Alan Cynic Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Fair dos. (Although I'd let you pounce on me, Phil.....s'long as it was in a suitably manly way, of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Fair dos. (Although I'd let you pounce on me, Phil.....s'long as it was in a suitably manly way, of course).I might take you up on the offer of a wrestle next time you're in then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 I'll get some goose-grease....actually....I'll pass!I'd forgotten R&B had an Inverness shop, 'til it was mentioned earlier.I remember Bruce Miller's having one on George St, then on Loch St. And their other one on Holburn St. When I think about it Holburn St was pretty well-provided for in them thar days.....Bruce Miller's, Middleton's Music, Alexanders, Thistle Records and Holburn Hi-Fi.Changed days....all the more reason to cherish the 2 we've been discussing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Pass the goose-grease to me then, Alan. Alkaline and I could do with a good wrestle. I'll grease him up good and teach him about real customer service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Pass the goose-grease to me then, Alan. Alkaline and I could do with a good wrestle. I'll grease him up good and teach him about real customer service.I am the king of customer service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 So....will you be servicing him instead???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 So....will you be servicing him instead???? Nope, he'll be treated like a plague victim next time he's in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 For me, it's on a par with these bathroom attendants that you find in nightclub toilets. I just want to urinate, wash my hands, and leave. Without some guy asking if I need assistance drying my hands..Tell me about it. Whoever thought toilet guys were a good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Toilet ducks would be much better....cuter for a start, and they'd take up less room. However training them to hold towels etc might be problematic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Toilet ducks would be much better....cuter for a start, and they'd take up less room. However training them to hold towels etc might be problematic.Teach them to fix amps. They can't be any worse and less trustworthy than the crooks he already paid to do it. A toilet attendant who fixes amps is one I'd actually tip for once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SooperKeef Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 I hate the instant pounce when you walk in the door, makes you feel like you have been instantly marked shoplifter.lol, I Doubt anyone would get out of R&B with a guitar stuffed up their T-shirt but if its a shop with items that fit in your pocket (especially cargo's) i think the owners/managers/security get wary.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 A friend of mine took an amp in there a few years ago that was crackly. Probably just needed the switches cleaned, and it needed a new jack input. They fixed it and charged him about 150 for it, it worked for about 2 weeks and then stopped working completely. When he took it back they told him it wasn't their problem and they wouldn't even look at it. I've never had any problems with the place personally, but some of the staff do tend to have a bit of a superiority complex and positively scoff if you ask them any questions about things that "real guitar players" should know. Though that said I went in a couple of months ago with a guitar I'd bought from them because I didn't know how to adjust the truss rod, and the manager did it for me there and then with no fuss, and gave me a step by step on how to do it myself, so I was pretty pleased with that. I still felt a bit of a tit though, I've been playing guitar for 15 years, I should probably know how to do that myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 I still felt a bit of a tit though, I've been playing guitar for 15 years, I should probably know how to do that myself.I don't know how to do it, I think an allen key is involved. But if I wanted to do it I'd probably just google it rather than embarrass myself by going into a shop and asking. There's bound to be videos on youtube showing how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 There is, but I still couldn't figure it out. I don't even really know how to set up the action and the intonation and all that stuff.:O I just get Fatboy to do it! I know how to play the thing, not how to fix it. I know how to drive a car as well, doesn't mean I know how to replace the oil filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 It's not something I feel comfortable doing myself either TBH. If you fuck it up you could fuck up the neck, so not worth the hassle for me. I've been pretty lucky with all mine anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 If you fuck it up you could fuck up the neck, so not worth the hassle for me.What if R&B fuck up the neck? Will they absolve themselves of all liability for that too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 What if R&B fuck up the neck? Will they absolve themselves of all liability for that too?Dunno, wouldn't put it to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 You have to be pretty ham-fisted to mess it up. We're talking 1/4 turn at a time, loosen it to let the strings pull more relief into the neck, tighten it to straighten up. Tune up, let it settle. If it needs more than a whole turn then there's probably something else wrong and you should stop and seek advice.Perhaps it's less of a problem on bass (where most of my experience lies), given the larger sizes of everything concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 otherwise, your just an idiot.*you're. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 anyone want guitars set up or anything give me a shouti have excellent customer service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 anyone want guitars set up or anything give me a shouti have excellent customer service Do you actually charge?Having my guitar set up by someone who knows what they're doing, and can tailor to my own needs and string preferences, is a service I'd happily pay someone independently for. I had Scott Blessed set up my Fender Jaguar last year and it played slick as fuck after that. He did it for free, but I'd have paid for the service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 i would make a small charge but i have no idea how much a proper set up costs from a shop,id say id do it for 20all i do when i set up a guitar is, adjust action, truss-rod (if needed), intonation, pickup height, dry solder joints, and most wiringsetting up floyd systems is a doddle aswell,i dont have exprience with bigsbys or jaguar style trems, but im a technically minded person and work things out nae bother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Rocker Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Having your guitar professionally set-up can often cure GAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Having your guitar professionally set-up can often cure GAS.please explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 If you fart in exasperation at the action on your single coiled twang machine, I suppose having it properly set up could cure your gas.Doesn't sort the twang, mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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