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Post by ssjazzrock on Aug 16, 2006 11:55:26 GMT -5
I understand that the production process isnt perfect, and that everything falls victim to the merciless onslaught of time, and thats why im not really upset. <- (that would make a good quote, wouldnt it?) Anyway, Ill probably leave out the 1% part on the note I send cause unk is right, theyre not gonna "stop the presses" and wind me a perfect pickup, but they may have one on hand thats a lil better matched. ...Or maybe theyll spite me and send me a noisier one, who knows?
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Post by UnklMickey on Aug 16, 2006 12:21:42 GMT -5
...Anyway, Ill probably leave out the 1% part on the note I send ... naw, leave it in! if they think your expectations are high, they might try a little harder. they might say "you're expectations are too high", and tell you what they think is reasonable. but if they think your expectations are lower, they might not feel motivated to do their best. unk
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Post by sumgai on Aug 16, 2006 20:11:03 GMT -5
ss I've stayed out of this 'til now, you've been getting advice that I know to be good. But..... Your statement quoted above shows a slight lack of knowledge about how credit cards work to protect consumers. Let me show you the error of your ways. In essence, most state laws, and probably more than a few federal laws, require that a contract be fulfilled by a consumer and a provider "to the full satisifaction of each party". That last part is important. It let's the credit card company get in the middle of a disagreement, and they say to both parties, "work it out, because we're suspending transfer of funds until it is worked out". Their reasoning is, they don't wanna be involved with lawsuit after lawsuit brought by consumers who were defrauded fo their money. For them, it's way too much easier to simply say "we aren't taking anything out of the consumer's account until he agrees that he's satisfied". Result: no pesky lawsuits for them. Further to that, credit card banks know one fact of life - there are several million businesses that take credit cards (the merchants). There are more than 100 billion cards extant, worldwide. 1 It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see which way the wind will blow, if the card issuers want the least amount of hassle over the long run. Moral of the story - the money is still in your pocket, unless you let DiMarzio take it. Keep up your resolve, and you'll come out all right. ;D sumgai 1. Figures taken from an article in a recent issue of Money Magazine. (I don't know if they've put that article on the web yet.)
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Post by ssjazzrock on Aug 17, 2006 3:29:25 GMT -5
sumgai, I dont understand that. I bought these months ago, installed them, then took a small hiatus from playing... now that I picked it up again, I noticed the hum. These have already been paid for, I dont do that pay a little every month thing, I pay it off in one shot cause Ive been taught not to spend money I dont have, especially on something that I consider more a hobby than a need.
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Post by sumgai on Aug 17, 2006 13:23:45 GMT -5
ss, Well now...... I don't seem to be finding any previous mention in this thread about having the pups for several months, that does put things in a different light. For starters, you are correct in one assumption, there is a time limit of 60 days to make a complaint to the credit card issuer. (If there weren't such a limit, then everyone on the planet would be tyring to get their money back after years! ;D) Since you're way past that point, my earlier diatribe falls by the wayside. But I'd like re-state the premise, just to make sure that all who read this understand: If you purchase something with a credit card, and you are having problems with the manufacturer (or the seller) in trying to make the article work properly, the credit card company will tell the merchant to make it right with you, or else they won't get their money. To be sure, you must also be honest and return the article (unless the maker/seller tells you to throw it away). This process must start within 60 days of the time you bought it. There are some other stipulations, but they are niggling, and usually ignored for the sake of expediting a solution, we needn't get into them here. Now, as to your spending habits...... "Don't spend what you don't have", indeed. You do realize that you have just labeled yourself as a mature citizen of our culture! But even though you have paid your monthly credit card bill, you still have the 60 days to file a complaint - your outstanding balance with the credit card folks has nothing to do with that time limit, thankfully. sumgai, the all-time champion of going
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Post by ssjazzrock on Aug 17, 2006 13:46:13 GMT -5
As far as Im concerned sumgai, there really isnt an on topic... the threads title reads "squier '51 shielding" yet all we talked about was resistance, pickups, and customer service. I think adding in some financial advice merely compliments the wealth of information already here...
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Post by ssjazzrock on Aug 17, 2006 17:46:13 GMT -5
:just a rant, I need to vent: I think this guitar is cursed... I should have left it alone. I tried to play the guitar today using just the neck pickup.. all I got was a loud friggin hum, you know, like when you touch the end of the plug... the ground wire on the output jack was broken, which is funny cause I went nowhere near the output jack during this whole ordeal, nor did I pull on any wires. OK, Im done for now.
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Post by ssjazzrock on Aug 31, 2006 16:18:13 GMT -5
ok, update time. I just got a call from a Dimarzio Rep, and he said that the coils of the TZ are wound with different guages of wire, so that its near impossible to get similar resistances. The amount of turns are the same, however. He said there was nothing wrong with the pickup, as I expected him to say, and he did offer to swap me a Breed Bridge, since that pickup "has symmetrical coils and isnt that different from a TZ sound wise". We shall see.
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Post by ChrisK on Aug 31, 2006 17:10:42 GMT -5
'Tis true. I have a number of DiMarzio pickups and know that their way of "tuning" a pickup model is to use differing coils with matching numbers of turns.
For optimum hum reduction, the number of turns matters and not nearly so the resistance.
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