Guitar Gear Forum

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:19 pm**

Guitar is beautiful and plays nicely (accoutically cuz I'm still at work) but the damn pickup rings are warped. I'll be giving AMS a call to see if they'll send new ones.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:21 pm**

whoa!! How the heck did that happen????

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:22 pm**

Typical Gibson QC but a nice guitar all the same!

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:23 pm**

The pup ring material is very flimsy. Not sure how it happened. Maybe temperature exposure? i couldn't find anything else on the guitar that seemed wrong though. :idk:

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:24 pm**

If they ask me to send the entire guitar back I'll just bite it and buy new rings myself. I'd rather do that then go another week waiting on FedEx.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:27 pm**

Sucks about the rings but great looking Goldie!

My traditional bridge ring is a tad warped but nothing like that.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:27 pm**

TU BE wrote:If they ask me to send the entire guitar back I'll just bite it and buy new rings myself. I'd rather do that then go another week waiting on FedEx.

Good call. Cheap rings will warp like that for no real reason. Pretty simple fix, though.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:29 pm**

TU BE wrote:If they ask me to send the entire guitar back I'll just bite it and buy new rings myself. I'd rather do that then go another week waiting on FedEx.

Yeah I'd just do that tbh... rings are like.. $5 each? I'd rather spent that money than have to wait for anything.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:31 pm**

That would drive me crazy if I had to look at it every day until they sent me new ones.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:32 pm**

Oh, where are my manners?

HAPPY NEW GUITAR DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously congrats man.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:33 pm**

Mike LX-R wrote:That would drive me crazy if I had to look at it every day until they sent me new ones.

In all honesty, I'll probably go after work and buy new ones :lol:

I'll still ask them to send me some based on principal.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:34 pm**

guitarbilly wrote:
TU BE wrote:If they ask me to send the entire guitar back I'll just bite it and buy new rings myself. I'd rather do that then go another week waiting on FedEx.

Yeah I'd just do that tbh... rings are like.. $5 each? I'd rather spent that money than have to wait for anything.

I think like $8 each. So yea.........

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:36 pm**

TU BE wrote:
Mike LX-R wrote:That would drive me crazy if I had to look at it every day until they sent me new ones.

In all honesty, I'll probably go after work and buy new ones

I'll still ask them to send me some based on principal.

Ask them if they can give you a $15 refund. That covers the cost of the rings and it's by far the cheapest option for them as well.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:39 pm**

guitarbilly wrote:
TU BE wrote:
Mike LX-R wrote:That would drive me crazy if I had to look at it every day until they sent me new ones.

In all honesty, I'll probably go after work and buy new ones

I'll still ask them to send me some based on principal.

Ask them if they can give you a $15 refund. That covers the cost of the rings and it's by far the cheapest option for them as well.

billy=smart
billy= :love:

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:41 pm**

Also, I've only been able the play her for a few minutes (she arrived with 5 minutes left on my lunch) but the baked maple felt really good. Can't wait to get more finger time with her.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:46 pm**

NICE, HNGD!!!!

you got a helluva deal, if you only have to spend 10 bucks to make it perfect than you are still winning!

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:48 pm**

Get your hands all over her and finger her good?

Happy new guitar day!

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:49 pm**

Woah wtf!?! Never seen ring warpage that extreme.

I'd be a bit worried about what the guitar could have went through to cause that

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:50 pm**

my guess is those rings were on the high side of the manufacturing tolerancing and its deforming due to being screwed into a baseplate with smaller hole spacing.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:51 pm**

thats one nice guitar! :love:

since the pickup rings are flimsy, perhaps the mounting holes are a little too tight to spec and is causing a bow? I hope thats not the case. Would like to know how new rings line up with the screw holes... good luck!! :thu:

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:32 pm**

HNGD!

Didn't those fuckers even check it before it shipped!?!?!
AMS is here in NJ. Can't blame the heat for that! :mad:

Dicks.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:48 pm**

Make sure you check that the finish hasn't been indented by the rings already before volunteering to buy others. Also, I thought Gibson has a "touch a screw and your warranty is voided," policy.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:52 pm**

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:53 pm**

SuperFlyinMonke wrote:Make sure you check that the finish hasn't been indented by the rings already before volunteering to buy others. Also, I thought Gibson has a "touch a screw and your warranty is voided," policy.

I am gonna try and settle it through AMS not Gibson. Like I said, I can just buy new rings. I got a good enough deal on the guitar that I won't complain if I have to spend 15-20 more bucks on it.

I will check for the indention as well.

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:08 pm**

HNGD!!! That's weird that the pickup rings did that.

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