MIghtyMite Neck-I'm not real happy

martyb1 · February 13th, 2008, 12:05 AM

Well in Oct I picked up this neck to match my birdseye wood.I knew I wouldn't be using it right away so I did a thread on storing a neck,took the advice.
I grabbed this neck off the LEVEL shelf in my HEATED shop,where there was NOTHING sitting on it,only taken down for the odd pic,to do some final neck fitting.I noticed something weird,how could you not notice

Here it is sitting untouched on the bench

NIce hey

Here it is holding the headstock flat on the bench

Needless to say I am a tad pi$$ed and have e-mailed MightyMite and the guy I got it from.
Well I guess we will see what happens

boris bubbanov · February 13th, 2008, 12:19 AM

Sickening. I am sorry to see that.

We'll all be watching to see what Mighty Mite and any intermediaries will say or do.

That is way more twist than any amount of hard finish might have prevented. By a factor of 4, maybe 6, maybe more. I suspect a piece of wood that was not seasoned somehow fell into the production chain. I would fully expect them to make it right.

aman · February 13th, 2008, 12:21 AM

Eek! That's a horrible warp! Mighty Mite allowed that to go through???? o.o

Nick JD · February 13th, 2008, 01:25 AM

Man oh man. Bummer. Why are we still making guitars out of trees?

I'm super glad they don't still make everything else out of trees that they used to. Anyone fancy a quick flight in the Spruce 787?

I hope they honour their warranty, Marty. Will there be any issues because it wasn't quarter sawn?

shades · February 13th, 2008, 04:14 AM

I'd be surprised if MiteyMite or the dealer left you hanging in regards to that neck. Their necks are a pretty good bang for the buck.
I've used several of their necks with excellant success. The only quality issue is the plastic nut but those get swapped out with a Graphtech nut anyway.
Let us know how you make out.

martyb1 · February 13th, 2008, 07:45 PM

Got my first reply from the seller telling me it is an invalid item so I kindly forwarded him the Paypal tranaction #,the shipping conformation and his invoice #.
Now lets see

martyb1 · February 13th, 2008, 08:29 PM

Here was the first response I got!!!!

Quote:

In a HEATED shop is as bad as a COLD shop. These dry out if not stored properly. Regardless of that, this transaction os over 4 months old. What do you expect us to do? If there is an issue you need to let us know within the first seven days. I imagine you checked it out when you got it. It is not our fault you stored it irresponsibly.

Not looking too good

Buckocaster51 · February 13th, 2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by martyb1

Not looking too good

That's a shame.

Don't quite know what you might have done that would be deemed as storing it "irresponsibly."

Somebody, and I don't think it was you, dropped the ball.

Best of luck to you.

martyb1 · February 13th, 2008, 09:05 PM

I e-mailed him back and asked him how I was suppose to store it?
He was super fast at responding after I forwarded him the invoice #.Not so fast this time.I get the feeling I am going to have some pretty nice figured firewood
We will see if I get any response from Mighty Mite themselves

ChicknPickn · February 13th, 2008, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by martyb1

I e-mailed him back and asked him how I was suppose to store it?
He was super fast at responding after I forwarded him the invoice #.Not so fast this time.I get the feeling I am going to have some pretty nice figured firewood
We will see if I get any response from Mighty Mite themselves

Mighty Mite as a company is, sad to say, renowned for its non-existent customer relations.

Please let us know the outfit/individual from whom you purchased this item so that we can be sure not to do business with them. I bought a fancy-grade birdseye Mighty Mite neck from Metalshop Music in Florida, and it's a beauty. Hopefully, it will stay that way . . . .

Rich Rice · February 13th, 2008, 09:21 PM

Ask him what the shelf life is on a factory finished poly neck.. Maybe you missed the expiration date...

What a douche bag...

boris bubbanov · February 13th, 2008, 09:26 PM

By all means let us have the name, rank and serial number on this vendor, Marty.

Neither neck manufacturer, nor reseller can send ticking time bombs out into the building community and not expect it to come right back to them.

I'm sure you inspected the neck and would not have found anything remarkable within the first seven days.

I ain't buying any necks that are only good for seven days. I wonder if this was the same vendor that was disparaging Allparts for supposedly using non-North American maple with too much moisture. ( Unsupported claim ).

This neck would have pretzled has you applied poly the very day you got it; it just would've taken longer.

If this guy doesn't make good and Mighty Mite fails to terminate him, MM can cross me off as a customer. Every other MM vendor better be on the phone to the source; their prosperity depends on it.

JohnnyCrash · February 13th, 2008, 09:29 PM

Please tell us what eBay seller this guy is...

I don't EVER want that to happen to anybody.

First, contact eBay and let them know it sat in a temperature regulated room.

martyb1 · February 13th, 2008, 09:35 PM

I know that the "Seller" did not make the neck and may have been unaware of the moisture content/etc but I did expect a little more customer support

pchilson · February 13th, 2008, 09:41 PM

I'm sorry if I missed it but was that a factory finished neck? If so what the hell are you supposed to do with it. If you had installed it on a guitar from the start the outcome would be the same, no?

martyb1 · February 13th, 2008, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pchilson

I'm sorry if I missed it but was that a factory finished neck? If so what the hell are you supposed to do with it. If you had installed it on a guitar from the start the outcome would be the same, no?

Yep,factory satin poly finish

emisilly · February 13th, 2008, 09:55 PM

Sorry that happened to you bud. Sounds like you might the short end of the stick from that "vendor".

As for MM necks, count me as a fan. I put one on my first Tele partscaster. Has held up well. Feels and plays great.

I wish you the best of luck on getting some form of return. My heart goes out to you.

Scotland · February 13th, 2008, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martyb1

Here was the first response I got!!!!

Not looking too good

So what is his version of the "correct" way to store it ?
I would contact Mighty Mite directly with the problem.

martyb1 · February 13th, 2008, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scotland

So what is his version of the "correct" way to store it ?
I would contact Mighty Mite directly with the problem.

He hasn't informed me of that yet

neocaster · February 13th, 2008, 10:22 PM

Store it up the seller's arse for a week or so. Should straighten it right out. If it doesn't, at least you shoved the neck up his arse, so it comes out about even.

Seriously, though. I hope somebody's able to make this right for you. I've seen badly mistreated necks fare better than that.

martyb1 · February 13th, 2008, 10:28 PM

Well I will give him until tomorrow and see what happens.If I get no satisfaction from him I will post it
I really don't want to make any trouble but I don't think I did anything wrong and I am out the neck for my first actual custom build that I am doing for someone else.

Rich Rice · February 13th, 2008, 10:34 PM

Marty- I live 1/2 hour away from MM main office in Northbrook. If you want to send it here, I'll drive it over there in person...

martyb1 · February 13th, 2008, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich Rice

Marty- I live 1/2 hour away from MM main office in Northbrook. If you want to send it here, I'll drive it over there in person...

And then what

February 13th, 2008, 12:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,475 13 Photos	MIghtyMite Neck-I'm not real happy Well in Oct I picked up this neck to match my birdseye wood.I knew I wouldn't be using it right away so I did a thread on storing a neck,took the advice. I grabbed this neck off the LEVEL shelf in my HEATED shop,where there was NOTHING sitting on it,only taken down for the odd pic,to do some final neck fitting.I noticed something weird,how could you not notice Here it is sitting untouched on the bench NIce hey Here it is holding the headstock flat on the bench Needless to say I am a tad pi$$ed and have e-mailed MightyMite and the guy I got it from. Well I guess we will see what happens __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

February 13th, 2008, 12:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 7,633	Sickening. I am sorry to see that. We'll all be watching to see what Mighty Mite and any intermediaries will say or do. That is way more twist than any amount of hard finish might have prevented. By a factor of 4, maybe 6, maybe more. I suspect a piece of wood that was not seasoned somehow fell into the production chain. I would fully expect them to make it right. __________________ Bubban0v

February 13th, 2008, 01:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nick JD Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2007 Location: North NSW, Australia Age: 36 Posts: 2,231	Man oh man. Bummer. Why are we still making guitars out of trees? I'm super glad they don't still make everything else out of trees that they used to. Anyone fancy a quick flight in the Spruce 787? I hope they honour their warranty, Marty. Will there be any issues because it wasn't quarter sawn? __________________

February 13th, 2008, 04:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 51 Posts: 1,169 8 Photos	I'd be surprised if MiteyMite or the dealer left you hanging in regards to that neck. Their necks are a pretty good bang for the buck. I've used several of their necks with excellant success. The only quality issue is the plastic nut but those get swapped out with a Graphtech nut anyway. Let us know how you make out. __________________ A.S.N.F.

February 13th, 2008, 07:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,475 13 Photos	Got my first reply from the seller telling me it is an invalid item so I kindly forwarded him the Paypal tranaction #,the shipping conformation and his invoice #. Now lets see __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

February 13th, 2008, 12:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
aman Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KL, Malaysia Age: 26 Posts: 238	Eek! That's a horrible warp! Mighty Mite allowed that to go through???? o.o

February 13th, 2008, 09:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,475 13 Photos	I e-mailed him back and asked him how I was suppose to store it? He was super fast at responding after I forwarded him the invoice #.Not so fast this time.I get the feeling I am going to have some pretty nice figured firewood We will see if I get any response from Mighty Mite themselves __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

February 13th, 2008, 09:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
Rich Rice Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In a dream world.. Just ask my wife. Age: 53 Posts: 2,523 11 Photos	Ask him what the shelf life is on a factory finished poly neck.. Maybe you missed the expiration date... What a douche bag... __________________ Please visit my website! If you are driven to play, you will find a way.

February 13th, 2008, 09:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 7,633	By all means let us have the name, rank and serial number on this vendor, Marty. Neither neck manufacturer, nor reseller can send ticking time bombs out into the building community and not expect it to come right back to them. I'm sure you inspected the neck and would not have found anything remarkable within the first seven days. I ain't buying any necks that are only good for seven days. I wonder if this was the same vendor that was disparaging Allparts for supposedly using non-North American maple with too much moisture. ( Unsupported claim ). This neck would have pretzled has you applied poly the very day you got it; it just would've taken longer. If this guy doesn't make good and Mighty Mite fails to terminate him, MM can cross me off as a customer. Every other MM vendor better be on the phone to the source; their prosperity depends on it. __________________ Bubban0v

February 13th, 2008, 09:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lost Angeles and Orange County Posts: 7,128	Please tell us what eBay seller this guy is... I don't EVER want that to happen to anybody. First, contact eBay and let them know it sat in a temperature regulated room.

February 13th, 2008, 09:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,475 13 Photos	I know that the "Seller" did not make the neck and may have been unaware of the moisture content/etc but I did expect a little more customer support __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

February 13th, 2008, 09:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
pchilson Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Loveland, Colorado Age: 50 Posts: 720	I'm sorry if I missed it but was that a factory finished neck? If so what the hell are you supposed to do with it. If you had installed it on a guitar from the start the outcome would be the same, no?

February 13th, 2008, 09:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
emisilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 480	Sorry that happened to you bud. Sounds like you might the short end of the stick from that "vendor". As for MM necks, count me as a fan. I put one on my first Tele partscaster. Has held up well. Feels and plays great. I wish you the best of luck on getting some form of return. My heart goes out to you.

February 13th, 2008, 10:22 PM	#20 (permalink)
neocaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chester County, PA Age: 35 Posts: 3,492 11 Photos	Store it up the seller's arse for a week or so. Should straighten it right out. If it doesn't, at least you shoved the neck up his arse, so it comes out about even. Seriously, though. I hope somebody's able to make this right for you. I've seen badly mistreated necks fare better than that. __________________ "...You don't need faith if you know it's gonna work!" "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed."

February 13th, 2008, 10:28 PM	#21 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,475 13 Photos	Well I will give him until tomorrow and see what happens.If I get no satisfaction from him I will post it I really don't want to make any trouble but I don't think I did anything wrong and I am out the neck for my first actual custom build that I am doing for someone else. __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

February 13th, 2008, 10:34 PM	#22 (permalink)
Rich Rice Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In a dream world.. Just ask my wife. Age: 53 Posts: 2,523 11 Photos	Marty- I live 1/2 hour away from MM main office in Northbrook. If you want to send it here, I'll drive it over there in person... __________________ Please visit my website! If you are driven to play, you will find a way.