![]() Stoneman seems very happy to answer any of my questions about the construction of the instrument. My Stoneman is my most comfortable, best sounding and LEAST expensive guitar in my collection! Although I never had a problem with the guitar, Mr. ![]() I sold my Parker, Alembic, and (older) BC Rich, when I got my Stoneman. Just play a Stoneman next to your best guitar and you will see. As for the sound, you will not play a better sounding instrument. Stoneman not charge for the set up, but put new strings on it for free! All his instruments are guarrenty for life, and it's a real guarrenty, not no bull s**t where you need to register, return to the store you bought it, or any of those other hoops you have to jump through that other manufactures require. I know an owner of one of his bass guitars who took the bass he bought used, back to Stoneman for a "tune up", and not only did Mr. Stoneman (yes, you can deal directly with the builder himself) not repairing one of his instruments for free, and to exciede the customers expectations. Dollar for dollar you can't even come close. Stoneman builds the highest quality, best sounding instruments in the world. At this time, the following problems remain: Now I can't even stand to look at the thing, John Stoneman suggested that I sell it on eBay if I want to recoup my losses. However, he refused any refunds, saying he didn’t guarantee his instruments. He ignored this instruction, and when I got it back from him, it was still too high (for an electric), and couldn't be adjusted lower without taking wood off the bridge, and possibly raising the nut, which is beyond my skill level.īy this time, I had enough, and asked him to take it back, and generously offered to have him pay me only around $300 and I would pick up the shipping (The original price I paid was $450 + shipping). That way I could always raise or lower it myself, and it should still be playable at any height. I gave him very specific instructions, asking him to lower the action ridiculously low, and adjust the nut accordingly. However, the big problem - and the reason I wanted him to take back the mandolin and refund my money - was the height of the action. He failed to send me this strap button, as promised. He said he wouldn’t do that, but that he’d send me a strap button, and I could install it myself. Also, I asked him to install a strap button on it. Of course, the problems with the pickup, strings, and case remained unfixed. * Tone control knob still a bit crooked - wobbles a little when turned *Ěction still too high and unable to be lowered without surgery I sent it back to him, and he fixed all but the following: He seemed genuinely sorry for the defects, and said he'd fix everything and pay for shipping both ways, Although he eventually paid for shipping, it was for one-way only. * Hard shell case was an unbelievably lousy fit - totally unuseable for this mandolin.(Fortunately, the deal included a gig bag as well) which don't have good magnetic response needed for magnetic pickups - Steel strings would be much more appropriate for an electric instrument * Wrong pickup, This after-market pickup is made for a bass, not a mandolin, and poles are unadjustable, creating an unbalanced sound that causes some strings to be much louder than others *Ěccess plate not recessed into back - just screwed on over chamber *Ĝheap pots with crooked control knobs, one of which wobbled when turned * Low quality, cheap tailpiece with rough, bumpy finish *Ěction way too high and unable to be lowered without 'surgery' * No ground wire - A MAJOR omission - resulting in noisy operation Too bad I'm not covered by "Lemon Laws", because it unfortunately had the following problems: Conversations with the builder made me feel he that he knew what he was doing, and would stand by his product. Originally I bought this mandolin in good faith, assuming it to be of quality construction. He doesn't guarantee customer satisfaction, and won't return my money, even though I'm extremely dissatisfied with this half-finished instrument. ![]() While some were fixed when I sent it back to him, he ignored some of my instructions, and returned it to me half fixed. I bought a solid body mandolin in April '02 on eBay from John Stoneman of Stoneman Guitar's.
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