NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by mkt3000 » Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:35 pm

MechaBulletBill wrote:
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Those strings are on wrong. They go through the tailpiece towards the strap button (away from the pickups), then back underneath the tailpiece/cigar tube and over the bridge saddles.
Yep. That's how I received it. Gonna restring it tonight or tomorrow once the delivery person drops of my groceries (which includes strings)

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by mkt3000 » Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:04 pm

And strung properly!

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by mkt3000 » Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:22 pm

Well, unfortunately, the story of this guitar ended on a bad note.

I took the neck off today to inspect a bit more, and there's a fairly deep crack on the bass side of the neck pocket. Not in the finish, but in the wood. And I could move it.

The guitar went in a gig bag, and I drove straight to GC. I mentioned that, the scratchy pot, and the hit or miss output hack. After asking about having it fixed under their 45 day guarantee, I was only offered the option to get a full refund. I asked to speak with a manager, explained that this was a valentine's gift, and I'd rather get it fixed, but no dice. It broke my heart, but I sent it back.

I told them to contact me after it's fixed, so I can try to buy it back. Whether or not they actually do that is up in the air.

In the meantime, if anyone here sees it appear on GC's used site, let me know. I want it back - just functional.

What really has me worried since getting back home is GC's reputation for tossing anything defective in the trash. I will be heartbroken if this guitar ends up in a dumpster.

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by Mechanical Birds » Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:25 am

If I were you I'd be checking out their dumpster all the time anyway but especially now haha

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by Marc » Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:59 am

mkt3000 wrote:
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HNB wrote:
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Maybe they bought a wood filler to fill the route and did a proper Mustang route? Wouldn't see it with the trem cover screwed on. A lot of work to make it a Mustang tremolo vs the Strat one. :D
Maybe they used a hipshot adaptor block?

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/brid ... rilogy.htm
That's a cool idea. Cheap too - some aftermarket mods end up being so pricey you may as well buy a new body but not here!

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by Witchburner » Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:02 am

Mechanical Birds wrote:
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If I were you I'd be checking out their dumpster all the time anyway but especially now haha
I've got this friend who literally lives three blocks from the local GC, he finds shit there all the time, from boxed to ship guitars with to flat out repairable gear which they should've just fixed, what you dont see in the trash an employee already put in the trunk of their car

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by MechaBulletBill » Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:33 am

The crack doesn't sound that bad. It seems like just a syringe/glue/a day of clamping and you'd have a weird, wonderful, repaired offset.

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by mkt3000 » Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:37 am

Mechanical Birds wrote:
Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:25 am
If I were you I'd be checking out their dumpster all the time anyway but especially now haha
It's right between my work and where I live.
MechaBulletBill wrote:
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The crack doesn't sound that bad. It seems like just a syringe/glue/a day of clamping and you'd have a weird, wonderful, repaired offset.
I live in a tiny apartment, there's no room to get any work done.

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by Zork » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:59 am

You need a floor, a syringe, a clamp and a bottle of glue...

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by mkt3000 » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:27 pm

Zork wrote:
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You need a floor, a syringe, a clamp and a bottle of glue...
Again - TINY apartment.

Anyway, just spoke with the store manager. He's not going to trash it, he recognizes that Japanese Squiers are worth fixing. He told me it's in the back of their repair queue, and will call me when it's done to give me the first chance at buying it back.

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by MechaBulletBill » Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:57 pm

I wouldn't trust them to do much good fixing it if they can't even string it properly. If they do fix it, why would you need to buy it back? Would they not fix it under a sort of used gear warranty thing?

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by mkt3000 » Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:08 pm

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I wouldn't trust them to do much good fixing it if they can't even string it properly. If they do fix it, why would you need to buy it back? Would they not fix it under a sort of used gear warranty thing?
The manager (who turns out isn't a manager, but covering for his manager while on vacation) who handled my return wouldn't authorize the repair and would only offer a refund...

and then repair the instrument for resale...

at which point I can repurchase it.

It's ridiculous.

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by marqueemoon » Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:32 pm

That is stupid, but consider the source.

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by mkt3000 » Mon Feb 26, 2018 7:23 am

So... the thread lives.

And according to the manager at GC, the guitar still does. It's been fixed.

Then he told me that he never processed the refund, so I still own the guitar.

I'll stop by GC after work to check it out and pick it up.

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Re: NGD - My valentine's day gift (Squier Vista Goodness)

Post by jeff m. » Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:21 am

What an odd chain of events :derp: !

Fingers crossed for you, mkt3000 !

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