guitar repair horror stories

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.

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.

I took my car to a so - called 'expert' mechanic. He said he needed to keep the car for a few days. When I got it back, there were new scratches on the body, and the interior smelled like cigarettes. And the original problem still wasn't fixed. I had to take it to another shop to get it properly repaired.

Well, here are some stories. A friend took his computer to a so - called professional. The 'professional' opened up the computer and somehow managed to break the motherboard. He then tried to blame it on my friend. Another case was a person who had their laptop repaired. After the repair, the battery life was reduced to almost nothing. The repair people just shrugged and said it was normal. Also, there was a computer that went in for a software repair and came out with a completely different operating system installed without permission.

One horror story is when a mechanic told me it was just a minor part replacement for my car's engine. But after paying a hefty sum, the problem not only persisted but got worse. Turns out they installed a wrong part.

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.

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.

Research the repair center thoroughly. Look for reviews online. If there are a lot of negative comments about long wait times or poor quality repairs, stay away.

One of the common horror stories is the loss of data during repair. Repair technicians might not be careful enough and accidentally delete important files. Another common one is when the repair doesn't actually fix the problem. You pay a lot of money, but the computer still has the same issue, like a slow - running computer that remains slow after the so - called 'fix'. Also, some repair shops use cheap and low - quality replacement parts which can lead to further problems down the line.