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Re: Neck Warping Myth?
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 9:09 am
by Bighouse
Attn: GC sales staff
Re: Rickenbacker instruments
Re: GC will no longer be selling RIC instruments. Please start inventing bad stuff about their products to potential GC customers.
Sincerely,
GC Upper Management
Re: Neck Warping Myth?
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 3:21 pm
by bigbajo60
Reminds me of the time shortly after my local music retailer was taken over by GC...
...I was having a conversation with one of their employees about my 4001C64S, since he had seen me using it at a gig. The manager comes walking by, and overhearing that the conversation was about a Rick bass, offers a completely unnecessary comment along the lines of, "Oh, you own a Rickenbacker? My condolences!"
Last time I ever walked into that store without it being an absolute emergency.
Re: Neck Warping Myth?
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 6:30 pm
by pflash4001
That's funny, Al. My experience was a bit different, though no better. Guitar Ctr took over our local place right about the time I sent my '68 4001 to Dale. I took it in there to see if they had any discarded cartons to pack my case in for the shipping. When I opened up my case when they logged the instrument as a carry in some of the out of towners here for the transition were on me like stink on ****. Two of them kept asking if I'd sell it. One of them actually looked insulted when I laughed at his $500 offer. He said he only offered that because it needed repair. I told him to go p*** upwind elsewhere because the horseshoe was worth more than that by itself. Unfortunately, the step DOWN to Guitar Center was NOT that much a step down from what they replaced.
Re: Neck Warping Myth?
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 8:19 pm
by rickenbrother
I know we've had our experiences at GC, but it's probably better in the nature of this forum not to keep running the thread as one to bash GC.
Re: Neck Warping Myth?
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:50 am
by jingle_jangle
OK, the guys at the GC a couple of blocks from my office are really nice. They roll out the Zimmer frame every time I turn up and help me to the kerb with my purchases.
I am sure to always tip those nice young fellows and compliment them on their tattoos and nose jewelry.
Re: Neck Warping Myth?
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:33 am
by Tarrbot
Haha.
To be fair, if it weren't for one of the GC guys at another store I wouldn't have my 4003S/5 right now. His brother was selling it and for the last year or so, everytime I've gone in I've made a comment like, "if you don't have a Ric I'm not interested."
I guess he figured it was true and helped me find his brother's bass.