Hey digital igloo .. i must say
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The part where he says "judge him" when referring to an inanimate object has me wondering.
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Lol… niet
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Digial igloo i have a question… considering fgdp50 drumpad thing but i just read this… can you check to see if this is indeed true?
Great little finger drum pad unit, but runs on a NON-REPLACEABLE lithium ion battery rated at 500 charge cycles. The battery needs charging after one or one-and-a-half hours use. So after the unit is used for 500-700 hours it is permanently dead. This is the worst example of "planned obsolescence" I have ever seen. Yamaha has made no provision for the battery to be replaced by the user or the company. A HUGE FAIL by Yamaha
Great little finger drum pad unit, but runs on a NON-REPLACEABLE lithium ion battery rated at 500 charge cycles. The battery needs charging after one or one-and-a-half hours use. So after the unit is used for 500-700 hours it is permanently dead. This is the worst example of "planned obsolescence" I have ever seen. Yamaha has made no provision for the battery to be replaced by the user or the company. A HUGE FAIL by Yamaha
BuleriaChk
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Me too ....
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That's a bummer and if so, I don't disagree.
Unfortunately, anything Yamaha brand related (aside from a handful of guitar-related things like TransAcoustic, THR editor, and our custom shop a few buildings down) is totally outside my purview. It's almost like asking your local Amazon delivery driver why your AWS server is down.
I would contact YCA's Customer Service, which is over in City of Industry a couple of hours away. Sorry.
Often a good (computer) repair shop, and amp tech, or an DIY'er can replace even a NON-REPLACEABLE lithium ion battery.
It's usually simple to open up the device (sometimes this is the hardest part), id and order the battery type (hopefully there's a model number that you can google), and solder (or possibly just plug in) the new battery.
You're voiding your warranty, but it's a relatively low risk operation.
It's usually simple to open up the device (sometimes this is the hardest part), id and order the battery type (hopefully there's a model number that you can google), and solder (or possibly just plug in) the new battery.
You're voiding your warranty, but it's a relatively low risk operation.
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Slight interjection, but I thought I'd better ask if this is correct?
A promo email from Line 6 about the sale ending soon and it mentions "US Only".
If true, no biggy for me as an outsider as I already paid up for Helix Native, but if this is incorrect, it might be worth looking into and fixing.
Surely there are people in other countries that might like the offer?
Slight interjection, but I thought I'd better ask if this is correct?
A promo email from Line 6 about the sale ending soon and it mentions "US Only".
If true, no biggy for me as an outsider as I already paid up for Helix Native, but if this is incorrect, it might be worth looking into and fixing.
Surely there are people in other countries that might like the offer?
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DI.....I didnt realize guild was bought by yamaha..i just bought a guild om250e archback acountic new at 299$ and its very sweet playing and sounding for a parlor style guitar... also bought a seagull entourage rustic burst with cedar top which i never had before and that thing is very sweet concert style which is my fav size/shape... used in great shape for $300...
but thats intersting guild is under yamaha umbrella now
but thats intersting guild is under yamaha umbrella now
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I'm pretty sure it's a distribution and/or legal thing. Believe me, there's no advantage to us to keep this US only.
Dom Mcsweeney
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Yeah, maybe. It definitely seemed like an odd decision if it wasn't a mistake.
That being said, there was another email after that one which omitted that detail, so maybe the marketing team clocked this and it got fixed.
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Weird that a need was felt to throw shade at Yamaha, one of the greatest musical instrument manufacturers in world history, in response to a simple inquiry. At the very least, Yamaha has a stellar track record of consistently excellent manufacturing quality. Even weirder that nobody noted that Yamaha spun off the motor company in 1955. They're separate companies.
But sure, all Yamaha knows about are jet skis and motorcycles.
But sure, all Yamaha knows about are jet skis and motorcycles.
ragingplatypi
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Aww. My jet ski jokes were made out of love.Weird that a need was felt to throw shade at Yamaha, one of the greatest musical instrument manufacturers in world history, in response to a simple inquiry. At the very least, Yamaha has a stellar track record of consistently excellent manufacturing quality. Even weirder that nobody noted that Yamaha spun off the motor company in 1955. They're separate companies.
But sure, all Yamaha knows about are jet skis and motorcycles.
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Weird that a need was felt to throw shade at Yamaha, one of the greatest musical instrument manufacturers in world history, in response to a simple inquiry. At the very least, Yamaha has a stellar track record of consistently excellent manufacturing quality. Even weirder that nobody noted that Yamaha spun off the motor company in 1955. They're separate companies.
But sure, all Yamaha knows about are jet skis and motorcycles.
The first product they made was an electric organ, IIRC. Hence the logo of three tuning forks.
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Yep. Back in 1887, Torakusu Yamaha carried his first organ prototype on his back from Hamamatsu to Tokyo (160 miles).
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Frodebro
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He was probably wishing he’d built the side-by-side before the organ…
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ragingplatypi
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You should tell that story every time someone bitches about the size of the Helix.
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In the snow. Uphill. Both ways.
