bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
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Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Aug 23 2006 09:53 PM
Hey Tim,
funny how after you sent me the link for the Pic of your guitar
I said great now get a real reverb and presto!
Also nice Space Cossacks "interstellar stomp" cd.
where did ya get that from? 
Jeff(bigtikidude)
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HBkahuna
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1778
Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on Aug 23 2006 10:05 PM
bigtikidude
Also nice Space Cossacks "interstellar stomp" cd.
where did ya get that from?
Jeff(bigtikidude)
Some guy was going door to door in my neighborhood selling them.
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bigtikidude
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Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Aug 23 2006 10:27 PM
and you let that lousy long haired salesmen in,
er um guy, 
Hope I found it a good home.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
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HBkahuna
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1778
Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on Sep 12 2006 11:23 PM
Like most of the stuff on Ebay, my tank was all screwed up when I got it. The guy I bought it from assured me it was in perfect condition. When I got it home & plugged it in, it was not as good as the reverb in my amp. I took it into the shop. They found one of the springs was missing & the pan had been secured with a trash tie. Another spring was broken & duct taped to the pan.
Only $75 to return it to factory specs. The nimrod who sold it to me is local & will be hearing from me.
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25560
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Sep 12 2006 11:56 PM
Give him Hell Tim
Jeff(bigtikidude)
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WR
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 3832
netherlands
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Posted on Sep 13 2006 03:34 AM
dont judge to quick though. he might well have thought it was in perfect condition, most people dont know or appreciate the amount of reverb a tank should have!
so, send him a note explaining the situation, saying you expect him to not have known the flaws but that as a matter of fact, he breqached contract by selling a fawlty unit, you're entitled to have it repaired and send along the bill and a payment proposal. Let your tech put the serial number on the bill too.
I don't even know whether that's legally sound in the US and through ebay, but that's not the point. still, be polite about it.
if he doesn't respond, open an e-bay conflict. and then give him hell
of course, I only think this is the most effective. on an ethical level, the mofo should burn in friggin' hell for not taking proper care a reverb tank 
WR
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WR
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netherlands
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Posted on Sep 13 2006 03:36 AM
btw, what year was the tank? what kind of replacemnt tray did you get? do you like it.
vintage reverb trays are really valuable, so if there was a claim that the original was vintage, your loss is way larger then 75 bucks. and even if not, I think the trays from before last year or two are way better than new ones....
WR
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HBkahuna
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1778
Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on Sep 13 2006 10:17 AM
WR, It's a original 1964 tank. All they had to replace were 2 springs. Thanks for the advice. I'll be very tactful in my letter. Im going to go out on a limb & guess sice he had about 20 vintage looking guitars in his living room along with a Super reverb, proreverb, vibrolux, vibroking & the rest of the Fender catalog he knew what he was doing. On Ebay he goes by Amp Tramp.
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D22
Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 2054
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Posted on Sep 13 2006 12:22 PM
...I have watched his sales over the years...that guy's got some pretty cool gear. A shame that he would be cavalier about it's packing. Of all Fender's lineup~~ "the tank" ~~ (you think) would devote the most packing.
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eddiewagner
Joined: Aug 12, 2006
Posts: 77
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Posted on Sep 14 2006 02:00 AM
very cool axe. rock it!
eddie
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HBkahuna
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1778
Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on Sep 14 2006 04:49 PM
Update: Spoke to the guy I bought the reverb from. He is being a total gentleman & the issue will be easily resolved.
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WR
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 3832
netherlands
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Posted on Sep 14 2006 05:02 PM
that's cool. see, a cool guy sells cool gear and then when it's not so cool, he's cool about it. Awesome, glad it will be resolved, kudos to the guy. 
now let's surf!
WR
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D22
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Posted on Sep 14 2006 05:26 PM
...glad to hear it's professional/civil.
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