Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Yes indeed to this.
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Thunderbird Club
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I would, but unfortunately the Epi Pro is going back today, as I discovered cracks in the neck near the headstock (frowny face). I've heard that the Epi 'Birds are somewhat susceptible to this (I heard this from a GC employee, so I don't know the veracity of that claim), but I've got a Vintage Pro coming in today so I won't be TB-less for long.
Assuming everything checks out on the new bass, I'll be sure to come back here and post something.
I hear that everything coming from GC (opinions) is of questionable quality...
And then there's the confusion of the EB-1 coming before the EB-0..
To clarify my comment about not wanting a 'P', the neck is too wide for my short-ish fingers. No problem with the sound-of the 60s, 70s, now......
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Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Apparently, I have meat hooks on the ends of my arms. I never thought my hands were all that big. They are, however, plenty prehistoric. So, I get along just fine with stone-age implements like big, wide Precision necks. And upright necks which are gigantic by comparison to any bass guitar.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I got a haircut yesterday. It's my Halloween costume: responsible adult.
LOL - I guess that pretty much sums it up. An EB is an EB except when it isn't, and then it's an SG.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I had never heard that before, but then I'm not a GC employee. So what do I know. The good thing is that it sounds like 'Birds have claimed you, just like they claimed the rest of us at some point.
I've had about 50/50 success with GC. Sometimes, you can get some great prices on some nice gear (especially when they mistake an expensive model for a cheap one), but their liberal return policy keeps me coming back. That said, this was sort of surprising, as it was bought new (though not in-store) rather than my usual 50/50 luck on used items, as I've never really had a problem with new stuff before. There's always a first time, I suppose.
The only thing of questionable quality is that rumor.
I've purchased many many new and used guitars and basses and amps and cabs from GC and every one of them came in exactly as advertised. Besides, if I wasn't completely satisfied I could return it up to a month later, no questions asked. Their pricing is usually competitive so that's another plus. The big detractor is sometimes, depending on which store you're dealing with, they may not know much about what they are selling or how to properly set it up.
I have seen them list guitars as basses, and I've also seen them incorrectly list a much more expensive bass as one of the cheaper models and priced accordingly - score!
I've found that there are a few GC employees that actually really know their stuff, but the noise-to-signal ratio when compared to their entire workforce is pretty high.
That said, I think my "90% of everyone is terrible at their jobs" rule applies to most any industry.
well, but it's not straightforward...SG stands for Solid Guitar.....EB for Electric Bass..LOL - I guess that pretty much sums it up. An EB is an EB except when it isn't, and then it's an SG.
the kids that work at my local GC say they work there for the deals on music gear.....they treat older customers (such as myself) with disdain because in their minds it's only a matter of time til they make it big...
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
There's always trained idiot syndrome. Employers look for people who have endless experience doing one thing, whatever it is they need that person to do at the time. Which means they aren't great at whatever it is they are asked to do next. There's always a next, too. It's usually a whole lot worse in that way when the economy is bad. It's good right now, which means the people who are good at their jobs move up and on, and whoever is in a low paid job, like the ones at GC, have other things they are trying to do, are not ambitious and don't care, or are brand new at what they are doing. It's the cycle.
