What is up with this stang?

jamc_89 · Post by **jamc_89** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:42 pm

I'm a relatively new player looking for a quality used mustang. I've been looking at this one but it seems sketchy

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What is up with the serial?

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:01 pm

http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24760

Buy this and have someone put it together for you, its a bargain

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:03 pm

He'll need fifty posts before he can see the classifieds section.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:06 pm

Ah fuck didn't realise
The guy selling the mustang username is letsgocoyote pm him about it.

jamc_89 · Post by **jamc_89** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:19 pm

Noirie. wrote:Ah fuck didn't realise
The guy selling the mustang username is letsgocoyote pm him about it.

Just messaged him

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:23 pm

i think we have rules against this sort of thing.

don't be surprised if he tells you to fuck right the fuck off.

jamc_89 · Post by **jamc_89** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:30 pm

Well I asked as a question on ebay. from buyer to seller.

luke · Post by **luke** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:34 pm

Looking at some of his other sales, it looks like that guy prints out those numbers (maybe personal items numbers for his shop) and puts them over the serial numbers in the photos. This means other sellers can't sell off his guitars as their own in fake auctions. Other examples:

jamc_89 · Post by **jamc_89** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:54 pm

It looks like that bass is from an overstock too. you can see the "used" imprinted on the top of the headstock

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:03 pm

jamc_89 wrote:It looks like that bass is from an overstock too. you can see the "used" imprinted on the top of the headstock

what? 'used'? Its the manufacturers serial number printed in the headstock... some epiphones have it imprinted like that

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:24 pm

i'll say it again, even though we've already gone over it.

i got a brand new epiphone dot from a guitar store online. no ebay, no nothing.

when it came to me, it had the USED stamp right above the SN label. i don't think it's this particular guy doing it.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:36 pm

my 2 don't say USED on them

and one has the same exact same custom shop decal on it as that one

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:54 pm

I may be wrong, but if its stamped 'used' that just means it has had some type of damage from shipping or from the factory
and it had been fixed by the factory. Even though it says 'used' its still new.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:56 pm

some have USED stamped on them. its not the serial number. they're like factory seconds or something. or ones that people
shipped back to them.

it means that they aren't covered by epiphones warranty

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:59 pm

Read this :

http://forums.epiphone.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=6296

The USED stamp is put on at the Epiphone factory when the guitar has a defect. Not the same as a factory second though.

A "used" guitar can be any number of things from dealer warranty returns to factory rejects to guitars used at promotions and too shop-worn to be sold as new. The basic problem and thing to remember is that what ever the defect is Epiphone found it serious enough that it will in no way stand behind it. This could mean an improper neck angle or neck set...improper bridge placement... faulty electronics (requiring more than minor repair)...neck twists...all serious enough that Epiphone doesn't want to hear about them ever again.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:00 pm

Ah, holyCats beat me to it.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:24 pm

A "used" guitar can be any number of things from dealer warranty returns to factory rejects to guitars used at promotions and too shop-worn to be sold as new. The basic problem and thing to remember is that what ever the defect is Epiphone found it serious enough that it will in no way stand behind it. This could mean an improper neck angle or neck set...improper bridge placement... faulty electronics (requiring more than minor repair)...neck twists...all serious enough that Epiphone doesn't want to hear about them ever again.

uh, not what i wanted to read. mine works fine. played awesome. everyone who plays it wants to hump.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:51 pm

At the same time, if the guitar is sound enough, then you shouldn't need the warranty. It could have been rejected because of a finishing blemish or something.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:04 pm

i'll have to post pics. the guitar is utterly flawless. only blemishes are from not wanting to shell out dough for a huge dot case!

srsly, i wish they'd put a fucking post it on the inside of the f-hole that says like "hey, no biggie. fucking neepach dropped his donut on the body before paint, so we had to stamp it used. don't worry, necks not fucked or something."

even "hey, the neck is fucked on this piece. DO NOT BUY" would work. at least i'd know WTF it's stamped used.

jamc_89 · Post by **jamc_89** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:06 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote: even "hey, the neck is fucked on this piece. DO NOT BUY" would work. at least i'd know WTF it's stamped used.

Big part of the reason im skeptical about guitars like that on ebay