tsp17 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Wow! Normally one has to pay UPS to do that kind of damage. If it helps, that is an amp capable of complex, layered sounds. KBP810 brought it by to push some whitecaps on the water and ended up causing a couple turtles to spontaneously combust. There IS a big pot of gold at the end of this rainbow. That was good for a little levity on the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjsanders Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 d@#n i hate it when that happens. guess i been lucky. that's a great speaker, too. will look forward to happy resolution. related & interesting: yesterday i received a shipment for a friend, from Macari's in London (UK), a new ES-330 and OD pedal. DHL (a first for me). box looked good & i asked driver to wait while i check out the box for dings & such. she actually offered to help me unpack it. so she held the outer box while i pulled the cardboard shims & Gibson Custom box, then we opened that, pulled the OHSC out & i removed the guitar & inspected it. beautiful. usually with UPS and Fedex it's dump, sign off, & drive, but this was a really enjoyable experience. so, props to DHL (at least this time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpuma Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Oh no, I opened this thread only now and I had a big smile on my face till that awful pic. I hope everything will turn out fine for you. It really stinks. My best wishes for a happy resolution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Hopefully she can be brought back to good health, and Fed Ex will take responsibility for their mistreatment. I always get a little nervous when they get sent off, but still wasn't prepared for the bad news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 That's terrible, I hope everything gets worked out that looks like it will be a great amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymclark Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 That truly is a stunner. Hate to hear about the issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 That truly is a stunner. Hate to hear about the issues. "Stunned" is a good word for how i felt when I saw the box. FedEx claim is filed and the Bluenote is in the good hands of our local KBP-like amp guru. Hopefully he'll bring her back to life. I am sure he will appreciate what he is working on and give it his best shot. I left him a voicemail when i dropped it off at the shop explaining the whole situation. As Brian said, assuming and it comes back functional and sounding as it should and FedEx steps up, we'll call it the Bluenote "road-worn edition". Now that's making lemonade out of lemons! I do wish i'd gotten to play it just once before,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Good luck, keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 Well, the Bluenote got picked up by FedEx yesterday for salvage. A sad ending. It was not fully repairable in the end. FedEx approved the full purchase price claim, but will not send the check until their salvage department receives it. Hopefully it will be a smooth final resolution to this saga. Brian was the bright spot in this story. Super helpful in resolving the claim. Thanks Brian! I bought a used 2x8 jazz voiced cab to go with my Acoustic Image to start the healing, but I know it will not soothe my tube tone gas. Maybe I'll just get a Blues Jr. and mod it for jazz. Or poke around for a used tube head. What can I say,...could have been worse. I would have liked to play through it at least once though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 R.I.P. Bluenote. So Sorry for your loss TSP17. 'Twas a valiant effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Wow, at least Fedex is doing the right thing...so far. Maybe you can have KBP do another Blue Note. Or was that a one-off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 Wow, at least Fedex is doing the right thing...so far. Maybe you can have KBP do another Blue Note. Or was that a one-off? . Was a one off and hopefully with a little patience I can find something locally. No shipping tube amps for me for a while! Man that was bad. Brian/KBP was awesome all the way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 woah that really sucks!!! amp looks beyond amazing!!! beautiful so the amp is gone? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 woah that really sucks!!! amp looks beyond amazing!!! beautiful so the amp is gone? :( Yep. Gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0aj15 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Very sad indeed. I've lost several pieces of gear thanks to UPS/FedEx but never a one-off like that. To bad you can't sue for more then just the purchase price, perhaps then these delivery companies would take much more seriously the task of handling peoples private property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 FedEx made good on the deal. Full payment check arrived today. Whew, I am glad that's over. Thanks again to Brian for all his help along the way, building a beautiful matched set and helping resolve the claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212Mavguy Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Personally speaking, I'm very, very sorry to hear of this whole experience. To lose a dream is quite the loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 You got the check? I thought the $s went to the shipper (KBP810)? That amp took one hell of a blow. Sorry you won't get to play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 You got the check? I thought the $s went to the shipper (KBP810)? That amp took one hell of a blow. Sorry you won't get to play it. The shipper has to ok it, then they send the check to the recipient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Yep. Gone. So what does Fedex do with it if they kept it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith7940236 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Man that is really too bad, there really isn't a monetary compensation for the disappointment after the weeks of anticipation. I really feel for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 The shipper has to ok it, then they send the check to the recipient. This is the first time I've been this close. It helps if the two parties have a trust built before the demise. I'm sorry to hear about it. I hope her replacement is pleasing to you too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 So what does Fedex do with it if they kept it?? "Salvage". Sad, isn't it? Maybe they sell the parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Some searching on this seems to indicate that Fed Ex sells salvaged items through a retail store in Arkansas called "Save a Bundle" Looks like they have an Ebay site as well: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=12&_ssn=savabundle&_sac=1#seeAllAnchorLink No sign of a salvaged bluenote though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 This is the first time I've been this close. It helps if the two parties have a trust built before the demise. I'm sorry to hear about it. I hope her replacement is pleasing to you too. Yes, Brian was great throughout. I am laying low on the replacement. This experience temporarily cured my amp jones. i did swap out my 1x10 cab for a 2x8 and I am liking it. It is nice and warm on its own and with my Fuchs Plush Valve Job pedal in front of it (12ax7) I Have some tube touch sensitivity. I sometimes run a Tim in front of that which juices it nicely. Sounds great. For now I'll leave we'll enough alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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