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#30,201
wolfkeller said:
I've been lucky with shipping. I did mail a bass recently I'm a hardshell. The case wasn't that great, I threw it in for free. The case ended up damaged but not the bass. It wasn't damaged to the point where it could not be used. Buyer made a big issue and charged me back. He was wanting to return a $900 bass over a free damaged case.
Well, I insured for $900 and did a claim for $300 (FedEx ) as a lefty case for a Tokai is impossible to find. They took about a month and several calls by me but I got the $300+ the original $50 shipping AND the seller dropped of the case at FedEx as evidence. They sent it back to me. Woohoo!
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I settled with seller for $150
 
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#30,212
Dadagoboi said:
Super bummer but that's a crappy packing job. I ship USPS domestically and internationally with no problems.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO PACK. You can't just throw a bass in a crap case, put it in a duct taped, recycled box without adequate packing materials and expect it to arrive undamaged. I doubt the shipper will be able to get paid on a claim for that abortion.

I insure all my basses for full value. I only expect to collect if the bass is lost. Verifying a properly packed shipment is a nightmare. I've had three arrive with a damaged case but only one bass with any damage, it was fairly slight.
Including 8 ExplorerBirds by Priority Mail with no damage, one each to Italy and Japan.

In another life my RTA furniture company was the largest UPS shipper in my county. All packaging had to be drop tested to qualify for insurance coverage. That's three times on each of the six corners from a height of 18 inches.

Welcome to the real world, hold the outrage.
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The best part of that thread is the morons that keeps giving uninformed and biased comments like:

"all gibsons snap off at the headstock. its a feature."

"Maybe they should be multi laminations like kubicki I had.That mahogany is too thin for rough handling."

"so dumb of gibson to never fix this issue IMO....but pretty typical I suppose" (in regards to the above comment).

"do they use a scarf joint unlike most of their other guitars? Thats the real issue IMO"

Like it was Gibson's fault the headstock broke off...

Couldn't resist pointing out they were uninformed and didn't have their facts straight... :)
 
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#30,213
vdub75 said:
I have a Babicz on my Gibson but it's like 150€ over here, more than I want to put into that epi!

plus, I still haven't found a source for flush Mount Bridge inserts, the epi ones don't work with the babicz

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Why not remove the inserts and grind the "lip" down on a belt sander and put them back in, like someone else here did - That way you could use the Babicz...
 
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hillerup said:
The best part of that thread is the morons that keeps giving uninformed and biased comments like:

"all gibsons snap off at the headstock. its a feature."

"Maybe they should be multi laminations like kubicki I had.That mahogany is too thin for rough handling."

"so dumb of gibson to never fix this issue IMO....but pretty typical I suppose" (in regards to the above comment).

"do they use a scarf joint unlike most of their other guitars? Thats the real issue IMO"

Like it was Gibson's fault the headstock broke off...

Couldn't resist pointing out they were uninformed and didn't have their facts straight... :)
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Perhaps moreso on the internet, but there are people that are too stupid to argue with.
 
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#30,218
KingFace said:
My old pal from LA, Mike Dimkich, played rhythm guitar for the Cult for many years before joining Bad Religion (I have some great stories about those guys). About ten years ago, the Cult were playing, I think, at Irving Plaza here in NY. My pal, Tim, and I saw the show, which was awesome, and went next door to the 119 Bar to wait for Mike to join us for a drink. He showed up and, miraculously, we met a few girls, who were at the show, who were all super cute and very cool. All was going well...until Cult bassist, Chris shagging Wyse, strolls in looking all handsome and cocky, and totally starts chatting up the girl I was getting a drink for. I came back to the booth and she was, basically, in love with him. Like, IN LOVE. I put her drink down and he completely ignores me. I turn to Mike and said, "I hate your bassist". And he goes, "Dude, we all do. This happens every night."
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She knew he was the bass player ?
 
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