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[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1393672259' post='2383112'] Fantastic news! Despite the initial issues it sounds like Dawsons have taken customer service very seriously which is really important these days [/quote] +1, which is often the case when these threads appear. N&S, whilst it might be a little uncomfortable, but it doesn't do any harm for bass retailers around the UK to know they're being watched! It also gives folks both the opportunity to redress any problem publicly and to gain some credibility in doing so. Everyone cocks up occasionally, it's how it's dealt with that's important, and it looks like Dawsons dealt with it well in the long run.

Hi folks, We've just moved back to rented accommodation in Canterbury, one of the key selling points of the property we rented being a large brickbuilt workshop that would make an ideal studio/boy's room (did I say 'boy's room', I meant 'office'). I was described as watertight - which I'm guessing it is as there appear to be no leaks - but having stored some boxes in there for a month or so there's no doubt that it is damp (the cardboard has started to crinkle, a have pages of books). So I now have everything out of there and in the house, and Mrs Beedster has a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp whilst having it's arse slapped. Of course the last month has been a testing for the most rugged of outhouses, so I'm not surprised, but given that the long term plan is to keep all my instruments (from mandolin to double bass) and at least some if not most of my recording gear in there, I'm potentially faced with a problem. I know nothing about building repair and maintenance I should add! Obvious solutions to me are: 1. Wait til the weather settles down and make a call before dealing with problem 2. Ventilate it more (it's not ventilated often at present) 3. Heat it (it's not heated at all at present) 4. Get in a specialist builder to spec the problem Any thoughts would be gratefully received, especially if you know your stuff about buildings. C

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1393493605' post='2380860'] Couldn't someone just hand Chris his own bass back to him, tell him it's a C64 and he will just hear the ric in his head anyway. The 'bassebo effect' [/quote] Ha ha

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1393493605' post='2380860'] Couldn't someone just hand Chris his own bass back to him, tell him it's a C64 and he will just hear the ric in his head anyway. The 'bassebo effect' [/quote] Ha ha

Beer fuelled GAS, no info re alternative basses required here, fully covered in that respect. Re c64, almost as good as the Yammie, especially in my current situation. Given any other situation, the Yammie's always going to have the advantage

Ha ha, spot on guys, you know how is Boy meets bass Boy falls in love with bass Boy and bass live happily together Boy goes to bar, has a beer or two In walks new bass, catches boy's eye Boy flirts, bass flirts.... But nothing happens Boy wakes up with a bit of a hangover feeling slightly guilty and stupid Boy tells his bass how much he loves it and all is forgotten Boy and bass live happily ever after....

Fair enough, but by mentioning only the manufacturer you implicate them and not Dawsons, and you allow other members (well one in this case) to wade in and complain about the manufacturer who was pretty blameless here. Yes, I could PM you, but that doesn't help other members, and should they want to, it doesn't give Dawsons the opportunity to respond here.

Thanks for the above folks, thought over, Yammie is staying, stand down

Or as Mr Partridge put it "Wings, the band The Beatles could have been"

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1393456031' post='2380665'] The New Rutles [/quote] The Buttles

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1393455796' post='2380661'] Is this a full "dress-up, play the same types of instruments" tribute band we're talking about? [/quote] Yep, to a degree it is

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1393454976' post='2380651'] Seems unfair to give the retailer anonymity at the expense of Hartke. [/quote] Exactly mate, I'm really not sure why the OP felt he could name the manufacturer - who wasn't really at fault in either cause (amps do occasionally go wrong) or response (which was immediate) - whilst the retailer who both failed and lied gets away with it? Pretty poor attitude IMO.

Should add that if you folks feel strongly that I shouldn't sell the Yammie to pay for a Ric, please feel free to start a whip round To be honest, I'll probably find a way of getting/keeping both, but it will not be guilt free!

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1393454834' post='2380648'] FWIW, I play basses I like the sound, feel and look of. Which is all of them, in rotation, at my whim. I'd leave a band that had a problem with that policy. [/quote] Not a band thing, totally a me thing, I like the sound, feel and look of both basses 100%. Aesthetics? Picture Lemmy with a Steinberger, Flea with a Hofner, Jaco with a Bongo and Mark King with a Ric.....?

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1393453275' post='2380620'] What band? Have you got any links? [/quote] It's a 'back in that London' band mate, in Aber I wouldn't be so worried! [quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1393453488' post='2380623'] Aesthetic? I thought that was some kind of artificial limb. Listen to your inner wisdom! [/quote] Inner wisdom says keep the Yammie and buy the C64,. Inner accountant says 'no', although I'm working on it

so, a month in and I'm in something of a quandary with this bass. Specifically, I love it's playability and I love its sound, but I'm also playing in a band in which the aesthetic doesn't fit at all, but in which the aesthetic of what I consider to be the only real alternative to this bass in tone terms, a Ric C64, does. So, I'm hoping to be able to get a C64 into the studio in the next few weeks to A/B both that and the Yammie side by side through both my Ampeg and PJB rigs, ideally with the band (the Yammie really does the job tonally so I'd need to make sure that my recollections of the C64 are not flawed). I currently have the option of a C64 at a reasonable cash price, but if anyone out there has a C64 they might want to trade for the Yammie, please let me know. Of course, I'm tempted to buy the C64 outright and keep the Yammie, but that's a cash heavy approach. I suspect that the wisest move in the long term is to keep the Yammie and forget the Ric and aesthetics. Wisdom has however never been one of my strong points.

[quote name='NightGoat' timestamp='1392471950' post='2369129'] So there seems to be some kind of connection with Chushin Gakki. [url="http://hubpages.com/hub/Japanese-Manufacturers-of-Made-In-Japan-Badged-Guitars-from-1950-to-1980"]http://hubpages.com/...om-1950-to-1980[/url] I am thinking the Guitar is maybe a ¨Maya¨ or ¨El Maya¨ 4001s model bass made between 1974 and 1978 in the Chushin factory and not in the Maya Factory. I am in no way sure. unless other/unknown info is bubbling up from somewhere it probably stays that way. [/quote] I'm looking for a bass like that

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1393448851' post='2380548'] It's the retailers responsibility to ensure that the item purchased is fit for purpose and if not exchange it if it has gone wrong in under a year. In fact, as far as Uk consumers are concerned, if it can be proved that the item was faulty from purchase a return to the retailer can be made up to six years (unless that has changed recently) So, IF the itme was purchased in the Uk then Korg Uk will help in providing the hardware BUT it is the retailer who should be bending over backwards to ensure they are compliant with consumer rights. Now, I expect that people may think I am biased, but frankly, Hartke Uk have been great considering really, manufacturers need not get involved with retailer gurantee and returns. I mean, if my TV goes wrong, i return it to the shop, not Samsung and I expect the shop to deal with it. [/quote] Dood, what I meant was that he doesn't need a 'workable relationship' with the shop to get his rights, that's just crap. Yes, everything I hear about Hartke is good also.

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1393439706' post='2380378'] I need to have a workable relationship with them in order to achieve my aim - to have a fully functional hartke kilo on top of my cab. [/quote] No, that's now Korg's responsibility. I'd get them to send it directly back to you.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1393441558' post='2380413'] Seems to me that the retailer should be named and shamed now. They should also be forwarded the correspondence from LHartke. Also, they should be forwarded this thread. The op is still too patient/ lenient with them at this stage. Maybe between hartke and the retailer, they could send him something special to aplologise. This is a recession we are in after all. [/quote] Agree re N&S, I get quite annoyed by members who report a complaint about a retailer then refuse to name them, meaning that the rest of us are still at the mercy of their crap service and no pressure is applied on them to improve. Also, at the very least the OP's courier costs should be covered by the retailer given the situation described.

Good response Gareth, I've no doubt the situation will be resolved quickly now

I wonder if I should buy it for my mandolin Jack?

[quote name='barkin' timestamp='1393428537' post='2380184'] I think you've misread the situation. [/quote] 'Enigmatic post of the year award' contender perhaps? Not sure what you mean really?