[Singin' Dave]

Originally Posted by Ronkirn

RUN AWAY.... what a crock.... the above is a coy way of saying, "I don't wanna fool with it, if you don't buy it, some other turkey will waddle in and do so"

If you are buying a "project", sure. you should expect it to need some work, but if you are buying a musical instrument, you should be able to play the darn thing right there, on the spot.... perhaps it might need some "tweaking" later to accommodate your specific parameters, but a musical instrument doesn’t buzz from the get go… and certainly not all over… and if it does… the loon that was trying to sell you should have said, “ Opps Sorry man, that one slipped by our tech, can ya wait a few minutes while he dials it in?”

When a guitar is shipped from Point A to B, much can happen. It can sit in a truck at 130 degrees, then get stuck on a plane where in 10 minutes it can be at 35,000 feet where it’s -50 inh the cargo hold… then back on the ground, and chunked in a nice dark brown truck again, baking at a slow simmer…. that might Juuuuuust create a scenario where the guitar buzzes after it arrives at it’s destination, even after it acclimates to the ambient temperature. That’s why better shops, will check out each one, and adjust accordingly. That doesn’t mean a full setup, just checked so they are sure, when a potential customer isn’t “turned off” buy a POS… That eliminates Best Buy…et al…

“play it for a week and see what happens.” . . . whatta jerque…

Ron Kirn

Just read through this whole thread and this post above pretty much sums it up for me. If you can't get a refund/exchange, sell that kindling on eBay (honestly of course) and consider the lost money a valuable lesson learned - NEVER buy a guitar that doesn't feel/sound right to you from the first time you play it!