Members SteinbergerHack Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 I have a Bogner XTC that's seen some serious use. I e-mailed the factory to see about getting a new handle - there are no dealers anywhere near where I live, so I assumed it would be easier to go direct. Boy was I wrong. They will take an order and ship a replacement part, but they want me to mail them - get this - a MONEY ORDER. No checks accepted. No credit card accepted. No cash accepted. No debit cards accepted. Is it possible that they honestly don't realize that we are now in the 21st century, and if you want to be in business you muct accept the normal forms of payment accepted by every other business in the industrialized world? A freaking MONEY ORDER? Having to take time off from the office to go to a post office (the one closest to my office closed 3 weeks ago) to get a money order will take more time than the #$%^ thing is worth to begin with. I love the sound of the amp, but I won't buy another. Customer service is important, and this is a major failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JeffHenneman Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Since they are being not so helpful maybe you can get an aftermarket one. Try mojotone or a place like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diocide Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 You can get money orders in thousands of places, not just the PO. They're probably not in the mindset of dealing with customers on a retail level. I'm honestly kind of surprised they would deal with someone individually. Peoples expectations are obviously different. I now understand that ours differ greatly. Lesson learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pepi Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 1980's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skinsscalper Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 I love Carvin products, but I have a similar story with my Quad X regarding customer service. I've got a horrible feedback problem with the pre-amp and it gets unbearable when I engage the EQ. So, I call Carvin and have them connect me to repair service. A guy answers the phone and I explain to him my pre-amp, model, serial number and the problem and ask him is he might have an idea of what the problem might be and if they would be able to repair it. The doudhebag proceeds to tell me that he doesn't know (which is understandable without being able to put it on the bench) and that he doesn't even think he has the schematics for that amp. I ask him what the hell he's talking about. It's a Carvin amp and I'm on the phone with a Carvin repair tech, no? "Dude, I don't know of EVERY product made by Carvin." "Forget it dumb{censored}, I'll take it to a real tech". Click. I love Carvin products (I have an Ultra V and the Quad X) but I doubt I'll ever buy anything from them retail with troglodytes like that running the customer service end of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members '63-Strat Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Money orders really aren't that hard to get. They probably don't take credit cards because they don't want to deal with selling to customers directly, and don't want to deal with bad cheques. I'm sure they'll be happy to help out after you called them out online though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteinbergerHack Posted September 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 They're probably not in the mindset of dealing with customers on a retail level. I'm honestly kind of surprised they would deal with someone individually. I guess I expected the opposite, since they really don't have much of a distribution and support network. Not many places carry the Bogner Custom stuff, so.....? Peoples expectations are obviously different. I now understand that ours differ greatly. I guess I expected to be taken seriously and supported as a customer after buying a $4K amp. It's not like Bogner is known for a bunch of commodity-level garbage - their stuff is top-drawer, and I would guess that most of their customers would expect a service level to match their target market. Apparently I was in error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteinbergerHack Posted September 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 They probably don't take credit cards because they don't want to deal with selling to customers directly, and don't want to deal with bad cheques. I doubt that very many people using Bogner custom series amps are writing a bunch of bad checks. It's not like we're talking about a $150 Guitar Center special. I'm sure they'll be happy to help out after you called them out online though Doubtful - I don't expect they'll even notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteinbergerHack Posted September 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 It's a Carvin amp and I'm on the phone with a Carvin repair tech, no? "Dude, I don't know of EVERY product made by Carvin." Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members '63-Strat Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 I doubt that very many people using Bogner custom series amps are writing a bunch of bad checks. It's not like we're talking about a $150 Guitar Center special.Doubtful - I don't expect they'll even notice. I've dealt with Bogner a bunch, when I had my 101b modded to the Classic I believe I sent them a money order too (back when I lived in Vancouver). And since I'm local now, had them make a special cable so I could footswitch channels/boosts on the amp from my g system, they're only a short drive from me. In my experience they do notice what's posted on here, just as an FYI. I've had nothing but good experiences with them as far as customer service goes though, fwiw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 it's annoying, yes, but not enough reason for "OMG I will never deal with them again" . Some companies are not set up to deal with customers directly. Many companies would ask you to order it through a dealer or service center (with additional mark up and wait time) , at least they are ok with selling it to you directly. It's not that big of a deal IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Have you ever seen videos of Reinhold Bogner? Dude is a great builder, but he's a bit warped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 I love Carvin products, but I have a similar story with my Quad X regarding customer service. I've got a horrible feedback problem with the pre-amp and it gets unbearable when I engage the EQ. So, I call Carvin and have them connect me to repair service. A guy answers the phone and I explain to him my pre-amp, model, serial number and the problem and ask him is he might have an idea of what the problem might be and if they would be able to repair it. The doudhebag proceeds to tell me that he doesn't know (which is understandable without being able to put it on the bench) and that he doesn't even think he has the schematics for that amp. I ask him what the hell he's talking about. It's a Carvin amp and I'm on the phone with a Carvin repair tech, no? "Dude, I don't know of EVERY product made by Carvin." "Forget it dumb{censored}, I'll take it to a real tech". Click. I love Carvin products (I have an Ultra V and the Quad X) but I doubt I'll ever buy anything from them retail with troglodytes like that running the customer service end of things. No excuse for the guy to be a cock, that's messed up. But having worked in this industry for a while, I can understand what he's saying. Guitar products are expected to work and be supported longer than just about any other consumer electronic product. You wouldn't be so pissed off if you say... called Samsung about support and schematics for a 1990 TV and they couldn't help you. Yet, with guitar products that happens all the time. Carvin still has the manual online for download and the schematics at the Carvin Museum, which is more than a lot of consumer electronics companies will do , but you can't blame their techs for not being able to diagnose something that was discontinued 20 years ago over the phone. http://www.carvinguitars.com/manuals/quadx.pdf http://www.carvinmuseum.com/techdocs.html Still, the guy should have at least tried to be nice about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crunchtime Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Try mojotone like someone else suggested. I'm sure Bogner just ordered a bunch of handles. I doubt he hand made them. Just order one and cut Bogner out of their share since they are cocks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skinsscalper Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Carvin still has the manual online for download and the schematics at the Carvin Museum, which is more than a lot of consumer electronics companies will do , but you can't blame their techs for not being able to diagnose something that was discontinued 20 years ago over the phone. http://www.carvinguitars.com/manuals/quadx.pdfhttp://www.carvinmuseum.com/techdocs.htmlStill, the guy should have at least tried to be nice about it. I don't blame the guy for not being able to diagnose anything over the phone (which I referenced in my post). And, I appreciate the links to the manual and the schematics (which I have already found and printed). My problem is that if I can find the {censored}ing schematic online and HE can't seem to track down the schematics (or even make an attempt while I'm on the phone with him) and he WORKS for the company in the {censored}ing REPAIR DEPARTMENT there's a problem. The guy was a c u n t and had no business working as a repair tech in a company when he had a customer willing to pay to have his equipment sent in and serviced from the company he bought it from and this twat couldn't take 5 seconds to see if the schematics could even be located on site. He just wanted me to send my amp out and maybe they could dig something up on it. It's not like he put me on hold and made an effort to even reference what {censored}ing model I was even talking to him about. Like I said, keep the c u n t s in the closet and let people who are actually willing to do their {censored}ing job answer the phone line. I'll repeat, I think some Carvin products are top of the line and worth every nickel. I'll just never send anything in to have it serviced by them. {censored} it, I'll take it to a guy that appreciates the business and works with me accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaceU4her Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 I have a Bogner XTC that's seen some serious use. I e-mailed the factory to see about getting a new handle - there are no dealers anywhere near where I live, so I assumed it would be easier to go direct. Boy was I wrong. They will take an order and ship a replacement part, but they want me to mail them - get this - a MONEY ORDER. No checks accepted. No credit card accepted. No cash accepted. No debit cards accepted. Is it possible that they honestly don't realize that we are now in the 21st century, and if you want to be in business you muct accept the normal forms of payment accepted by every other business in the industrialized world? A freaking MONEY ORDER? Having to take time off from the office to go to a post office (the one closest to my office closed 3 weeks ago) to get a money order will take more time than the #$%^ thing is worth to begin with. I love the sound of the amp, but I won't buy another. Customer service is important, and this is a major failure. it takes about 45 seconds to get a money order from the super market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 I bet one of the places you stopped at this weekend had money orders, they have them all over. Def not a reason to swear off a brand if you love the amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andersonology Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 OP-You should try Bugera, they have great customer service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiffDaemon Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 I bet one of the places you stopped at this weekend had money orders, they have them all over. Def not a reason to swear off a brand if you love the amp. Seriously. Grocery stores can do money orders. At least the ones around here do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crunchtime Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Seriously. Grocery stores can do money orders. At least the ones around here do So do banks, check cashing joints, Walmart, and the post office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Seriously. Grocery stores can do money orders. At least the ones around here do Please don't ban me again from your forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiffDaemon Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Please don't ban me again from your forum If I could, I would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members magh8 Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLACK-AMPLIFIER-HANDLE-FOR-AMPEG-MESA-AMPS-BOGNER-HEADS-CABS-MORE-/110940947517?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d498843d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Anomaly Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Bogner is probably afraid of voter fraud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spaced Out Ace Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Seriously. Grocery stores can do money orders. At least the ones around here do Same here. If they do it in Parts Unknown, Bum{censored}edegypt, then they probably do there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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