Bowed control cover plate DGT standard - what to do?

[xarkon]

Recently bought a beautiful new DGT standard in the GC markdown sale. Gorgeous Ice Blue metallic, plays/sounds great.

But a few days after I got it home, I noticed that the control cover plate is bowed outward. Took it off - sure enough, it's a really tight fit, and won't fit flat, so it bows. I don't remember seeing this in the store. I have (an embarrassing number of) other PRS electrics, including a DGT maple top, and haven't seen this on any of them before either.

I'm not returning it. It's far too cool. So, the options seem to be:

- live with it

- sand the control plate lightly around the edges till it fits (a fiddly enterprise)

- send it to PTC for repair, incurring a shipping cost

- get GC to handle a warranty repair (not confident that will come out well)

Anyone seen this before? Suggestions?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[Orange Tiger]

Could you just purchase a replacement cover plate and see if that one fits better?

 

[xarkon]

Could you just purchase a replacement cover plate and see if that one fits better?

Duh. Well, I haven't tried the one from my other DGT, so I'll do that.

But I figured PRS quality control was so high that it would be identical.

 

[rugerpc]

Could you just purchase a replacement cover plate and see if that one fits better?

This.

And if it doesn't, you have one to sand/fiddle with.

 

[Boogie]

Have DGh sign it. He'll make it straighten up.

 

[markie]

Sand it.............

 

[vchizzle]

I'd sand it.