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Gibson haven't made decent guitars in decades. All brand loyalty aside, they cut a LOT of corners.randy will never die wrote:So is Gibson have a licenses to sell the tuner
I know for a fact that Gibson did not invent the tuner
Why would you put millions if dollars into a product and not sell a good version
I hear that a lot. That's why I do my guitar buying at the pawn shop and not Guitar Centerrhoads56 wrote:Gibson haven't made decent guitars in decades. All brand loyalty aside, they cut a LOT of corners.
There's a Seville Les Paul (lawsuit era) that I've got my eye on for $325 right now at my local pawn shop.
You can find me easily at http://www.sammybones.comrhoads56 wrote:To save weight, the tuners are made from plastic. If the self tuning is engaged, and you try to manually tune (trust me, it's instinctive... or when the battery dies) you break the machinehead.Paul Wolfe wrote:Good to know... could you give a common reason? The system just not working?rhoads56 wrote:I used to do warranties for Gibson. Their self tuning guitars have a 135% return rate. That means for every 100 guitars they build (that have self tuning), on average they are returned for warranty 1.35 times.
The electronics are very tempermental.
The batteries fail and have a low lifespan. They are a very unusual voltage (I dont remember, but it is not common... like 7.8 volts or something), and have a unique clip to stop you buying another off the shelf. You have to plug the guitar into a special charger, through the jack hole. You can't play while it charges.
The tail piece has plastic inserts for the ball ends of the strings to sit in. These wear and break.
Zero shielding causes electronic interference.
All surface mount, and unique connectors, mean you need to modify the circuits when swapping pickups. Dodgy pot? Going to be expensive to fix!
Welcome Sammy.SammyBones wrote:Uh.... the most likely reason for a high warranty/repair or return rate is probably user error. People don't read the manual. People are impatient. People don't understand how it works making something impossible that is really easy. How many people who play guitar can't set up their own guitar? It is no surprise to me that they are returned. If you have a guitar with auto tuners, or have a robot guitar that you hate... sell it to me. Or better yet, give it to me as a gift since I'm your favorite guitar tech.
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