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this looks like a Bass from Rondo...

#83
Hey--Fearless Guitars here, coming in late to the party. Chance & I heartily thank all of you who brought this situation to our attention. What a, uh, surprise.... Who'd've thunk our website (and a customer whose photo was used) would be targeted.

Glad to see the bass community is on it! And thanks again.
Caitlyn Howell
Behind-the-Scenes Gal/Wife of Fearless Guitars owner & fellow bassist Chance Walte
 
#85
savit260 said:
FOUND IT!!

Any of these look familiar?

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This guy is a serious scammer.

Page two of his "custom builds" has smoe more pics lifted right off of this page as well.
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I was gonna say that the explorer-looking one and the "Rat Pack" model were ESPs. The Rat one is a Viper, they have that distinctive SG-like shape, but offset slightly like a Fender Jazz Bass, and the knobs on the explorer-looking one are in the ESP configuration.
 
#86
de1orean said:
IANAL, but I don't think that's misrepresentation. *IF* (big if) everything in his ad is true, then there's no misrepresentation. Has he lied by omission? Maybe; we don't really know. It's clearly not a stock Rondo bass, though, unless the Rondo comes with Duncans.

I swear I'm not trying to start a fight, but there's not a world of difference b/t this guy swapping pickups, adding a case and his name on the headstock, and charging more money and other builders who build basses from parts from other manufacturers. They're both "adding value"; the question is, how much value is this guy adding, and is it worth his asking price? Not bloody likely.
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I agree, though if he's doing this he ought to be saying that he's doing it, not trying to make it look like he's the luthier who builds them. If I put a Fender neck on a Warmoth body, put some Darkstar pickups and an Audere in it, then I might put my name on the headstock, but my description's going to say exactly what parts were used in making it. Is this guy saying he modified a Rondo guitar?
 
#87
Stereo Joe said:
This just went up on his site!!

"It has been brought to my attention that there is incorrect information provided on my website. However I have not been able to talk with my web tech to see. With this altercation brought to my attention, I have desided to pull selected links off my website temp. I'm sorry for the inconvenance. I will personally evaluate all of this sites contents to assure it's accuracy. I will be back up and running as soon as possible. Thanks so much.
Matthew Loren McIntosh"

Also, his links aren't working anymore....
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I'd have more confidence in him if his vocabulary made sense....
 
#91
Amazing thread.

I like how he claims he has a "Web Tech" for a Geocities website. Wasn't the whole selling point of Geocities that you didn't need to know anything about HTML to make a page... over 10 years ago! I think my first Geocities website in '97 was less like 1997 internet than this guys. Okay, I'm done bashing. :)
 
#94
Wow, that new home page is a laugh and a half. In addition to a lawyer, he needs a secretary so his ramblings could be sorted into paragraphs with complete setence structure and correct spelling.

Unfortunately, I think that this thread is just making him feel more important. :(
 

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