microphonic pickup covered by warranty?

[Lumpy_Bass]

Hey Guys

I picked up a Squire Affinity Jazz v last weekend and it's great. However, I have discovered that the bridge pickup is microphonic. Does anyone know if that repair is coverd under the 1 year warranty? All the authorized service centers by me don't open until 10am and the curiosity is getting to me.


Thanks

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Usually a manufacturing defect of any kind is covered by the warranty.

Since it's an Affinity though, and determining whether the level of its pickup being microphonic is within their standards or not for them is pretty subjective, luck may not be on Your side.

Unless wax-potted, every traditional style pickup is microphonic to some level.

Regards
Sam

 

[SurferJoe46]

If you got it at GC as a walk-in customer and not someone who bought sight un-seen and un-felt over the internet, just walk back in with it and they'll take care of you like my GC will if I have a problem.

GC says you must be satisfied or they're not satisfied. It doesn't matter if it's a pack of picks or you bought the whole store.

A policy is a policy and it's posted for everyone to read.

However, if you bought it on-line, then the shipping is on you and the turn-around time is too. You MAY get repaid for the return shipping though.

Since only one p'up is microphonic, I'd bet that the other one would be the same if they were designed that way in the first place. Having only one in this condition is certainly a logical argument for getting it fixed/replaced.

 

[Lumpy_Bass]

If you got it at GC as a walk-in customer and not someone who bought sight un-seen and un-felt over the internet, just walk back in with it and they'll take care of you like my GC will if I have a problem.

GC says you must be satisfied or they're not satisfied. It doesn't matter if it's a pack of picks or you bought the whole store.

A policy is a policy and it's posted for everyone to read.

However, if you bought it on-line, then the shipping is on you and the turn-around time is too. You MAY get repaid for the return shipping though.

Since only one p'up is microphonic, I'd bet that the other one would be the same if they were designed that way in the first place. Having only one in this condition is certainly a logical argument for getting it fixed/replaced.

I hope your right. I bought it from Sam Ash. I spoke with them and they said I could bring it in for assessment and if necessary they would repair or replace it. The problem is that the shop is over an hour away. I did however find a local shop that is a FMIC authorized repair shop. Gonna take to him at lunch today for the eval and hopefully he'll ok a new pickup installation. I even got it to feed back by holding it up to a 10watt practice amp (crank ed of course[). I performed the same test with my main bass a Fender Jazz V and there was no feedback. Hopefully this is enough b/c other than the PUP issue it is a great backup bass.