SGD pickups : David Schwab's issues with taking money and not delivering

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gidbass said:
After 6+ years, I received my order...

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Sure wish I had something to put them in....So...

Who wants them?

If you are on the list below, haven't received your pickups, and have a use for these, please PM me and they are yours. They are Bartolini BC shape. Shipping CONUS is on me. I'm trying to turn something negative over all into something positive for someone else.

I don't want anything in return other than for you to pay it forward similarly to someone else if you ever get the chance.

  • 11/09/09 tubby.twins, custom "ramp" with 2 Sidewinder SW4-BC5 armatures
  • 11/09/09 tubby.twins, 1 Sidewinder SW4-BC5 (standard)
  • 05/30/11 tubby.twins, 2 ND3 humbuckers in BC5 cases, medium aperture (custom but already made)
  • 05/30/11 tubby.twins, 2 ND3 humbuckers in EMG40 cases, with wide aperture (standard)
  • 07/07/11 mammothvolume, custom Mudbucker replacements, £180~
  • 01/29/12 Mungi, 1 Gibson Triumph pickup clone, $150
  • 02/03/12 LDonnie, Custom MM preamp with active blend
  • 03/01/12 MetzBlaze, bridge humbucker, $125
  • 07/31/12 Mystic Michael, 2 sets custom Sidewinders. $250 deposit pd 07/12. $200 balance pd 02/25/14. $450 total
  • 08/27/12 Dominic Heynderickx, ND3-45, EMG-45-size soapbar 6-str, pd in full. Shipped 02/13. Belgian post office would not deliver package due to insufficient postage/fees. Package returned to SGD. Buyer repaid for shipping 08/13
  • 10/11/12 sevenone, 1 SG Mudbucker. $110. Initially delivered 02/19/14 with incorrect build. SGD subsequently provided shipping detail for replacement that has not been delivered
  • 11/09/12 LeifVernaculum, SW4-DLX
  • 11/10/12 Steffen, ND3-HB4s, $200 + $35 for shipping
  • 01/05/13 Justyn, SW4-BC5, $125, changed to 2-band preamp 04/13, after selling bass for which pickup was ordered
  • 01/08/13 miakai, 2 ND3-HB
  • 01/09/13 twspalm, 4 string SGD M*A*X
  • 02/08/13 kbakerde, was 2 ND3-TBs, 2-band pre, stacked tone/blend; now ND3-J4 set with stock 2-band pre
  • 03/16/13 Tyand, set of PJ Neo Multi coils. Upcharged 10/03/13, $415
  • 03/17/13 Swordsman3311, Neo blade Wal pickup, Nordstrand 3B-3 preamp, $425
  • 03/18/13 gidbass, 2 ND3 HB's, narrow neck, wide bridge
  • 03/21/13 hunterred43, wide aperture Neo, narrow aperture Neo
  • 03/25/13 bwoodman, 1991 Gibson Tobias Killer B5 bass sent to SGD for fingerboard replacement. $750 prepaid. Bass returned 05/19/15 w/ work incomplete
  • 04/05/13 keyofnight, 2 Sidewinders
  • 04/09/13 RPercival, 2 4-str Multi coils, MM cases, $150 deposit, $400 order, Paypal dispute filed > 45 days and denied
  • 04/11/13 Papazita, SW4-BC5 set
  • 04/14/13 Bassic Playing, ND3 Thunderbird
  • 04/17/13 bah, set of Neo M4 pickups, $225
  • 05/15/13 LowTonesPLS, ND3 P4 P bass
  • 07/03/13 Daveman, Sidewinder, ND3 mini-Neo, $260
  • 07/07/13 Mungi, buffer, $92
  • 07/27/13 BassGyver, ND3/SW4 combo + Multi coil J
  • 07/29/13 BassBert, 2 ND3 Thunderbirds w/ trim rings & 2 3-way mini switches, $380
  • 08/14/13 BassicJ, ND3-J4 S/L set, $210
  • 08/20/13 Bassdries, 2 Multi coil pickups, $436
  • 09/17/13 Nopalfunk, 2 Multi coils (MM size) 4 string pickups
  • 09/25/13 Bass42, 2 custom humbuckers, $150 deposit (50% of total)
  • 09/27/13 MOFuB, 2 ND3-J4 Jazzbuckers for 5-st Fender $210
  • 09/30/13 BackToTheGroove, soapbar pickup, 2 pots, wire
  • 10/01/13 jamesskylar, 2 ND3s
  • 10/02/13 neilshane, Mudbucker replacement
  • 10/15/13 approx, wastedspace4, pair Epi T-bird ND3 in mid Oct, $200
  • 11/17/13 RandyMolson, Stingray preamp modded for Sabre, $170
  • 11/22/13 SmoothOne, EB-3 replacement pickups, $260
  • 12/14/13 TSOM, ND3-HB, $170, defective pickup received & returned. Paypal dispute and credit card chargeback denied
  • 01/03/13 roberto traversa, 2 ND3s, $255
  • 02/18/14 Matt Kustom, ND3-J4 bridge, ND3-P4, $310
  • 04/08/14 warriorjoe7, 2 Wal pickup clones in Musicman covers with preamp. Order owed is complimentary by SGD as repayment for loan of original Wal pickup for reverse-engineering. re: post 1146
  • 04/21/14 mrpbody, Mini neo humbucker for Gibson Midtown/SG, $170
  • 03/15/15 opiate, 2 multicoils, 480 EUR ($537)
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I just wanted to close the loop on this as I just sold these pickups in the classifieds.

Hugh thanks to @neilshane for sharing that information initially which ultimately led to me getting my pickups.

Good luck to those still on this list and if you haven't, reach out to Coney Island on reverb because you never know.
 
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#3,282
gidbass said:
I just wanted to close the loop on this as I just sold these pickups in the classifieds.

Hugh thanks to @neilshane for sharing that information initially which ultimately led to me getting my pickups.

Good luck to those still on this list and if you haven't, reach out to Coney Island on reverb because you never know.
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It's my pleasure! I'm glad it worked out for you finally!
 
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In some other comments there are few words about that youtuber who mentioned mister SGD, video was about tele pup and simple trick with magnet, does anyone know do they work together or it was just a coincidence? thx
 
#3,292
You should seek for your $, it is not up to me but i dislike when honest hard working musician stay without $. It is not small sum.
Toolmybass said:
David actively/recently posting in this FB group. When was the last time someone got a set of pups?
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This is another group it is public and i saw Him there, he buy stuff etc at lest seems like that.
i just don't get why people do that. It would be more honest IMHO to say that he spent $ and don't wish to return it then to play games with people, like after x years if someone reach for Him and then again the same.

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#3,293
People say he s good person, don't know what those who lost $ think.This world is such strange place, some know about this issue but as long as they can get something fro themselves the don't care that 10's of others were ripped of.
Just hope that all of you will get at lest something,
 
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BassKing101 said:
People say he s good person, don't know what those who lost $ think.This world is such strange place, some know about this issue but as long as they can get something fro themselves the don't care that 10's of others were ripped of.
Just hope that all of you will get at lest something,
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Before David started ripping people off here-----he was an invaluable resource for pickup knowledge and history. Which made this all a real shame.

I don't doubt that David is sharing that knowledge in other places. Hopefully David is not positioning himself to be able to take advantage of people like Glen.
 
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Toptube said:
Before David started ripping people off here-----he was an invaluable resource for pickup knowledge and history. Which made this all a real shame.

I don't doubt that David is sharing that knowledge in other places. Hopefully David is not positioning himself to be able to take advantage of people like Glen.
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You have right, who knows maybe some of those are similar as he is. In my book person who ripped off money ain't cool at all nor good, it is judging but simply i live from gigging and it's hard to survive as musician, last thing i would like to happen is that someone take my hard earned money.

Will He ripped of that Glen who knows, i don't know them. Reason to share it was to help to those who can't find contact with Him and seek for some compensation or calcification. Maybe it is helpful, If not then i'm so sorry.
 
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Stevorebob said:
Yes, David Schwab (SGD Pickups, Coney Island Guitars, CIG Pickups) has demonstrated he knows a lot about making pickups and very little about running a business and getting finished products to paying customers.
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i'm not pickup winding genius of course, He seems to know something but it is not impressive. Maybe that is how He approach to people. If He s good then IMHO Di Marzio would kept him, if not Him then some other brand.

I doubt he is honest dude because since He have that cony i company? he could put advertisement
something like ''pls all customers who didn't receive their order since the year 10.. contact us ...''
 
#3,299
ddnidd1 said:
Just because Schwab possesses some useful knowledge, doesn't negate the fact that he is ,by all of his actions, a congenital thief. EDIT: and Con Man
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I agree. That page is open and admin seems like OK person, i hope he didn't trick some people there as well. I'm not a victim but if i was wold drop a comment there and tell to admin.
That is great sentence you wrote, actually all thief's have some useful knowledge and operate in similar manners. Be sure that wouldn't alow that such person trick me now when i know what He did to others. But if i didn't knew and people who don't know well they can be robed off easy.
 
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