SE CE - Third time a charm?

[aphantomvaper]

Taking advantage of the sale, I bit and bought a SE CE Blood Orange. Neck not aligned well and askew in the pocket and returned that one.

Received replacement (#2), looks really good, neck is great looking, bridge trem screws are not straight. It plays really nice and sounds good so I'm undecided on keeping it and PTC, or return for number three.

Not really asking for an opinion, but thoughts are present I am sure. Feel free to share. Mostly wanted to grumble a little, as I haven't had any issue for a while with the new SE's.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Oof!

 

[SinSir]

I was just making fun of a copy for the same drunk pattern.. followed by why not just buy a se? That questions answered.

 

[bodia]

Oof!

Ditto…that’s not good.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I was just making fun of a copy for the same drunk pattern.. followed by why not just buy a se? That questions answered.

Oh… like Cort (or the factories they built) wasn’t behind all those knockoffs in the first place.

 

[SinSir]

Oh… like Cort (or the factories they built) wasn’t behind all those knockoffs in the first place.

I absolutely believe this.. it's the factory midnight shift

 

[Veetwin]

Very strange. Never seen imperfections like that. When you think about it it should not be possible as I am sure a machine drills those holes. I would say the 4th screw is bent thus the alignment problem

 

[SinSir]

Very strange. Never seen imperfections like that. When you think about it it should not be possible as I am sure a machine drills those holes. I would say the 4th screw is bent thus the alignment problem

They forgot what shift they were working..

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Yeah that trem ain’t sittin’ on a knife edge!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I absolutely believe this.. it's the factory midnight shift

There was even a period of time where the Chinese SE market was filled by legitimately licensed Chinese made SEs.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Very strange. Never seen imperfections like that. When you think about it it should not be possible as I am sure a machine drills those holes. I would say the 4th screw is bent thus the alignment problem

Agreed. It’s more likely that the head of the screw is about to twist off.

The SE trem screws are molded and softer. I’ve had a couple screws that were starting to bend when backing them out to replace them.

 

[SinSir]

The SE trem screws are molded and softer. I’ve had a couple screws that were starting to bend when backing them out to replace them.

I had a tech snap them. No more PRS for you! In your best soup nazi voice

 

[Broseph]

I would think it’s a screw issue. I would detune it, remove the springs, and remove the one screw to assess it closely. I would ask ptc for a new set of screws if the screw is bent or about to break. I would return it if the screw looks normal

 

[Alnus Rubra]

I had a tech snap them. No more PRS for you! In your best soup nazi voice

 

[opnoob]

Dang, I went and furiously checked mine lol. Nope thats definitely not normal and I'd be worried about prolonged trem use..

 

[frankencat]

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[Birdsofprey]

Indonesian factories, any brand, enough said.