mattyb Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sorry if this has been discussed before, I did search but came up blank. I just got a second hand tonehammer in the post today but when it's off I'm not getting any signal though. Is this normal or is there a switch somewhere to enable that? Just wondering before contacting the seller to claim its faulty (if it is faulty that is) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I get a signal with mine when off, so reckon there`s some problem there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 It's faulty - it should pass signal when it's bypassed. http://youtu.be/VUdeNZeFK6k?t=3m9s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyb Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Wick! Would it matter at that that I'm powering it from a Diago + 18v adaptor? I know their site says its supported however though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyb Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Just asked the seller and he claimed that he thought this was normal behaviour and that he believes a previous 'ordered it modified' and is a wire mod on the switch, rather than a failure. Obviously I'm a bit peeved as it's cleared been tinkered with, but where would I stand with paypal on this? I didn't send the money as a gift but shipping it back to Spain could possibly cost more than getting it put back to normal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 If it wasn`t sold as detailing this mod, surely it would be up to the seller to fund this as the item isn`t fit for purpose, as in, working as detailed in the regular blurb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 It would be worth having a look inside and seeing if the mod was obvious. If it can be sorted by five minutes with a soldering iron, that's a better bet than sending it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyb Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 So I had a look inside and I can see that one of the switches has definately been changed, but also it looks like wires out of the DI have been snipped and heat shrink put around them. I think it's going to be about £15-£20 to send it back to Spain but I think that may be the best option as the seller has no indicated that he arranged to have (or did himself) the mod - so it's pretty clear to me that he knew about it. Wick altogether! Does anyone have courier recommendations to Spain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Did you buy on here..?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyb Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1418988126' post='2635473'] Did you buy on here..?? [/quote] I didn't, it was through one of those 'Bass Equipment for sale' Facebook groups. I'm glad decided against sending the money as a gift however, as I'd be out of luck in this situation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyb Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Bit of an update : I contacted the seller, he said he would take the return so I opened a return case on paypal. Very quickly the seller came back to me insisting I close the case and 'sort this out as gentlemen' - He wanted me to return the item and on its return to him, trust that he would refund the money. This set of alarm bells in my head so I've sent this information through to paypal as a claim, and kept it through official channels. I hope I didn't react to harshly, but I'm very waring of being had, especially with international sales and putting trust in strangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 [quote name='mattyb' timestamp='1419009912' post='2635725'] Bit of an update : I contacted the seller, he said he would take the return so I opened a return case on paypal. Very quickly the seller came back to me insisting I close the case and 'sort this out as gentlemen' - He wanted me to return the item and on its return to him, trust that he would refund the money. This set of alarm bells in my head so I've sent this information through to paypal as a claim, and kept it through official channels. I hope I didn't react to harshly, but I'm very waring of being had, especially with international sales and putting trust in strangers. [/quote] I think you did the right thing. Don't close the case until you have your money back. Any modifications like that should have been disclosed before the sale. I would not trust on "sorting this out as gentlemen". If he's a gentleman he won't suffer through the Paypal return, so nothing to worry about, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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