Dealer/sales rep 'Facts' you've been told

terada · December 2018

I returned my Deluxe reverb as it was very noisy and the cabinet rattled badly on the low E between open and the 5th fret.

Shop took it back but the rep - I kid you not - told me the following

'Yeah, they actually add cabinet rattle and the swooshing noise in to make them more vintage correct, some people don't like it but they are meant to be like that'

Just had to smile and nod, smile and nod.

springhead · December 2018

He’s pulling your leg!

grappagreen · December 2018

Priceless...

bazxkr · December 2018

Come on guys............do you know how many hours it takes to engineer a vintage rattle into a thing like that & captivating wind into a confined space to make that sort of noise is tough ...you should be applauding the Fender R&D dept.

Haych · December 2018

Back when I was a lad and my parents had just bought me my first amp (a Peavey Envoy 110) it developed a fault with the reverb, if the reverb was even remotely on it would make an awful noise if you only looked at it.

We took it back to the shop and the sales rep said "it'll do that if you have any mirrors in the same room as the amp".

At the time I had a massive full length mirror in my bedroom so it did make me double take a bit but we had the amp replaced all the same - funny that the replacement amp didn't mind the mirror being in the room????

terada · December 2018

Haych said:

Back when I was a lad and my parents had just bought me my first amp (a Peavey Envoy 110) it developed a fault with the reverb, if the reverb was even remotely on it would make an awful noise if you only looked at it.
We took it back to the shop and the sales rep said "it'll do that if you have any mirrors in the same room as the amp".
At the time I had a massive full length mirror in my bedroom so it did make me double take a bit but we had the amp replaced all the same - funny that the replacement amp didn't mind the mirror being in the room????

Priceless. So glad we have the internet these days (enough BS on there too though), I'm sure the amount of BS I was told as a beginner by guitar shop staff could choke a whale

Sassafras · December 2018

I for one shan't be buying any vintage amps unless they come with cabinet rattle and swooshing noises.

rawk100 · December 2018

Some kid in a shop once told me that gibson branded polish doesn't work as well on fenders.

skunkwerx · December 2018

Unsure if specific bullshit, but on 3 other guitars my high e string has never slipped through a tuner hole, ever, and I've never had to use any locking or wrapping methods.

£50 + parts on an own brand guitar, of which Andertons could use their professional relationship with Grover to atleast help a customer out to replace the one tuner under a lifetime warranty, is bullshit though.

I'd happily pay the labour of fitting it of course.

But, though I've never had this problem before over 15 years and approx 7 guitars, I'm open to the collective widsom and mileage of thefretboard to brand this Bullshit or Not Bullshit. Lol.

stimpsonslostson · December 2018

When I bought a Gretsch Streamliner a year or so ago I couldn't get it to stay in tune.
I returned it for a set up to sort it, suggesting the felt like it was sticking... It didn't work, so I took it back in & was told.

"You'll never get a guitar with a bigsby to stay in tune on a budget model, it's just the price you pay for that design".

munckee · December 2018

skunkwerx said:

Unsure if specific bullshit, but on 3 other guitars my high e string has never slipped through a tuner hole, ever, and I've never had to use any locking or wrapping methods.

£50 + parts on an own brand guitar, of which Andertons could use their professional relationship with Grover to atleast help a customer out to replace the one tuner under a lifetime warranty, is bullshit though.

I'd happily pay the labour of fitting it of course.

But, though I've never had this problem before over 15 years and approx 7 guitars, I'm open to the collective widsom and mileage of thefretboard to brand this Bullshit or Not Bullshit. Lol.

Thats never happened to any guitar I've ever messed with.

munckee · December 2018

Haych said:

Back when I was a lad and my parents had just bought me my first amp (a Peavey Envoy 110) it developed a fault with the reverb, if the reverb was even remotely on it would make an awful noise if you only looked at it.
We took it back to the shop and the sales rep said "it'll do that if you have any mirrors in the same room as the amp".
At the time I had a massive full length mirror in my bedroom so it did make me double take a bit but we had the amp replaced all the same - funny that the replacement amp didn't mind the mirror being in the room????

I emailed a guitar tech when I was first thinking about modding and asked if you could just change bodies and necks, the chap emailed back saying "it's not possible as no two would match, otherwise there would be loads of 'partscasters' which there aren't"....

ESBlonde · December 2018

"It's still with the tech, it'll be back tomorrow".

Make up your own back story, there are a thousand of them.

carlos · December 2018

Some good ones here.

Musicman20 · December 2018

munckee said:

skunkwerx said:

Unsure if specific bullshit, but on 3 other guitars my high e string has never slipped through a tuner hole, ever, and I've never had to use any locking or wrapping methods.

£50 + parts on an own brand guitar, of which Andertons could use their professional relationship with Grover to atleast help a customer out to replace the one tuner under a lifetime warranty, is bullshit though.

I'd happily pay the labour of fitting it of course.

But, though I've never had this problem before over 15 years and approx 7 guitars, I'm open to the collective widsom and mileage of thefretboard to brand this Bullshit or Not Bullshit. Lol.

Thats never happened to any guitar I've ever messed with.

LOLOLOLOL....what an email....you'd think they'd be a little more careful with what they email to customers.

Guitar_Slinger · December 2018

munckee said:

I emailed a guitar tech when I was first thinking about modding and asked if you could just change bodies and necks, the chap emailed back saying "it's not possible as no two would match, otherwise there would be loads of 'partscasters' which there aren't"....

Lol.

Wasn't the point of Fender's bolt-on neck so it could be replaced with a new one when the frets wore out?

thegummy · December 2018

terada said:

I returned my Deluxe reverb as it was very noisy and the cabinet rattled badly on the low E between open and the 5th fret.

Shop took it back but the rep - I kid you not - told me the following

'Yeah, they actually add cabinet rattle and the swooshing noise in to make them more vintage correct, some people don't like it but they are meant to be like that'

Just had to smile and nod, smile and nod.

You should have went "really? let's hear another one of the same model then"

thegummy · December 2018

skunkwerx said:

Unsure if specific bullshit, but on 3 other guitars my high e string has never slipped through a tuner hole, ever, and I've never had to use any locking or wrapping methods.

£50 + parts on an own brand guitar, of which Andertons could use their professional relationship with Grover to atleast help a customer out to replace the one tuner under a lifetime warranty, is bullshit though.

I'd happily pay the labour of fitting it of course.

But, though I've never had this problem before over 15 years and approx 7 guitars, I'm open to the collective widsom and mileage of thefretboard to brand this Bullshit or Not Bullshit. Lol.

£50 quid an hour to unscrew a tuner and screw in another one!?

1) I'm in the wrong line of work

2) They better only charge you 2 quid or the "tech" is incompetent, deliberately slow or lying about how long it took.

thegummy · December 2018

When I was buying my first guitar after getting properly in to playing as an adult, I emailed a shop that stocked the model I wanted and asked if they do a free set up. They replied saying yes they do and are the only place in the city who do so.

So I went in and bought it and the salesman looked at the guitar and said that it doesn't actually need a setup, it's been done so well in the factory.

I had to just believe him really because I didn't know anything about how a guitar should feel or play or look so took it home.

It was only after playing for months that I found it did need a setup and, crucially, it needed the nut filed as part of that - something that isn't down to personal preference so can't be excused for that reason.

Can't say if the salesman was just ignorant and genuinely thought it didn't need one or if he lied and possibly got extra commission by avoiding the free setup. Either way it cost me 70 quid.

StuartMac290 · December 2018

skunkwerx said:

Unsure if specific bullshit, but on 3 other guitars my high e string has never slipped through a tuner hole, ever, and I've never had to use any locking or wrapping methods.

£50 + parts on an own brand guitar, of which Andertons could use their professional relationship with Grover to atleast help a customer out to replace the one tuner under a lifetime warranty, is bullshit though.

I'd happily pay the labour of fitting it of course.

But, though I've never had this problem before over 15 years and approx 7 guitars, I'm open to the collective widsom and mileage of thefretboard to brand this Bullshit or Not Bullshit. Lol.

Fucking hell that's poor.

thecolourbox · December 2018

I remember once I went into a music shop in Brum that I won't name, but who had a name which suggests their deals would be fair. I'll call them DareFeel for ease. The aim of my visit was to ask about the Champ 600 amp that I knew they'd had in for ages, could I try it, could we try to work a deal if I liked it as it's been there for at least 2 years. I asked, the chap said:

"I wouldn't bother if I were you, these amps over here are exactly the same but better made, with better features, and look nicer. Cheaper too" whilst pointing towards a Blackstar HT1R.

"Erm, really? Are they really based off the same circuit? It's specifically a Fender Champ based amp I want to try, I thought these were 1 watt rock based amps".

"Oh yes, it's a Champ absolutely, but with more features".

Yeah, it wasn't.

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