jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
I mentioned to Norm / @Session 5 that maybe I"m not a strat guy recently.....but anyway....
Squier CV 50s Strat, used, listed as mint. Has a wonky vol pot, but an Alpha was sent to the PO from Sweetwater, and included in sale.
Never showed on estimated delivery date of Dec. 24.
I referenced this vaguely in a few threads.
UPS lost the package, or somehow shipped it to Sweetwater, who contacted the seller / shipper.
Seller called me to tell me Sweetwater had package and was working it out with UPS.
UPS would not issue a pre-paid shipping label, I presume.
UPS tracking still says "an investigation has been opened".
UPS sucks.
Sweetwater shipped it to me Fedex on their dime.
The sales rep who handled it is Matt Christopherson!
Matt Rocks!
Sweetwater Rocks!
Never showed on delivery day, while tracking had it listed as "on vehicle for delivery".
updated to Delayed, then sched for Tuesday, Jan 3. It came Monday.
What a queasy ride.
Anyway, it is really mint, like I couldn't tell it from another new out of the box.
Needs nut work and the vol pot replaced.
The fret ends are okay but it could benefit from a full fret dress as far as level.
Tuners are ok enough they will stay.
Set up was really buzzy.
String action was really low and the relief flat, maybe even back bowed since I had to turn the truss rod more than I would have thought. Set up the trem screws and claw / float. Stays in tune well, I am pleasantly surprised.
I like it a lot.
I have the backplate.
To be continued....
Squier CV 50s Strat, used, listed as mint. Has a wonky vol pot, but an Alpha was sent to the PO from Sweetwater, and included in sale.
Never showed on estimated delivery date of Dec. 24.
I referenced this vaguely in a few threads.
UPS lost the package, or somehow shipped it to Sweetwater, who contacted the seller / shipper.
Seller called me to tell me Sweetwater had package and was working it out with UPS.
UPS would not issue a pre-paid shipping label, I presume.
UPS tracking still says "an investigation has been opened".
UPS sucks.
Sweetwater shipped it to me Fedex on their dime.
The sales rep who handled it is Matt Christopherson!
Matt Rocks!
Sweetwater Rocks!
Never showed on delivery day, while tracking had it listed as "on vehicle for delivery".
updated to Delayed, then sched for Tuesday, Jan 3. It came Monday.
What a queasy ride.
Anyway, it is really mint, like I couldn't tell it from another new out of the box.
Needs nut work and the vol pot replaced.
The fret ends are okay but it could benefit from a full fret dress as far as level.
Tuners are ok enough they will stay.
Set up was really buzzy.
String action was really low and the relief flat, maybe even back bowed since I had to turn the truss rod more than I would have thought. Set up the trem screws and claw / float. Stays in tune well, I am pleasantly surprised.
I like it a lot.
I have the backplate.
To be continued....
