If I made a gripe post about every bad bass I've seen at GC, this would be a full-time job and it would probably ruin my marriage because I'd be glued to the computer. The good thing is, TB has 235,616 members, so we can take turns.
This was honestly the most glaring mistake I've seen lately. It'd be one thing if this bass was some $300 Fender mutt. But the fact that it's $1000 and is essentially in need of a whole new NEW neck just makes it so... noteworthy.
To mtdkingstonheir's point, we've all seen a case where fixing a missing knob or bad pot or dead strings could turn a $200 sale into a $300 sale if someone gave even a modicum of a crap to make it work. And the fact that a struggling company doesn't even try just lends more evidence to the case of their eventual demise.
But when they are trying to sell someone on a $1000 instrument that is essentially firewood as it sits, well, that's just fraud. Yeah, they have a return policy. And this could boomerang for them a dozen times and they may never give a crap. Despite the credit card processing fees for each one (sale and return) piling up, no one there seems to mind.
Frankly, that not only points to a careless staff at the bottom... it proves that even the top guys and bean counters aren't willing to get involved.
And to me, it's really sad.
Along with a lot of people here, I'm very glad TB exists and we have people that call BS when it's needed. From the people who can point out the wrong set of knobs or a refin on a "vintage" piece or the ones who've been in the stores and posted about blatantly defective instruments and warned the rest of us not to buy them, it's great to know you are here. And while we all may not be experts, I've learned so much about gear through TB in general and I really appreciate that it's made me a keener observer of things when I shop. If not for TB, I may have been duped by GC a number of times! Hell, a local CL buy almost had me fooled, if not for the kind and knowledgeable people on here willing to help.
(SIDE NOTE: That thread actually put the smackdown on a local Sam Ash "expert" and he put his tail between his legs and gave the guy I bought the bass from his money back)
Keep up the good work... make sure you look out for your TB family. I want all of us to be capable of spotting the BS a mile away and hopefully preventing it from landing on any unsuspecting people who wouldn't know better.
This was honestly the most glaring mistake I've seen lately. It'd be one thing if this bass was some $300 Fender mutt. But the fact that it's $1000 and is essentially in need of a whole new NEW neck just makes it so... noteworthy.
To mtdkingstonheir's point, we've all seen a case where fixing a missing knob or bad pot or dead strings could turn a $200 sale into a $300 sale if someone gave even a modicum of a crap to make it work. And the fact that a struggling company doesn't even try just lends more evidence to the case of their eventual demise.
But when they are trying to sell someone on a $1000 instrument that is essentially firewood as it sits, well, that's just fraud. Yeah, they have a return policy. And this could boomerang for them a dozen times and they may never give a crap. Despite the credit card processing fees for each one (sale and return) piling up, no one there seems to mind.
Frankly, that not only points to a careless staff at the bottom... it proves that even the top guys and bean counters aren't willing to get involved.
And to me, it's really sad.
Along with a lot of people here, I'm very glad TB exists and we have people that call BS when it's needed. From the people who can point out the wrong set of knobs or a refin on a "vintage" piece or the ones who've been in the stores and posted about blatantly defective instruments and warned the rest of us not to buy them, it's great to know you are here. And while we all may not be experts, I've learned so much about gear through TB in general and I really appreciate that it's made me a keener observer of things when I shop. If not for TB, I may have been duped by GC a number of times! Hell, a local CL buy almost had me fooled, if not for the kind and knowledgeable people on here willing to help.
(SIDE NOTE: That thread actually put the smackdown on a local Sam Ash "expert" and he put his tail between his legs and gave the guy I bought the bass from his money back)
Keep up the good work... make sure you look out for your TB family. I want all of us to be capable of spotting the BS a mile away and hopefully preventing it from landing on any unsuspecting people who wouldn't know better.
