ExtremophileElite
17 Guitars&Counting
I tend to place more faith in spec sheets than I do pictures of the guitar I'm buying unless I'm buying from Sweetwater and I can see my actual instrument. Guiatrs fo through so many stages of development and mockups that to me the spec sheet is where the manufacturer has to everything right. The fact that the spec sheet says "Hipshot" bridge, when it's in fact a copy, is an inexcusable error. If I paid for a PRS with \m/ pickups and my guitar arrived with covered Entwistles, I'd be pissed. It drives me crazy that mistakes like this are fixable but due to the convoluted relationship between a brand to manufacturer to reseller to customer a lot of times it's hard to see where the mistake originated. Also, would this not be an issue for Hipshot the company? A brand is using the Hipshot name to make the instrument more appealing. For some, a Hipshot is a dealbreaker and I think Hipshot has to pride themselves on that.
I agree with you 100% in regards to the spec sheet. I might send another email to Hipshot asking them if they are going to pursue the issue any further. If I were the company I wouldn't want people to think that a knock-off bridge is a representation of my product and quality.