Never buy anything from musicians friend, ever.
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Kosh Naranek
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Re: Never buy anything from musicians friend, ever.
I'd never get a guitar from one of those big mail order places. I'd be worse off if it arrived undamaged! Those places are clearing houses for defective, seconds, built-on-Monday-or-Friday, whatever you wanna call them factory screwed up instruments.
I'd never get a guitar from one of those big mail order places. I'd be worse off if it arrived undamaged! Those places are clearing houses for defective, seconds, built-on-Monday-or-Friday, whatever you wanna call them factory screwed up instruments.
Kosh Naranek
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Re: Never buy anything from musicians friend, ever.
Yeah, I wouldn't go so far as to say don't buy anything from them. There are actually a lot of great deals to be found in the blowouts and clearance items. But not a guitar. That's not like buying a piece of electronic equipment.
Yeah, I wouldn't go so far as to say don't buy anything from them. There are actually a lot of great deals to be found in the blowouts and clearance items. But not a guitar. That's not like buying a piece of electronic equipment.
RGN
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A Couple years ago they were selling Jem 7VSBL for $999 which is a great deal. I placed an order and also bought a case for case for shipping. The operator said "yea, we recommend buying a case for protecting the guitar during shipping". One problem, I got two boxes: one with the case single boxed and one with the Jem single boxed. :smack:
A Couple years ago they were selling Jem 7VSBL for $999 which is a great deal. I placed an order and also bought a case for case for shipping. The operator said "yea, we recommend buying a case for protecting the guitar during shipping". One problem, I got two boxes: one with the case single boxed and one with the Jem single boxed. :smack:
italic zero
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I order from zzounds and music123 if I order online. They've been cool. Never ordered anything huge from them, though.
I order from zzounds and music123 if I order online. They've been cool. Never ordered anything huge from them, though.
That90'sGuy
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Zzounds is the best. Most of the time I receive an item from them two days after I order it! Their packaging is top notch. I've never purchased a guitar from them, but if it's like their pedals, it'll get their perfectly fine, fast.
Zzounds is the best. Most of the time I receive an item from them two days after I order it! Their packaging is top notch. I've never purchased a guitar from them, but if it's like their pedals, it'll get their perfectly fine, fast.
Dankerella
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I'm not knocking yer Jem (I've never even played one!), but even for $999, I don't see why they are priced so high. Don't they have the same bodies (essentially), necks, and bridges as the high numbered RG's that go for several hundred less? Granted, they have the upgraded pickups...
RGN said:
I'm not knocking yer Jem (I've never even played one!), but even for $999, I don't see why they are priced so high. Don't they have the same bodies (essentially), necks, and bridges as the high numbered RG's that go for several hundred less? Granted, they have the upgraded pickups...
ex-250
Riffologist Extraordinaire
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the only place online i use is music123. theyre warehouse is 40 minutes from my house, so stuff cant get too damaged. i bought the gibson and ex-351 from them, and theyre my main guitars. a lotta the time the only places that have exactly what i want are big online stores
the only place online i use is music123. theyre warehouse is 40 minutes from my house, so stuff cant get too damaged. i bought the gibson and ex-351 from them, and theyre my main guitars. a lotta the time the only places that have exactly what i want are big online stores
midnite_man
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I bought a mini-Strat for my son thru zzounds and it arrived properly packaged, double-boxed with styrofoam packing. I never ordered an axe through M-F, but have bought a lot of other stuff from 'em with no probs....but will admit that some of their packaging techniques are questionable. I've opened packages from them and found everything I ordered loosely thrown in with a small inflated packing-bag into a bigger than neccesary box. Fortunately, and so far, no harm/no foul.
I totally believe what RGN said about ordering a guitar and the sales rep. saying that buying a case with it would ensure it's safe arrival, and then having both arrive separately. That definitely sounds like a M-F thing for sure.
I guess maybe the best thing a person could do when buying a guitar from M-F, or any other online store, would be to document the sales rep.'s name and/or ID#, and have that rep. email a copy in the form of some kind of transcript as to the details of the transaction including shipping instructions. Hold the seller accountable for their goods as much as possible, and hope gentle handling by the deliverer gets it safely to your door.
italic zero said:
I bought a mini-Strat for my son thru zzounds and it arrived properly packaged, double-boxed with styrofoam packing. I never ordered an axe through M-F, but have bought a lot of other stuff from 'em with no probs....but will admit that some of their packaging techniques are questionable. I've opened packages from them and found everything I ordered loosely thrown in with a small inflated packing-bag into a bigger than neccesary box. Fortunately, and so far, no harm/no foul.
I totally believe what RGN said about ordering a guitar and the sales rep. saying that buying a case with it would ensure it's safe arrival, and then having both arrive separately. That definitely sounds like a M-F thing for sure.
I guess maybe the best thing a person could do when buying a guitar from M-F, or any other online store, would be to document the sales rep.'s name and/or ID#, and have that rep. email a copy in the form of some kind of transcript as to the details of the transaction including shipping instructions. Hold the seller accountable for their goods as much as possible, and hope gentle handling by the deliverer gets it safely to your door.
Gearjoneser
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I normally buy everything I have out of the recycler.com or Ebay. I made the exception this time, to buy the Engraved Seths from them, but only because that's the only place I could get them. I agree about buying guitars from online superstores. They seem to get the imperfect stuff that storefront businesses send back to the manufacturer.
I normally buy everything I have out of the recycler.com or Ebay. I made the exception this time, to buy the Engraved Seths from them, but only because that's the only place I could get them. I agree about buying guitars from online superstores. They seem to get the imperfect stuff that storefront businesses send back to the manufacturer.
Re: Never buy anything from musicians friend, ever.
At this point, the only place I would mail order a guitar from would be Guitartrader.com or Music One Workshop (they have a great tech there that does a full setup (fret dressing, nut shaping, intonation, etc...) on every guitar they sell).
At this point, the only place I would mail order a guitar from would be Guitartrader.com or Music One Workshop (they have a great tech there that does a full setup (fret dressing, nut shaping, intonation, etc...) on every guitar they sell).
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