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It's worth £77 is parts all day long IMO. only 10 miles away and as I have a PHEV it won't cost me £5,000,000 in petrol to get it!

Mine @ £77... Damn you @TheGreek!

Certainly not mine... the man is a tool. Lies, misinformation, zero replies to issues. I think there's a good few people that feel the same. If you buy something and there's no issues, then you're OK, if there's even the mildest of issues then prepare for a battle.

It's only down the road from me, so I might lob in a bid. I'm sure anyone bidding on this is very happy you posted it and have attracted additional bidders!

I put a set of the guitar variant of these on my 7 string Reiver and also found rust patches a few weeks in. Definitely some issues with the production of these strings. I shan't be buying again.

My corner of our practice space...

I'll come by too! In terms of what I'd bring: Amp: GR Bass Dual 1400 Cab: GR Bass AT410+ Basses: Binky 10 string, USA Conklin 8 string, ACG 9 string, 3 x ACG 6 strings, Reiver 7 string (geeeetar) Effects: Helix LT Misc: Pinegrove straps, Richter straps etc.

It's a Shergold Marathon Baritone guitar. https://www.shergold.co.uk/simike79.html

If you tried to approach them again and they didn't give much of a hoot then I'd definitely have the same attitude as you! I totally agree that its not worth chasing a business that doesn't appear to value your custom after a second chance. We had a great little shop just a few minutes away, unfortunately they closed down during COVID. They had excellent service and were are extremely helpful, shame more places aren't like they were... As a side note, PMT in Romford have shown some fantastic service on a few occasions, good to see a big business with great service.

I think that way of looking at things will only lead to you missing out. People can have bad days, the salesperson you spoke to might not be representative of the rest of the business - my experience with Peach was very different. If you write off every business you have a bad experience with then you'll just end up limiting your own options. What about giving them a call/sending an email to explain the situation, they might be apologetic and want another chance at your business? Things can go wrong, it's how a business chooses to act when an issue has been brought to their attention that tells me whether the business is one I'd want to do business with or not. Just my two cents!

I don't disagree!

I've been to Peach a couple of times and not had any bad experience personally, perhaps I didn't have the misfortune of meeting the salesperson you did! They're open by appointment only to protect stock I think, they've had a few thefts in recent years including a £10k custom shop PRS so I don't begrudge them that - I would of course begrudge them poor service and a bad attitude as you've experienced. I hope that isn't a sign of how they now operate... On a slight side note, I did have a very nice chat with Mr Paul Reed Smith himself a few years ago at that Peach store, he's an incredible blues player!

Sold an Epiphone Dot to Ash. Communication was great, payment was swift, what more can you ask for! Another credit to the BC community.

Touché - the man does own ALL the Spectors...

Fancy sharing a rent-a-van!

Another one to add is Anyone (album of the same name). Taylor Hawkins from Foos used to jam with Riz Story (lead singer/guitarist of Anyone) waaaaay back in the day before he drummed for Alanis Morissette. If I had to describe this band I'd say they are Psychedelic Prog Rock/Metal-esque...

Yes they are! Caligula's Horse are of a similar vein, maybe a bit more polished. Haken are touring with Symphony X in Europe but sadly (even though Haken are from the UK) they won't be coming to the UK.