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*Official* MF MID Rickenbacker Sale thread

How Satisfied Are You With Your New Rick?

  • Very Satisfied

    Votes: 47 45.6%

  • Satisfied

    Votes: 18 17.5%

  • Neutral

    Votes: 19 18.4%

  • Unsatisfied

    Votes: 7 6.8%

  • Very Unsatisified

    Votes: 12 11.7%
  • Total voters
    103
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#841
Toastfuzz said:
I hate to resurrect an old argument in this thread, but wanted to state my 2 cents... my first one had a neck issue where I got the neck perfectly straight from first fret to last, but with the bass laying down flat on a table, you could see how the neck was not parallel with the body, there was an angle where the two met. No amount of experimenting with the trusses or string heights could get around it, low action was not achievable, and anything close to it had buzz on the uneven frets around 3 or 4.

Why did I send it to MF for replacement rather than Ric for fixing?

This batch of early ones had many QC issues, and very odd ones at that. Most that had a good chance of leaving obvious marks of repair, or not being fully repaired. My concern was that if I sent it back to Ric, I'd be out of a bass for another month, and I could receive it back and it not be good enough. Worst fear is that it comes back with no changes at all. By that time, MF would have been out of replacements, and I would have to either gamble on Ric again or pay for professional work, something that none of my ~$500 basses has required.

So, THAT is why we were so quick to ship em back for replacements than mess around with repairs. If Ric QC has improved since then, I will see it in the newer model that I receive, and they'll be back in my good graces. The one I sent back can be sold at a super discount for the price that its worth, and that is the price of a defect. If John Hall disagrees, he can improve his general QC process... I know that Ric thinks TB is a Ric-hater forum, but obviously we wouldn't be spending so much time, cash, and effort if we did not have faith in the Rickenbacker name.
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Fair enough Fuzz. Good reply.
 
#842
nostatic said:
Fwiw after 10+ years of only 5s I tried to pick a 4 back up. Took me 3 different tries before one finally stuck. Now i happily play 4s regularly. But higher strings were not part of the equation.
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I still like playing 4s- they're certainly fun. I even gave using only 4s a shot for half a year after using pretty much only 5-7 strings for over a decade. I just end up missing the extra strings, particularly the high C.
 
#843
Just got off the phone with MF. Although I was completely satisfied with my bass, I thought I'd try and get the extra 5% discount now available with the VIP15 code beyond what I already got with my initial 10% discount, and it worked. An additional $64.00 off put my bass at $1105!
 
#844
Aceonbass said:
Just got off the phone with MF. Although I was completely satisfied with my bass, I thought I'd try and get the extra 5% discount now available with the VIP15 code beyond what I already got with my initial 10% discount, and it worked. An additional $64.00 off put my bass at $1105!
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From the customer posts here, I think Musicians Friend has been the most supportive and helpful in this matter. Again, kudos to you MF. Customer care above and beyond.
 
#845
Quickie said:
From the customer posts here, I think Musicians Friend has been the most supportive and helpful in this matter. Again, kudos to you MF. Customer care above and beyond.
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Right on, right friggin on. Just got the same deal, $1105 out the door. I'd say $200 off the initial sale of $1300 is enough for me to forget about having to send in for replacement :hyper: Don't know of ANY other company out there that provides this level of customer service.
 
#846
While it seems everyone not completely satisfied with their bass has called MF for a refund or exchange, after complaining about defects publicly of course, I'm only aware of three people including myself who have actually gone to the source and called RIC to get an issue handled.
 
#854
JustDavid said:
E was pretty high. ADG normal/low. Quite a noticable difference. Were it 'by design' they'd all be similar.

(Not measured, just pressing string down at 3rd fret & 'tapping' at 1st fret.)
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The vast majority of my basses, from all price points and manufacturers, have required these. A high nut slot is not a flaw, it's not really even a QC issue in my book. Nut slot height is very player- and setup-specific, I actually prefer the slots to be a bit high out of the box so I can dial them in to my preference as I do the set up.

I used to take my basses to a tech for this, but for the price of a set of files I can DIY a lot cheaper. I've had to do this to everything from the multi-thousand-dollar Custom Shop bass to the Affinity Squier.
 
#856
Some RIC personnel (can't remember exactly who) have stated in the past to the effect that they expect the customer to either get a setup, have the dealer set it up (some do, PotR for example), or set it up themselves lower than the as shipped action height.
Better too high than too low is their philosophy in this regard.
 
#860
They probably ordered the same amount of MID, FG, MG, and JG 4003s and the MIDs just sold slower.
I know from checking their site that they were occasionally out of either MG or JG, while none of the other dealers had any MIDs at all for at least two months early last year when I got my MID.
 
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