mechanevil
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So I went to Goose at GWorx in June 2019 to get my Diezel amp serviced.
He replaces all the tubes, not just power amps, preamp tubes too.

In February, the amp stops working. I tell Goose it is the preamp tubes, he asks me to bring it over. I also wanted to get my Mayones modded, so I take that to him too.
When I give him the amp, he says it is under warranty in person, though I don't have it on messages. After all, he replaced every single tube. This in February.


Nearly two months later, I haven't heard anything after asking him once. On April 3, I ask him what is up and he gives me the ultimatum to let him work on the amp and a guitar I had given him or just take it back.
As you all know, things have gotten bad because of Covid-19, so today (April 4), I went to Goose's shop and asked for my stuff back.
He promptly replaces two of the power tubes in the amp. It's still not working. Then he changes a preamp tube and it starts working. Were the power tubes actually bad? He didn't even do any biasing, just plugged in new tubes.
I then get a heart attack as he proceeds to charge me for this all. Remember, I paid him $519 at the end of June for new tubes and my amp had been at his shop for two months,

Lesson learnt, I need to figure out how to do this stuff myself. $165 is a lot of money to me in the current economy.
I don't even know if it was necessary to change all the tubes last time. Or whether he actually changed the tubes, as he never gave me the old ones back.
Preamp tubes do not fail in just six months. That's bullshit.
Oh, and I mentioned a guitar I gave him for modding? No work done, and this is the condition I get it back in.


Definitely wasn't like that before, though I have no proof.
Am sad, but I figure guitars get dinged all the time. I'm definitely not going into his store again though, will learn how to do this stuff myself or go to TYMC or something.
Most likely do it myself. Ugh, such a bad feeling about the guitar and being ripped off on the amp. $45 for a no-biasing, "I'll fit the tubes right in" service.
Good luck giving him anything, that's all I'll say.
He replaces all the tubes, not just power amps, preamp tubes too.

In February, the amp stops working. I tell Goose it is the preamp tubes, he asks me to bring it over. I also wanted to get my Mayones modded, so I take that to him too.
When I give him the amp, he says it is under warranty in person, though I don't have it on messages. After all, he replaced every single tube. This in February.


Nearly two months later, I haven't heard anything after asking him once. On April 3, I ask him what is up and he gives me the ultimatum to let him work on the amp and a guitar I had given him or just take it back.
As you all know, things have gotten bad because of Covid-19, so today (April 4), I went to Goose's shop and asked for my stuff back.
He promptly replaces two of the power tubes in the amp. It's still not working. Then he changes a preamp tube and it starts working. Were the power tubes actually bad? He didn't even do any biasing, just plugged in new tubes.
I then get a heart attack as he proceeds to charge me for this all. Remember, I paid him $519 at the end of June for new tubes and my amp had been at his shop for two months,

Lesson learnt, I need to figure out how to do this stuff myself. $165 is a lot of money to me in the current economy.
I don't even know if it was necessary to change all the tubes last time. Or whether he actually changed the tubes, as he never gave me the old ones back.
Preamp tubes do not fail in just six months. That's bullshit.
Oh, and I mentioned a guitar I gave him for modding? No work done, and this is the condition I get it back in.


Definitely wasn't like that before, though I have no proof.
Am sad, but I figure guitars get dinged all the time. I'm definitely not going into his store again though, will learn how to do this stuff myself or go to TYMC or something.
Most likely do it myself. Ugh, such a bad feeling about the guitar and being ripped off on the amp. $45 for a no-biasing, "I'll fit the tubes right in" service.
Good luck giving him anything, that's all I'll say.