Any experience with Frankenstraat?

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MARK1970":i16oavy6 said:
sah5150":i16oavy6 said:
That sucks... As I said, this guy does not know what the fuck he is doing. My "neck" was completely messed up as well...

Steve
I think it was you Steve who told me to stay away from them. I remember asking about them about 18 months ago and you had worned me about there product and service. Thanks again

Yup, I remember your thread...

Steve
 
yes,frankenutt is a crook.my good friend would have gotten ripped of by him if he didnt live in the same town as him.he had to show up at the guys house and threaten him..it was mess..i will onle buy from southeast guitars.he is a great guy to do bussiness with.

http://www.southeastguitars.com/
 
The shit is about to hit the fucking fan now. I sent James two e-mails last night, explaining the situation, and asked for a refund of the $200 I payed for the OFR, and either a new body faster than lightning, or a refund for that aswell. I also made a post at the forums over at frankenstraat, where I said things the way there are.

One of the moderators (KingEdwardsRules I believe), actually agreed with me, and said that this needed to be rectified, and totally understood that I made the post in the forums, and reacted the way I did. I think quite some members there saw my thread....

And this morning (it's morning here), when going to the Frankenstraat forums, I can't fucking log in. And no fucking REPLY from James either! So now he isn't even going to give me my money I payed for the OFR, back? WTF? Is he just going to ignore me, and reckon this thing passes? This is like buying a Gibson Les Paul Custom, and getting a fucked up Studio, that's not even playable.

First of all, he had no reason in the world to ban me from the forums. The mod(s) even agreed that this needed to be rectified! I made a post laying out things the way they are, no bashing or rudeness... People are allowed to post when they're happy about the products they get from him (if that happens), but I can't post when I'm not pleased? And then he just bans me, without even replying to my fucking mails? God I wish I lived in the states right now... :gethim:

"One of the most important steps when building a guitar or replica is quality parts. Don't be fooled by inferior products or low prices . We're committed to quality in every aspect of all the products we supply. See and experience the difference. When it comes to accurate bodies shaped and necks, we have what you're looking for."
:lol: :LOL:

This is getting more and more rotten.... Fuck, I want my money back!

If any of you guys have contact info for any of the admins over there, it would be nice if you could send me a PM with it. Thanks
 
Dude - you're describing exactly what happened to me. I wasn't rude on his forum. Just asked for some answers on why I was getting royally screwed and I was banned in minutes... This plays out many times a day with this asshole and others like him. I hate that you are in this position, but it was so predictable based on my experience...

Steve
 
I'll get my pics up later, but yeah, unfortunately it's totally wrong.
The C to C on my posts is 74mm. The bores for the posts are centered to the pickup routs, and the neck pocket. I get 169mm from the heel to the center line of the trem post bores.
 
Exactly... The rear spring rout is centered to the neck pocket aswell, right? Atleast that's what it is on the GMW. So it's not just the holes, but the hole fucking rout that's misaligned. :doh:
 
Don't know... :confused: The thing that annoys me the most about this that I payed $200 for a floyd that I haven't even received!
 
Tommy":s5caaz6c said:
Exactly... The rear spring rout is centered to the neck pocket aswell, right? Atleast that's what it is on the GMW. So it's not just the holes, but the hole fucking rout that's misaligned. :doh:

Yes....

This is terrible. And to have waited 9 months. You don't have a Cameron on order, do you?
 
Copperhead":3vv5bvbj said:
Tommy":3vv5bvbj said:
Exactly... The rear spring rout is centered to the neck pocket aswell, right? Atleast that's what it is on the GMW. So it's not just the holes, but the hole fucking rout that's misaligned. :doh:

Yes....

This is terrible. And to have waited 9 months. You don't have a Cameron on order, do you?

Nah, man, no Cameron. Yet :D :lol: :LOL:
 
Well that's good. I was thinking, what could be worse?......
 
Well, the neck could be useless? :thumbsup:

Haven't test fitted it, but it looks OK.
 
This guy has a bad name on several sites. I read this thread and started searching other forums. He has good eBay feedback, which is a smart move on his part but I guess private dealings are another story. Here's his MySpace link, maybe a PM will get a reply:

http://www.myspace.com/frankenstraat
 
I've sent him e-mails, and posted on his forum. That'll have to do.
 
Things might work out after all. I'm sending the body back, and he's making a new one for me...
 
Tommy":dcd57fuk said:
Things might work out after all. I'm sending the body back, and he's making a new one for me...

See you back in this thread in 9 months! :)

Seriously though - I'd just get all my money back NOW...

Steve
 
Better late than never.....

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You can see what he did... the rout on the top isn't even wide enough. But then he locates the back rout off of the bad post bore on the front... and totally screws up the rear rout.
How can someone not see that? Is that why he did not send the bridge, because he knew it would not fit?
 
i got banned at the eddievanhalen forum a few years back for talk bad about frankenstraat and the deal that went down with my buddies guitar.Andre the board owner was protecting him for some reason.he was letting him sell EVH replicas through PM on the board...alot of people got screwed by james over there and i guess Andre was finally forced to get rid of him on the board.
 
Thanks for that, Jeff! Can't really understand how he can NOT see that... I mean, the spring cavity rout actually cut into one of the insert holes... Now, I'd notice something like that if I was routing. I'm a fucking perfectionist, and so should everyone selling guitar bodies/necks privately, be... Oh well, let's see how things develop. I have demanded refund for the floyd, and coverage of the shipping. before I ship anything... Not taking any chances.
 
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