gibson guitar horror stories

One horror story could be about a Gibson guitar that arrived with a cracked neck right out of the box. It was a brand new, expensive model, and the customer was devastated. They had been waiting for months to get it, and to see it damaged like that was a real nightmare.

Well, there's a story where a Gibson acoustic guitar had a warped body. It was noticeable when looking at the guitar from the side. This affected the sound projection and playability. Apparently, the wood used might not have been properly dried or treated during production. Quality control should have caught this, but it slipped through, and the customer ended up with a defective guitar that was not up to Gibson's supposed high standards.

One horror story is when a guy took his vintage guitar to a so - called 'expert'. The repairman sanded down the original finish to try and fix a small scratch. It completely ruined the guitar's value and the unique patina it had. Another time, a person had their guitar's neck adjusted wrongly. As a result, the action was so high that it became nearly unplayable.

A common one is bad customer service. For example, you ask for help finding a certain product and the employees just ignore you or give you wrong information. It makes the shopping experience really bad.

One horror story could be about getting a defective guitar. I bought a supposedly new guitar from Guitar Center. When I got home and started playing, the tuning pegs were loose and the fret buzz was so bad it was unplayable. I took it back, and they tried to say it was my fault for not checking properly in the store. It was a nightmare dealing with their unhelpful staff.

Well, often in guitar horror stories there's a lack of knowledge factor. For example, people trying to do DIY repairs or modifications without proper skills and ending up ruining their guitars. Also, unexpected accidents like a guitar getting wet from a spilled drink at a gig are quite common.

I heard of a beginner who decided to try and re - string his guitar by himself for the first time. He watched a few videos but still managed to mess it up horribly. He put the strings on the wrong pegs, tightened them too much, and ended up with a guitar that had a completely ruined fretboard and the strings were digging into it.

The most common is probably wrong neck adjustments. If the truss rod is adjusted too much or in the wrong way, it can make the guitar unplayable. Another is bad fret work. This could be from installing the wrong frets or doing a poor job of leveling them.

My horror story is about a used guitar pedal. I bought it from Guitar Center, and it was supposed to be a popular brand. But when I got it home and plugged it in, it just didn't work right. The sound was all distorted in a bad way. I called them up, and they said I should bring it in. When I did, they took forever to even look at it. By the time they finally 'fixed' it, it still didn't work as it should have. I felt like I wasted my money on something that was misrepresented as being in good working order.

One common horror story is getting bad customer service. Like the salespeople being pushy or not helpful at all. For example, they might try to sell you something you don't need just to make a commission.