progamer24 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I had a gibson sg silverburst for about a month when it developed a small crack by the first fret. I sent it to the repair shop they deemed it unrepairable and they are giving me a replacement. They also told me in an email after they saw the crack that they would destroy it. I cant help but think why they would do this? I mean yeah im getting a replacement but destroying a gibson just isnt right man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 unrepairable is unrepairable - what else could they do sell it to someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Quality control.........Gibson cares about their products ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 They could have given it to you? You could have filled the crack and sold it on eBay to someone and they could have had a duff guitar. Gibson did the right thing. The'y'll probably strip it and use it for training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Have you guys heard of BCRGreg and seen his work? Everything is repairable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Have you guys heard of BCRGreg and seen his work? Everything is repairable. Good point. But at what cost? With a warranty issue, could be it was cheaper for Gibson to give him a new guitar than repair the damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Owl Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Do you mean you have an Epiphone G series? Not an SG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhair Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I had a gibson sg silverburst for about a month when it developed a small crack by the first fret. I sent it to the repair shop they deemed it unrepairable and they are giving me a replacement. They also told me in an email after they saw the crack that they would destroy it. I cant help but think why they would do this? I mean yeah im getting a replacement but destroying a gibson just isnt right man. Probably not totally destroyed, you might find some of those parts on your next guitar! (Just Kidding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I've heard from a former Gibson employee that destruction is the typical method of QC rejected guitars. It seems that the butchered carcasses are hanging all around the Nashville factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahKeen Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I have and Alvarez Strat copy that may be repairable, but it would be a long shot. I have it propped against my wall for "decor" and it looks cool. I could have destroyed it and it beats buying a painting and such. It is, after all, a real guitar. It's like my own mini Hard Rock cafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky scott 29 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 They HAD to put her down.... Sadly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 It seems that the butchered carcasses are hanging all around the Nashville factory. Hmm, I guess this either means that they have good QC because they insure that their customers are satisfied OR they have bad QC because so many of them are hanging around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Hmm, I guess this either means that they have good QC because they insure that their customers are satisfied OR they have bad QC because so many of them are hanging around... what's done has been done. just be happy you got a brand new axe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progamer24 Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Good point. But at what cost? With a warranty issue, could be it was cheaper for Gibson to give him a new guitar than repair the damage. No its one of those silverburst sgs with the 60s neck. It was one of those gutiars in the gutiars of the week thing. It might have been like week 37 or around that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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69 Son Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Wow, the guitar is over 3 years old. If that was guitar of the week from '07, how are they going to replace it. On the other han GC has a special run of silverburst, naturalburst, and classic white standards with 60's necks so it might be one of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Have you guys heard of BCRGreg and seen his work? Everything is repairable. Agreed pretty much anything can be repaired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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69 Son Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 The gutiar in question was made like early march 2010. I had another one just like it which was dropped by a luthier a month earlier lol and that was made early february 2010. The defective guitar was a replacement to my original guitar. Theres always something it seems. p.s. The actual guitar is in production. Oh I misunderstood I thought it was a GOTW for '07. So the crack was in the neck, fretboard, or laquer? MY 2010 Classic White has some fine checking in the lacquer going on around the first fret on the side of the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigKahune Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 The gutiar in question was made like early march 2010. I had another one just like it which was dropped by a luthier a month earlier lol and that was made early february 2010. The defective guitar was a replacement to my original guitar. Theres always something it seems. ... Wow. You've had some seriously bad luck. Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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