Epiphone is shining bright, new Gibsons seem good tooGreen Bastard wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 5:27 pm That sg is mean.
Have the Gibson sorted their shit out, nearly a year without new release shockers in here, or has everyone given up caring.
Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!
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Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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A dude on FB bought and imported a R8 from CME paid about $10k to get it imported and arrived today by aramex/UPS with the headstock snapped
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Oh boy, thats gonna sting!
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yeah one of the down sides to offshore buying but then it is probably something that you could not get here. He got it through a very well known store (chicago music exchange) so hopefully they come through for him
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thats more an aramex shocker... hope it was insured!
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Yeah, unless it's insured specifically for more Aramex is only liable for a maximum of two grand as per NZ law.
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they have already said as much when he contacted them. CME said on their website INSURANCE: Your package(s) is fully insured if found to be lost in transit, damaged, or defective upon receipt. A replacement or full refund will be provided. Hope this turns out to be the case for him
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Hell yes, they sound like well prepared shippers, fingers crossed for a good outcome.willow13 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:24 pmthey have already said as much when he contacted them. CME said on their website INSURANCE: Your package(s) is fully insured if found to be lost in transit, damaged, or defective upon receipt. A replacement or full refund will be provided. Hope this turns out to be the case for him
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Nice little vid on repairing a headstock break...
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I love that channel, been following for ages. Excellent presentation!
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Fucking pricey though. Think it was 7k-ish
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