onewilyfool Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I guess he is looking for that NOS finish, not enough Mojo as is…..well, it will probably open it up more with hundreds of hands playing it…..(I'd rather get a Tonerite!!) This just makes me shudder…..the sheer thought of it!! http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/msg/4529041885.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I could never ever do that! How do you treat a rental car? Like crap. Same thing will happen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Imagine some of the jerks you see playing at music stores and they're playing "your" guitar and you are not around.....Not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Exactly how I would treat guitars I love too much to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainpicker Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I expect that soon there will be a used Hummingbird for sale with some "minor damage". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pittgibson45 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 It only has to be rented a hundred times to cover the cost, in which it will be dropped or knocked over only 50 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfbird Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 No Deposit? No Return! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarLight Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 ...Oh my aching Hummingbird!...Never could I do that to any of my guitars! Particularly my HUMMINGBIRD.... OMG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Just another WHORE....ZZZZZzzzzzz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR GIBS Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 There are obviuosly different kind of people living arround and I am NOT that kind for sure. Rent a guitar???????? I don't give my guitars be touched by my best friends!!!!!!! My guitars ARE MINE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigshoey Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Just the thought makes me shudder!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 This guy is an idiot. And yet, there are so many idiots,, can't throw a rock with out hitting one. but why am I surprised when I find another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilC Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Wow, he must be feeling lucky. Taking a huge chance with his "mint" hummingbird. On the flip side, it's a nice oppty for the renter to give a good long try of a model he's interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringTom Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I rented a guitar for a week during vacation a few years ago. I think I paid $25/week to Milano Music in Mesa, AZ. Granted, it was not a Hummingbird but a Seagull S6. Nice little guitar and perfectly adequate for my purposes at the time. Milano, as a music store, had a well-established process with rental agreement. Renting school band instruments is a big part of the business for many general purpose music stores. An individual renting an apparently well-loved high-end Gibson is another story. This guy is pretty daring. I'll give him that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfbird Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I hope he's planning on selling it for parts. If he ever sees it again. When stores rent equipment, they take a deposit, usually a CC for the full amount, in the event that you think the guitar is permanently yours. And free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances50 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 He's either nuts or it's some kind of scam. Don't know which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Well, he shows a touching faith in human nature that he thinks the first person taking it isn't going to immediately disappear without trace, but I'm not sure I would be quite so trusting... I've lent out expensive guitars before - my ES355 went been on tour without me a few years back, my L-00 was used for a album last year and one of my Fyldes has been on loan to someone all this year - but it's always to people I trust, and I do it on the understanding that even with the best care in the world bad things can happen. But the idea of guitars sat round not doing anything bothers me more than the slight risk of something going wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseguy Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Well, he shows a touching faith in human nature that he thinks the first person taking it isn't going to immediately disappear without trace, but I'm not sure I would be quite so trusting... I've lent out expensive guitars before - my ES355 went been on tour without me a few years back, my L-00 was used for a album last year and one of my Fyldes has been on loan to someone all this year - but it's always to people I trust, and I do it on the understanding that even with the best care in the world bad things can happen. But the idea of guitars sat round not doing anything bothers me more than the slight risk of something going wrong. I had an inquiry to rent out two of my never played Excellentes for a local gig from a former rock star who said his own were just too valuable to use for this event. At least I gave him a polite NO Moose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 for a local gig from a former rock star who said his own were just too valuable to use for this event. this is the definition of a tool! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 There's folks who rent out Chevies and Pontiacs. There there's folks that rent Corvettes and Porsches. To rent a 'Vette or Porsce, the owners do a more thorough background check. It takes all kinds. Honesty... I think the rental fee is more in the Chevy range. Might be an idea for Guitar stores, to rent out an axe like this for those who are on the fence on a make or model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 If the guy loves his HB so much you'd a thought he would have stipulated that he goes with it......I've been hard up for money before but I'd pickup returnables roadside before I'd consider renting out either of my Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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