Terrapin66
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Hello all, just looking for a little advice here..
I recently purchased a brand new 24-08 guitar from the Guitar Center in San Marcos CA. Beautiful action and the finish is immaculate. Problem is, it won’t stay in tune. When I bend the G-string it goes flat and when I depress the tremolo arm, the low E-string returns sharp. Additionally, the tremolo bar is very stiff and when I try to raise the pitch by more than a tone, one of the 4 springs pops off.
I brought the guitar back to the Guitar Center for a “platinum set up” and it’s made no difference. In fact if anything, it’s made things worse.
I forked out $4k for this guitar and I would expect better. At this stage, I’m wondering if this guitar can be set up properly by a third party or perhaps its just a “dud” and should be returned for a refund?
I’d really appreciate any and all advice from the community.
Kind Regards. T
I recently purchased a brand new 24-08 guitar from the Guitar Center in San Marcos CA. Beautiful action and the finish is immaculate. Problem is, it won’t stay in tune. When I bend the G-string it goes flat and when I depress the tremolo arm, the low E-string returns sharp. Additionally, the tremolo bar is very stiff and when I try to raise the pitch by more than a tone, one of the 4 springs pops off.
I brought the guitar back to the Guitar Center for a “platinum set up” and it’s made no difference. In fact if anything, it’s made things worse.
I forked out $4k for this guitar and I would expect better. At this stage, I’m wondering if this guitar can be set up properly by a third party or perhaps its just a “dud” and should be returned for a refund?
I’d really appreciate any and all advice from the community.
Kind Regards. T