled to be released later this year.
As for the effect pedals - the (former) Gibson subsidiary called Maestro is responsible for the first commercially available overdrive pedal, the Fuzz-tone FZ-1 (I think the term OD, distortion and fuzz were pretty much interchangeable back then). And the formidable Bass Brassmaster!
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If I believe a company is way over hyped and way over priced I will write them off. Reading other posts here I have to agree about Monster cables.
There is two companies that have owned Trace Elliot I refuse to buy anything new from (I will buy used).
Ibanez is one that doesn't even get a thought from me. Not because I disagree with or have been burned on quality, but because I have never played one that I liked the feel or sound of.
There is a ton of companies outside the music world that people praise that I've always gotten lemons from so I refuse to buy anything, new or used.
There's a few big stores I refuse to buy anything from, one of course is Wal-Mart. I can't remember the last time I've gone into one.
Ibanez is one that doesn't even get a thought from me. Not because I disagree with or have been burned on quality, but because I have never played one that I liked the feel or sound of.
There is a ton of companies outside the music world that people praise that I've always gotten lemons from so I refuse to buy anything, new or used.
There's a few big stores I refuse to buy anything from, one of course is Wal-Mart. I can't remember the last time I've gone into one.
