That makes this even more strange. You must be really bored.
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It's this one on Reverb Vintage Guild B-301 Black 1970's | Cream City Music | Reverb
The seller appears to have deliberately avoided showing the defaced pick guard in the pics. In the spirit of full disclosure, that's dishonest, at least by my standards.
Reverb will remove negative feedbacks from sellers' histories without consent from both parties (unlike ebay), so a great looking feedback history may not be all that great, in reality. I know that for a fact. Caveat Emptor, it's a jungle out there.
The seller appears to have deliberately avoided showing the defaced pick guard in the pics. In the spirit of full disclosure, that's dishonest, at least by my standards.
Reverb will remove negative feedbacks from sellers' histories without consent from both parties (unlike ebay), so a great looking feedback history may not be all that great, in reality. I know that for a fact. Caveat Emptor, it's a jungle out there.
Lately "Honest Wear" means a guy takes a belt sander or a rasp to a sweet finish. I've played a lot of years and worn a lot of different clothes. Even wristwatches and (regrettably) bracelets have never done this to any of my basses. I don't baby my gear but I don't clean the top of my bass with a concrete post either. People did a lot of weird stuff in the '60's. Was there a 40 grit long sleeve shirt trend I missed?
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I would send the destroyed pickguard to Chandler or one of the other other pickguard fabricators to build you a brand new 3 ply.
The seller should pay for the replacement based on intentionally masking the damage and not disclosing the hacked pickguard.
The seller should pay for the replacement based on intentionally masking the damage and not disclosing the hacked pickguard.
Thin nitro and strange body chemistry maybe. My dad drove a service truck for a couple of years, and rested his arm on the open window frame. Wore the spot down to bare metal.
Vintage Guild B-301 Black 1970's | Cream City Music | Reverb
That doesn't even look like the same pickguard, or, the seller is really good with PS.
That doesn't even look like the same pickguard, or, the seller is really good with PS.
That goes beyond misrepresentation. Based on the listing photos and your pics, I say that was fraud.
A seller certainly should do his/her best to make any damage clearly represented in the photos, but if you got some of the price knocked off, I feel like it's perfectly fair. I'd bet anything those pickguards are available, either new, old, or NOS. I wouldn't be terribly upset, assuming I was compensated fairly. If not, I'd DEFINITELY not buy anything from that seller again.
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My two year old was left in our practice room, by himself, by a parent other than me. He continued to drag about half my basses off their rack, over the pedal board and each other, and laid them about the room. Several were dinged, scratched, and such. Is that honest wear?
On the other hand, great story, and now you own a vintage USA-made bass that was only produced for four years. I think that's just mojo.
Oh man, I apologize, but I had a big laugh at "what I got". Just seemed like one of those pics on Facebook showing what a dress looked like in the ad and what they got was a garbage bag. If that was a Reverb listing, I would have returned it and filed a complaint if he wanted you to pay for shipping. That was obviously shot in a manner to hide damage. Now, since you sanded it, I'd probably side with the seller and not honor a return since it was altered.
Thank you, man. I appreciate that. The bass plays great but it's on its last leg of the original frets so that's why I threw on the Labella tapes... Maybe it will stretch the fret life indefinitely? Dunno. But the bass was mid-heavy and the tapewounds took a little edge off in a good way. I would recommend a B-301 if neck dive doesn't bother you too much.
Yessir. I used Griot's Complete Compound to buff it out and Renaissance Wax to polish.
Another internet deal gone sideways. This seems to be a weekly occurrence here on TB. There was a time when sites like eBay & reverb stood by those who were victims of misrepresentation. Those days are long gone. I do know some credit cards will help with disputes and that may end up being the best way to pay for online purchases.
Here is an issue I see just as bad as the photos not showing the pickgard. The listing says "Frets are in great shape with hardly any wear." If this is the same listing of the same bass, that would bother me more than scratches in the pickgard.
Agreed. I've been sticking with TB members with a good amount of positive feedback. No problems so far.
Was wondering if someone was gonna mention that.
