lockpicker1969 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 [size="3"]I used the Hurley on my first jam night and first outing with my db yesterday (only been playing db around 2months). Did 4 songs and went down ok. During sound check it sounded excellent, really warm natural and smooth. I was going through a fender acoustic amp and a di out to a fishman pa,both are our singers for the backline.i think the main pa was a peavey. Couldn’t be bothered to drag my trace out.[/size] [size="3"]. I was unsure of a couple of songs so I turned down a notch just before we went on, basically I bottled it. The feedback later was that I wasn’t loud enough, surprise surprise. I have ordered a Hurley direct from Ryan Hurley in the USA but it still hasn’t come after over 3 weeks. I would certainly recommend these pups, they are very good value for money . i will update the forum when it finnaly arrives.[/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Certainly it's a lot less than my Shadow cost me. But how can you rate something as good value that hasn't arrived for three months. Be interesting to see how this turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJ Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 [quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1335087698' post='1625460'] Certainly it's a lot less than my Shadow cost me. But how can you rate something as good value that hasn't arrived for three months. Be interesting to see how this turns out. [/quote] Think it's been a 3 week delay, not 3 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 ...and when I go back to school tomorrow I'm going to learn to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockpicker1969 Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Whoops forgot to mention i have had TPJs Hurley on lend for the last month ,but you are right if it don’t arrive it wont be good value. TPJ what a guy for lending me this pup , thanks again Tom . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockpicker1969 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 [size=3][color="#000000"][font="Calibri"]Ok this pup has not arrived yet, I ordered it 2[sup]nd[/sup] April .email correspondence has been swapping with me and Ryan Hurley and I must say I am disappointed .Has any one else had problems with ordering this pup from Hurley USA?[/font][/color][/size] [size=3][color="#000000"][font="Calibri"]i have got fed up of waiting and have now ordered the K&K bass max from thomann hopefully this will arrive this week [/font][/color][/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Monster* Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Has the pick up arrived yet? was thinking of ordering one - but not if it takes this long to arrive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockpicker1969 Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 no pup yet. he said he would send another out but i would have to pay P&P again. i am not happy this is not good service. here is the last email i got off him 2 days ago. I talked to the people at the post office today and they told me that international tracking is going to cost between $20 and $30. I am going to have to just issue you a refund I think. It's too bad you're not going to get to try my pickup. ~ryan~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockpicker1969 Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 [color="#000000"][size=3]Still no Hurley pup although my K&K arrived within 3 days from Thomann. I thought this was a very good service so I have ordered the [/size][size=3]Harley Benton BA5110C Bass Combo from them. Can’t wait for it to arrive. This db business is and expensive hobby but so much worth it. My next buy will be an adjustable bridge then hopefully I will be done .(yer right)[/size][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockpicker1969 Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 [size=5][color="#000000"][font="Calibri"]Update email from Ryan Hurley [/font][/color][/size] I issued you a refund. The USPS is useless and offered me no help at all. I called them a few times and wasted hours of my life trying to get this issue resolved for you but every person I talked to from the postal service told me that if the item is stuck at customs in another country there is nothing they can do. Before you start posting that my customer service sucks I want you to know that I literally spent hours of my time trying to locate the pickup. Also I have decided that I am just going to sell in the U.S.. I am going to lose a ton of business but there is no way for me to track my pickup when I send them overseas without having the customer spend a ton of money on shipping. I been going through a lot of hassle lately of people telling me their pickup hasn't arrived and I have no way of knowing if they are just taking advantage of me or not. I am not accusing you of doing this but I have had quite a bit of lost pickups lately. More in the past few months than I have had in the past 4 years combined. I'm trying to be a nice guy buy only charging people $3 shipping when everyone knows when they get their pickup that the shipping I paid is quite a bit more than only $3. I don't know what else to do but cut my losses and just quit international sales. It blows but I am starting to lose money because of "lost" pickups. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I think he needs to look at his business model. If he spends pennies on shipping he will get pennies of a service. At least you are getting your money back. And yes DB is an expensive business. Just wait till you need to change strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 It's not unheard of for stuff sent from the USA to spend two or three weeks in UK customs - I've had the same thing a few times with boutique pedals I've ordered in the past. I honestly would not be surprised if this delay is entirely down to HMRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 That's frustrating all round. I ordered my pickup from Ryan via eBay, had it shipped out the next day and was with me within a week I think, with no hold up or custom charges, and all for $3 shipping internationally. It's a good product and it's sad that Ryan is having to take this route - tho unavoidable without charging higher shipping rates which then negates the fabulous value of his product - and also sad for folks like lockpicker1969 who have ended up having their heads wrecked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 i ordered a neck 10 days ago and got it sent USPS with tracking, it arrived at UK customs on the 4th and only cleared today, 6 days to clear a lump of wood, WTF!! UK customs are the problem, not Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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