On Jul 9, 9:40 am, "Robert Machado" <robmach...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> "dvaoa" <dv...@altavista.com> wrote in message
>
> news:5c44f792-c2ed-40b7-be09-14351040162f@79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com...
> I almost picked one of those up last year, but they were out by the
> time I went for it. Did you get the one with the P90's or the Dream
> 180's?
>
> Surprisingly, the intonation on mine seems pretty close to dead-on,
> even with those vintage saddles. This is my third guitar from GFS,
> and only 1 out of 3's turned out to be a fixer-upper.
>
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>
> Mine has the 180s in it, and I kind of wished that one of them were tapped
> or that I'd goine with something that has a single coil on it.
>
> The rythym pickup has an incredible amount of bass to it, as in
> overpowering, so I rarely use it by itself. The middle position is used
> when I want clean, and the down position for lead-type stuff and for when
> I'm using the distortion pedal.
>
> AS with all my guitars, I replaced the strap button with straplocks, and I
> needed to use toothpicks and wood glue to keep the locks in place as the
> screw provided with the locks was a bit smaller than the original screws
> used. And, because the original strap button screws were tapered, I
> caouldn't use those screws with the straplocks.
>
> So, my experience with this has been: Straight out of the box, three tuners
> would barely turn. I can't get the intonation set exactly as I want it, and
> the strap button holes are larger than normal because of the screws that are
> used. My dilema is: Do I change the tuners before I sell it on Craigslist?
>
> Rob
Can I ask, why didn't you bring it up with Jay (the owner) when you
first tried the guitar? He's good about making things right. I'm
sure he would've shipped out a new set of tuners right away.
Keep in mind, in that price range, you are getting "bargain" tuners.
It's possible you got a couple of duds. Is the tension screw on the
tuners in question too tight? That could explain why they're hard to
turn.
But if you also suspected the neck is warped...I would've sent it back
for an exchange. Drop Jay an email, you never know unless you ask.
-d
jtees4
RichL
