- Report: #718300
Complaint Review: Dave The Guitar Man - Internet Internet
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Paul -
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America
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Dave The Guitar Man
5821 W. Cholla St. Internet, 85304 Internet, United States of America
Phone:
602-315-6821
Web:
http://dave-theguitarman.com/
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Dave The Guitar Man PPCSI Took a guitar project to Dave over a year ago. Never got it back! I'm out $300+ in gear & $265 cash. Internet
In early 2010, I began assembling the parts to build a "custom Telecaster" electric guitar. After getting a couple of quotes, decided to go with "Dave the Guitar Man". I dropped off the project and gave him a $100 cash deposit. A month later, when I hadn't heard back from him, I requested the return of the project, and "Dave" (David Van Kleeck) went ballistic on me, saying he had already done so much work to the guitar and such.
I decided to let him finish the project based on what he had told me. He e-mailed me some photos of my guitar parts with a bit of routing having been done to the body cavity. As the next year would drag along, I would inquire periodically about the progress of the project. He would assure me that he had just been sick, or had just been out of town, and that it only needed X, Y and Z to be done, and that it would be finished in the next "7 to 10 days". Through e-mails, texts and phone calls, this continued.
In late January I moved back home to Michigan. On February 3rd, I asked what the time frame for completion would be, and Dave said that he'd had to reposition the tuning pegs, but that all the guitar needed was the bridge saddles. He also asked for another $165 via PayPal - which I paid immediately - and that the guitar would be done in another "5 to 7 days". Time went by, and when I inquired again, he told me he'd been hit with the flu bug and would resume working when he received "doctor's clearance" but that my Tele was "at the top of (his) work list."
Fast-forward to last Saturday, April 9th, when I texted only the words, "Dave, where is my guitar." He sent me a series of nasty text-messages, implying that I had "2 strkes" against me, and that any more "attitude" would stop work on the guitar, and that the price would also increase. That's enough for me... I filed a consumer complaint with the Arizona Attorney General and prepared to "go viral" on Dave the Guitar Man. He responded by directing me to his "legal counsel", one D.J. Johnson.
In exploring this character's background, I found that his company name was registered as a trade name, along with a trademark logo, with the Secretary of State, but that no such corporation as PPCSI (the name he has on all of his websites offering everything from computer and printer repair to artist management) has been filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission - they have no articles of incorporation on file.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
PPCSI
Glendale,Arizona,
Kalamazoo Michigan is untruthful and malicious
#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Wed, February 12, 2014
Not only were all the parts this person sent to have his "custom guitar" built WRONG and MISMATCHED, he refused any advice from to correct the situation. Not only did I still find a way to build his guitar and MAKE IT WORK FLAWLESSLY, he promised to remove or retract this erroneous report AND apologized for his bad behavior. He never retracted his complaint, and his apology was obviously half hearted, NOT because he is unsatisfied with the final outcome of the project but because he is self-absorbed and lazy, refusing to correct the damage he has done. He received his "Hellecaster" Custom Telecaster, with custom electronics - fretted, intonated and setup to perfection. I have the photos of the project from start to finish. THIS REPORT SHOULD BE AMMENDED OR RETRACTED due to its malicious and provably incorrect statements. His Complaint Report is just shy of libleous in content, over the line as defamatory, and basically the rantings of a cowardly individual who is apparently incapable of acting in a mature and accountable manner.
Paul
Kalamazoo,Michigan,
United States of America
cleared the air
#3Author of original report
Tue, April 19, 2011
Dave the Guitar man agreed to ship me the guitar with no additional charges.
I still have respect for his abilities as a luthier and regret it turning out this way.
I have apologized to Dave and hope that we can both take something away from this.
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Jim
Millbrook,Alabama,
U.S.A.
They're frauds, NO "Officer" would share evidence.
#4Consumer Comment
Sat, April 16, 2011
I'd let your friend Know that These a******s are after him.
