How much do you TRUST your favorite bass guitar manufacturer?

[Gibenbackerbass]

I think this really gets at the heart of the matter regarding your (mine) comfort level with purchasing a bass (or any other product) over the web.

As we all know, the options, variety, and availability of certain bass guitars is much higher when we shop the web, as compared to shopping locally.

I'm all in favor of purchasing my basses and amps locally, but the truth is, much of what I want isn't available at my corner music store. I have to believe I'm not alone.

So with that said, what's your favorite bass manufacturer, and are you comfortable enough with their quality performance to purchase something via the web. Or do you shudder the thought of not seeing and playing it first?

This really gets to the matter of trust. Do we trust our favorite bass provider? Can we count on them to deliver a quality product?

 

[Spleenface92]

Gibby, what manufacturer are you referring to? No, seriously, Fender has done some stupid things that I dislike them for. But I love my fender basses. The switches on the Jaguar bass are absolutely terrible. I've had two break within the timespan of a year.

 

[joeyl]

dude you need to stop threads about Rickenbacker, because I can see a hit coming

 

[NoobOnRoad]

I've got no trust in any of the manufacturer, that's why I love them all.

 

[carlos840]

dude you need to stop threads about Rickenbacker, because I can see a hit coming

Sorry but i cant help but +1 this

 

[Aspidites]

My two fave manufacturers (Yamaha, G&L) I have a very high level of trust in.

 

[Phalex]

I don't really trust any manufacturers. I used to trust a dealer (of musical stuff) but GC put him out of business.

I tend to try to buy American made stuff, and hope that works out for the best. Well except for my Mexi Fender that I play all over the place......

I'm playing what I have until it breaks or I die.

 

[elocke2009]

Here's the way I see it: If I buy a bass from company-x, then somewhere in the world someone wants it too. If I don't like it, I sell it, slight loss, yes, but regardless I will have what I want. (More likely, I would probably fix the problems but I digress).

 

[oerk]

Well, that would be Yamaha. Given that we have a lot of Yamaha stuff accumulated within our band, and anything of it has yet to break, I'd say they're pretty reliable.

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

I worship at the Church of Fender, Corona, California. Everything I've touched, that came out of that plant, has been sheer gold, to me. That's the only stuff I would feel secure about buying on-line.

With that said, I have too much fun, at my local shop. So, that rarely happens.

 

[ThunderousFunk]

None of'em anymore. I feel like they are in co-hoots with GC in making crap on one spectrum, and unattainable gear on the other. No middle ground for deals. Just my 0.02

 

[waleross]

Fender and Gibson are like the big Auto companies. I would compare Fender to Ford and Gibson to GM........Yes I also worship at the church of Fender. I have owned many Fender basses but this Thunderbird is my first Gibson, so the jury is out on it...I'll just say this that the Fender quality (American plant ) is a 9.9 and the Gibson quality is not even close....but I will give it ( at least the one I bought) a generous 8.0......

 

[ClydeMcAllister]

Peavey. I haven't had an instrument from them, but every other piece of gear I have from them is gold.

 

[KramerBassFan]

Hmm..... where do i fit if my Favorite company has been defunct longer than i've been alive?

All three of them, actually....

 

[countrybass007]

I trust Lakland as a manufacturer, but I still wouldn't think of buying one without giving it a good workout first. Luckily, being so close to Chicago that's somewhat easy to do.

 

[big90sbasshorns]

I trust Carvin 100%. If I don't like it for ANY reason, I send it back for a full refund, no questions asked.

 

[fretno]

I "trust" them all to a point , I do as much research as I can and then take the plunge . If it doesn't work as expected or in some cases simply looking for new things it gets sold off . The only piece of gear I actually worry about the warranty with or customer service is a amp and I use a GB which is worry free as you know

 

[NecroticImbecil]

I trust my favorite manufacturers to produce a very high quality instrument; that said, there is so much variety that I can't be sure how much I'll like any particular bass without playing it first. Just because it's high quality does not mean it will appeal to my taste. I do not trust that an online seller will have full disclosure, or pack well. I do not trust that the delivery company will handle the item correctly.

 

[A440Hz]

I trust Carvin 100%. If I don't like it for ANY reason, I send it back for a full refund, no questions asked.

+10. Carvin really cares about their QC. And, because they ship direct, they have no one else to blame. I remember getting my LB-76, opening the case, and being floored by the perfection.

 

[johnk_10]

i actually don't know if 'trust' is a good word to use with any manufacturer, since i think each individual instrument speaks for itself. so my question is: what is there really to 'trust'? i mean, they build 'em, and we decide whether we want to buy them or not.