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Swineshead Pickups = Gone.
« on: January 09, 2010, 11:01:57 PM »
They have my money, I have no pickups.

I have waited the 8 weeks and plenty more.
I've gotten despatch notices on 2 separate occasions.

Now the Swineshead site is down, making any contact impossible.
I even tried the mail that the site is registered to but got no reply.

Anyone got any info on the situation?
Have they taken my money and run??
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2010, 11:20:38 PM »
Unlikely.

Jon seems pretty standup to me, but a bit daffy/lazy/slow. I've bought several swinesheads and they've always arived in the end. I ordered 7 string venoms before they were available officially and they were late because he made them warthogs and had to replace them, and sent out some trinkets (voucher and a pickup keyring) as an apology.

The company is sound (and the pickups sound good, even if they are badly/utterly bizarrely made) but the service is nowhere near BK levels.
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2010, 12:02:19 AM »
Firstly - welcome to the forum

I am sorry to hear about your predicament
i have never dealt with this company and dont know them at all so I cant offer any thoughts on it

I hope it resolves itself quickly & you get your pickups or a refund.

If you do get refunded (if Swineshead have ceased making) try out some Bare Knuckles - they are great!
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2010, 01:45:35 AM »
Isn't this forum great?  You can ask an out-of-the-blue question about another brand of pickups and get a sensible answer.  :)
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2010, 03:46:35 AM »
Quote from: Philly Q on January 10, 2010, 01:45:35 AM
Isn't this forum great?  You can ask an out-of-the-blue question about another brand of pickups and get a sensible answer.  :)

Hey n00b!!! BKPs are total pwnage & Swineheads are Epic FAIL!!!! ROTFL

(The above post is not intended as a serious response but to underline just how nice we are on the BKP board via parody)

Welcome to the BKP board. I hope you do give BKPs a try as although other pickups are availiable these are rather good and the service excellent - good luck.
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2010, 06:13:45 AM »
oh look,

above me are the usual suspects, Johnathon, MDV, Philly, Dave, all to give such a hearty BKP welcome.

BKP=EPIC WIN

join us  :P
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2010, 09:24:31 AM »
I was looking for a UK forum where Swineshead had been mentioned, and there wasn't too many to choose from.
This one came up way in front and since it's a pickup forum it seemed like a sensible place.

The pickups I've ordered are the A.M.P. real single coil that will do classic humbucking.
Swineshead were the only ones I could find that would do what I wanted.

I don't mind the wait, but from my perspective the entire company has vanished and I'm not very comfortable with it.
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2010, 09:55:27 AM »
Must admit, I've never heard of those pickups.

But, given that we're all tone-lovin' BKPers around here, welcome to the forum, and I look forward to your purchase of Nailbombs!!!

;)

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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2010, 10:56:42 AM »
Definitely not crooks, you'll more than likely see pickups or your money back in the end
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2010, 01:00:58 PM »
When I tried to get into their website just now, I got an anti-virus warning, so the website may be down for technical reasons.

But it is possible, "in the current economic climate", they've gone out of business.  Although you'd hope they'd be able to fulfil any outstanding orders, since I'd guess it's pretty much a one-man-band operation.

Did you pay by credit card?  You might be able to make a claim through your bank.
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2010, 03:43:31 PM »
the website seems to have been down for a few weeks.  I was using swinesheads before i started on BKP and was always very happy with the service.  The pickups are nice and the wooden bobbins are really cool

tbh, once i had tried BKP's i didnt  go back.   And that may be the problem, they were good but the market is crowded  and simply being good isnt enough

hope you get it sorted
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2010, 04:10:17 PM »
I really want the pickups a lot more than I want my money back.

The site must have been up as late as the 22nd of December, because that's the last I heard from them.
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2010, 05:54:48 PM »
The gallery appears to be up.  http://www.swinesheadpickups.com/gallery.shtml   Just no other pages.

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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2010, 06:03:34 PM »
Quote from: andymac on January 10, 2010, 05:54:48 PM
The gallery appears to be up.  http://www.swinesheadpickups.com/gallery.shtml   Just no other pages.

That's the page that gives me an anti-virus warning!
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Re: Swineshead Pickups = Crooks?
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2010, 06:44:31 PM »

This is the address they've been using:

http://www.swinesheadpickups.co.uk/
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