The blacktop quest continues...

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue May 17, 2011 1:43 pm

Ordered a blacktop tele a few weeks ago and when it arrived one of the pickups wasnâ€™t working so back it went. Got the replacement this morning and thereâ€™s a crack in the finish and a slight dent just above the crack.

FUCK!!!!!!!!

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Tue May 17, 2011 3:39 pm

sorry to hear that bro, u sending this one back too and giving up or is 3rd time the charm?

George · Post by **George** » Tue May 17, 2011 3:45 pm

Give it up. The manufacturing standards are clearly poor.

sholkham · Post by **sholkham** » Tue May 17, 2011 5:27 pm

If you can live with it maybe try and ask for a partial refund or gift certificates.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue May 17, 2011 5:41 pm

George wrote:Give it up. The manufacturing standards are clearly poor.

sounds like poor shipping standards.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Tue May 17, 2011 5:45 pm

portugalwillie wrote:
George wrote:Give it up. The manufacturing standards are clearly poor.
sounds like poor shipping standards.

+1......... my blacktop Jazzy quality is better than any MIM strat I ever touched

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue May 17, 2011 5:48 pm

SGJarrod wrote:
portugalwillie wrote:
George wrote:Give it up. The manufacturing standards are clearly poor.
sounds like poor shipping standards.
+1......... my blacktop Jazzy quality is better than any MIM strat I ever touched

The fit and finish on mine was utter poop. This line practically gibson level inconsistent.

George · Post by **George** » Tue May 17, 2011 6:00 pm

Well, I'm betting the replacement has probably sat in it's box since the factory. If it is shipping then Fender fucked up because they didn't pack it properly.

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Tue May 17, 2011 6:28 pm

That's what happens when you put 2 humbuckers in a tele.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Tue May 17, 2011 7:11 pm

Plugged one in saturday at the shop, & it wasn't working.

Loose wire was to blame.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:16 pm

Got a Â£50 refund and a set of strings. So Iâ€™ll be keeping this one as it plays well and sounds good. if it was a shipping problem it was Fender what done it, cause the box and all the packaging were undamaged. apart from the obvious finish problem the fit is tip top.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:18 pm

Sparky wrote:That's what happens when you put 2 humbuckers in a tele.

Karma...

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Wed May 18, 2011 1:31 am

Fender quality control lolz.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed May 18, 2011 8:31 pm

jcyphe wrote:Fender quality control lolz.

Yep; and after a day of living with me new guitar Iâ€™ve come across another reason Fender need a good kick in the nuts. The string tree for the b & e strings is screwed right down on to the head stock creating a string break angle that makes fine tuning adjustments near impossible... so Iâ€™ve had to order a new roller tree. Not exactly a big outlay but surely someone at fender might have thought this would be a problem.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed May 18, 2011 8:47 pm

I played a blacktop jazzy the other day at Guitar Center....the thing choked out with the slightest bit of bending. Do not want

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Wed May 18, 2011 8:48 pm

dezb1 wrote: Not exactly a big outlay but surely someone at fender might have thought this would be a problem.

ur giving to much credit here...they got ur money and they are happy with that....its corporate America/ business

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:12 pm

SGJarrod wrote:
dezb1 wrote: Not exactly a big outlay but surely someone at fender might have thought this would be a problem.
ur giving to much credit here...they got ur money and they are happy with that....its corporate America/ business

fair point

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:35 pm

dezb1 wrote:
SGJarrod wrote:
dezb1 wrote: Not exactly a big outlay but surely someone at fender might have thought this would be a problem.
ur giving to much credit here...they got ur money and they are happy with that....its corporate America/ business
fair point

one of the companies i do internet tech support for is called FairPoint, and they're notoriously bad at customer service. so i maded this logo for them:

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:38 pm

any communication company is gonna be shit at actually communicating with people and service...its fact, I work in that feild

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:48 pm

SGJarrod wrote:communication... I work in that feild