Thoughts on GOC Guitars?

[Crundles]

I emailed them recently and I was told that the guitars themselves are done, GOC are just waiting on the Guitarmory pickups to arrive so they can complete and ship.

From what I understand, they are now completing instruments that were started before or alongside the run, since those use their own pickups and are not affected by the delay.

 

[Mathemagician]

Yep just came back to post this same thing. Apparently it’s on guitarmory according to them. Which is annoying if it’s true. They should have started on that order when they got the #’s. If there were two runs the first one at least should have been ready.

 

[LeviathanKiller]

Yep just came back to post this same thing. Apparently it’s on guitarmory according to them. Which is annoying if it’s true. They should have started on that order when they got the #’s. If there were two runs the first one at least should have been ready.

The pickups were being made in batches then GOC demanded all of them at once when they decided to not make their guitars in batches (against what the run description had stated) but rather all at once without communicating that to Guitarmory. That's on GOC.

There were like 8 batches, all part of the same run.

 

[Mathemagician]

Oh. OH. OOOOOH. So they decided to not ship early batches because they put onerous demands on the pickup manufacturer post-contract?

Cool. Coolcoolcool.

 

[MrWulf]

No wonder why Guitarmory is not making any pickup till next month

 

[0rimus]

Yeah, I'm glad GoC busted the guitars out ahead of schedule. But 80 sets of pups is a tall order.

Plus I'm pretty sure Guitarmory still has to send the pickups out in batches because of the issue with shipping magnets in bulk.

 

[ElysianGuitars]

Yeah, I'm glad GoC busted the guitars out ahead of schedule. But 80 sets of pups is a tall order.

Plus I'm pretty sure Guitarmory still has to send the pickups out in batches because of the issue with shipping magnets in bulk.

Instagram is getting updated more now but I haven’t seen a run instrument go out yet.

FYI, I've been busting my butt trying to get their pickups going. I'm the Guitarmory builder since February, and this GOC stuff is a ton of work. I've got a LOT of the first 4 orders wound, but have a ton to assemble still. It's a slow process, and I've been trying to recruit helpers to help finish it out.

 

[DevinShidaker]

I just wanted to add a little bit to this, as I also work for The Guitarmory, albeit in a different capacity than Adam (artist relations). As stated above, we were given an original timeline for pickup builds being done in small batches, with the guitars being finished around the same time. This would allow us to get the GOC builds finished in a timely manner while also allowing us to fulfill orders for customers who were not part of this run. After the run closed, GOC moved much more quickly than anticipated, while we stuck to the original schedule, because we will absolutely not sacrifice quality just to move things a little quickly. At the beginning of this month we announced that we would be closing new orders from June 7th to July 7th, so that we could get the GOC orders (along with our other orders) done properly, without other orders piling up. Thankfully, there has been lots of communication in the facebook group for this run (with most of that being from us). GOC has lacked a little bit in communicating and posting in the group, but we've been acting as a liaison between them and the customers, just to keep everybody as informed as we possibly can. We are really looking forward to the finished products in this run, and we are excited for you all to try our pickups

 

[Mathemagician]

Yeah I respect that you guys aren’t rushing it and risking quality as I really wanted to try the pickups and it was a solid part of the reason I placed my order.

I appreciate the efforts all around to keep people informed.

 

[ChugThisBoy]

May be a little off topic but does anybody know when we can expect another run from GOC?

 

[Marv Attaxx]

May be a little off topic but does anybody know when we can expect another run from GOC?

Last thing I've heard is that they're not even thinking about another run until the first one is out, so no dates or estimations by now.

 

[ChugThisBoy]

Last thing I've heard is that they're not even thinking about another run until the first one is out, so no dates or estimations by now.

Well, that's reasonable. Thanks

 

[Xibuque]

I am on the "run" and all i can say that to me everything seems to be under control! the guys on guitarmory are doing their best for sure and as a customer i really apreciate the fact they are focusing on quality of the pickups instead of rushing the production at any cost. It is a wise decision and any customer in their right mind will understand what is happennig.
There is no delay caused by negligence
There is no delay caused by scam
It was just a small hiccup on the overall thing that people are taking care to solve it and doing their best to minimize or extinguish any chances of further delay.

 

[prlgmnr]

I am on the "run"

Thought for a minute another builder had taken off with peoples cash

 

[Hollowway]

Are they letting you guys (Guitarmory) ship the pickups to them in batches, or are they waiting for all 80 to be shipped? The last batch of these guitars will be done earlier than anticipated, but the first two will undoubtably be delayed. It seems to make more sense to have Adam/guitarmory ship the pups in batches, as they’re completed, so GOC can ship the guitars. The selling point to get in the run ASAP was to get the guitar early, since they were going to ship in batches.

 

[Hollowway]

I will say I’m pretty stoked that Adam is making these. A few years ago Guitarmory fucked up some PME I sent to them to wind some pups, because they made it to the wrong template. The old owner sold the company, so I was left in a lurch. The new guys made me a new set, but the PME was gone, so I had to just use generic wood for them. Adam knows his stuff, is a solid dude, and lives by his word, so we’re in good hands with him.

 

[Marv Attaxx]

That pink 8 string materia they've just posted tho....That thing looks insane!! Can't wait for mine in black!

 

[Marv Attaxx]

 

[Hollowway]

Yeah, mine is those exact specs - pink and maple. I can’t wait! But I hope it shows soon. I’ve been burned enough I don’t want to Have to make the hard call and do a paypal dispute at 6 months.

 

[I play music]

Hey it looks to me like if it is the exact same bridge pieces as on the new Harley Benton headless prototype. Apparently finally there exists not-so-expensive headless hardware and maybe we can expect more headless instruments in an affordable price range now.