alexisonfire Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) It's comes back with two new screws ... To quote the guy at the shop: 'I've enhanced your input jack' He also tried telling me a loose strap pin was also to blame for the input not working. WHY must I be the typical Brit! I just smiled and left without saying a word. Seething! [URL=http://s149.photobucket.com/user/martin_halse/media/Ampeg%20SVT%20CL%20and%20SVT%20410HLF/A1AA598C-60E7-4882-8A3D-EB4E91A4971D_zpslajfp8aj.jpg.html][IMG]http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s61/martin_halse/Ampeg%20SVT%20CL%20and%20SVT%20410HLF/A1AA598C-60E7-4882-8A3D-EB4E91A4971D_zpslajfp8aj.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Edited January 9, 2014 by alexisonfire Quote
Grangur Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Assuming the PG wasn't broken before you took it in. Take it back and tell him you hated it on first sight, but took a cooling-off period and on reconsideration you still hate it. So, please put it right. In any case it's not right him drilling a hole without asking. Quote
KiOgon Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 That's criminal damage in my book - who in their right mind - - - defies belief Quote
stu_g Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 why would he do that?he really shouldnt have done that to your bass and he doesnt deserve payment of any kind for that bodgery Quote
alexisonfire Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 The pick guard was broken as shown but the bit of plastic that had broken off sat nicely under the screw when aligned properly upon screwing the pick guard on. I asked him to restring it too (out of laziness/ two birds one stone) and he's managed to stuff that up too as he's just wrapped them around the tuner instead of inserting the end into the middle of the tuner first before folding and then wrapping them. I haven't got the balls to go back in if I'm honest! Quote
flyfisher Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote name='alexisonfire' timestamp='1389285861' post='2332399'] I haven't got the balls to go back in if I'm honest! [/quote] Not easy if you really feel like that but that's how people like that get away with such things, which means someone else suffering the same thing later on. It's unbelievably outrageous! Quote
JPJ Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 What sort of shop was it, butchers or iron monger! Quote
BigRedX Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 What you get for asking for the input jack to be fixed when it is in fact the OUTPUT jack. Quote
hubrad Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1389286558' post='2332409'] What you get for asking for the input jack to be fixed when it is in fact the OUTPUT jack. [/quote] Someone had to point this out! Still looks a shonky job without first saying 'we can strengthen this bit by doing this, or ideally you need a new pickguard if it starts causing you problems' Some people just can't string a bass! Quote
alexisonfire Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 I've been playing for 9 years and you've litterally just made me realise that I've been calling an output an input. How embarrassing. Either way, I don't think I deserved it for that haha! Quote
Bassassin Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote name='hubrad' timestamp='1389287132' post='2332418'] Someone had to point this out! [/quote] The fact the hamfisted shop gonk was also calling it an "input" kind of says it all... Jon. Quote
0175westwood29 Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 seriously is the guy who did this in a shop! name and shame id say andy Quote
Muzz Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 "Hamfisted shop gonk"..excellent, noted and will be reused... Oh, and that's a terrible job, I'd want him to pay me after doing that to my bass... Quote
hamfist Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 If the "hamfisted shop gonk" has a boss, I would go straight to them and show him/her the bass. I would hope you would get some sort of reparation for such an awful job. Quote
mcnach Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 That's terrible! and he's made money from that "job"? I hope you now know never to return there, except to demand a refund perhaps. The good news is that a new pickguard will probably cover the hole, and they're not expensive. Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 I'd love to know how a loose strap pin is going to effect the Jack socket??? Quote
icastle Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Complete bodge. Hard to believe someone actually let that out of the shop as a 'fix'. If it's not a rude question, how much did they charge you for this 'enhancement'? Get yourself a new scratchplate and transfer the electronics from the old scratchplate to the new one. It'll take you 30 mins and you'll do a far better job than that. Quote
Grangur Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1389290509' post='2332483'] Complete bodge. Hard to believe someone actually let that out of the shop as a 'fix'. If it's not a rude question, how much did they charge you for this 'enhancement'? Get yourself a new scratchplate and transfer the electronics from the old scratchplate to the new one. It'll take you 30 mins and you'll do a far better job than that. [/quote].... But PLEASE don't buy it from the same shop! Is the original problem fixed? Quote
0175westwood29 Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1389289590' post='2332467'] I'd love to know how a loose strap pin is going to effect the Jack socket??? [/quote] i think its just loose enough to rip someone off Quote
antnee Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Sickening! Get your monies back ASAP and see the BassDoc for a new scratchplate (think he'd probably chuck some screws in FOC too!) and do as icastle suggested... Quote
Fionn Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1389287949' post='2332437'] name and shame id say [/quote] Absolutely. Quote
iconic Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1389291502' post='2332494'] Absolutely. [/quote] plus another....would'nt that be criminal damage in a court of law?!? Quote
paul_5 Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote name='iconic' timestamp='1389292026' post='2332507'] plus another....would'nt that be criminal damage in a court of law?!? [/quote] Probably - two extra holes in the bass body that you didn't ask for. Quote
Guest FretNoMore Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 That's completely unacceptable ... Quote
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