Not knowing what was going on for sure, I contacted Mike Parks, and sent hime some pics, he agreed that I definatly had something going on there, and suggested that I send the bass back to him for evaluation. He got the bass and really wasnt sure if I had a minor problem or if maybe there was somthing up with the neck itself. After contacting me on the update, he said that he contacted Kenny Howes out at Rickenbacker, and was going to send it out to them to be evaluated. So away it went, and I'm left thinking, well in about 8 months maybe I'll get another blue boy. OK, I was wrong, after a few pleasant conversations with Kenny Howes, the bass was repaired. They had replaced and recut the bridge saddles, and replaced and recut the nut. The bass was then shipped directly to me to avoid any more delay. I unpacked it at home yesterday, and must say, it looks and plays pretty damn good, they even stuck a new "made in USA" sticker on it. Above all, the bass is in as good of shape upon delivery than it was before it left on this ordeal. (Dead Mint), I cant find a mark on it.
In a nutshell, Mike Parks really came through for me as a dealer, I have nothing but praise for him, I simply shipped the problem bass to him and he took it from there. My freinds, you just cant ask for anything better than that. For your next puchase, I urge you to give Mike a try www.the-music-connection.com
