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The blacktop quest continues...
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 1:43 pm
by dezb1
Ordered a blacktop tele a few weeks ago and when it arrived one of the pickups wasn’t working so back it went. Got the replacement this morning and there’s a crack in the finish and a slight dent just above the crack.
FUCK!!!!!!!!
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 3:39 pm
by SGJarrod
sorry to hear that bro, u sending this one back too and giving up or is 3rd time the charm?
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 3:45 pm
by George
Give it up. The manufacturing standards are clearly poor.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 5:27 pm
by sholkham
If you can live with it maybe try and ask for a partial refund or gift certificates.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 5:41 pm
by SKC Willie
George wrote:Give it up. The manufacturing standards are clearly poor.
sounds like poor shipping standards.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 5:45 pm
by SGJarrod
portugalwillie wrote:George wrote:Give it up. The manufacturing standards are clearly poor.
sounds like poor shipping standards.
+1......... my blacktop Jazzy quality is better than any MIM strat I ever touched
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 5:48 pm
by endsjustifymeans
SGJarrod wrote:portugalwillie wrote:George wrote:Give it up. The manufacturing standards are clearly poor.
sounds like poor shipping standards.
+1......... my blacktop Jazzy quality is better than any MIM strat I ever touched
The fit and finish on mine was utter poop. This line practically gibson level inconsistent.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 6:00 pm
by George
Well, I'm betting the replacement has probably sat in it's box since the factory. If it is shipping then Fender fucked up because they didn't pack it properly.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 6:28 pm
by Sparky
That's what happens when you put 2 humbuckers in a tele.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 7:11 pm
by othomas2
Plugged one in saturday at the shop, & it wasn't working.
Loose wire was to blame.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:16 pm
by dezb1
Got a £50 refund and a set of strings. So I’ll be keeping this one as it plays well and sounds good. if it was a shipping problem it was Fender what done it, cause the box and all the packaging were undamaged. apart from the obvious finish problem the fit is tip top.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:18 pm
by dezb1
Sparky wrote:That's what happens when you put 2 humbuckers in a tele.
Karma...
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 1:31 am
by jcyphe
Fender quality control lolz.
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 8:31 pm
by dezb1
jcyphe wrote:Fender quality control lolz.
Yep; and after a day of living with me new guitar I’ve come across another reason Fender need a good kick in the nuts. The string tree for the b & e strings is screwed right down on to the head stock creating a string break angle that makes fine tuning adjustments near impossible... so I’ve had to order a new roller tree. Not exactly a big outlay but surely someone at fender might have thought this would be a problem.
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 8:47 pm
by Nick
I played a blacktop jazzy the other day at Guitar Center....the thing choked out with the slightest bit of bending. Do not want
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 8:48 pm
by SGJarrod
dezb1 wrote: Not exactly a big outlay but surely someone at fender might have thought this would be a problem.
ur giving to much credit here...they got ur money and they are happy with that....its corporate America/ business
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 9:12 pm
by dezb1
SGJarrod wrote:dezb1 wrote: Not exactly a big outlay but surely someone at fender might have thought this would be a problem.
ur giving to much credit here...they got ur money and they are happy with that....its corporate America/ business
fair point
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 9:35 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
dezb1 wrote:SGJarrod wrote:dezb1 wrote: Not exactly a big outlay but surely someone at fender might have thought this would be a problem.
ur giving to much credit here...they got ur money and they are happy with that....its corporate America/ business
fair point
one of the companies i do internet tech support for is called FairPoint, and they're notoriously bad at customer service. so i maded this logo for them:
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 9:38 pm
by SGJarrod
any communication company is gonna be shit at actually communicating with people and service...its fact, I work in that feild
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 9:48 pm
by benecol
SGJarrod wrote:communication... I work in that feild