mekhem wrote:I know that on the interwebz there is a whole sh!sh0w about buying a new guitar ans having to have a full pro level set up - the frets done and the drying out the neck finish et. al. but I am of the belief that a brand new guitar delivered right from the factory should have at the very least a decent base level setup. This is/should be part of the basic QA and pre-delivery.
Parts should be stable. Nut should be close. Neck should be adjusted as best as it can be and it should be intonated/intonateable within a margin that allows for temperature humidity variances.
So - a strike or two for PGW* for sending this out only half done, but congrats on getting it sorted. Once it gets broken in a bit have the nut looked at and then you should be good.
* this does slow down my gas for a Brian Jones hardtail teardrop though....
I totally agree with you.. cost me $1500 CAD, as a not rich student this is a shitload of money... but you can get them used for a good price and some might be in excellent playing condition... I spotted a brownish hollowbody limited edition teardrop on reverb once ...
mgeek wrote:JTurbide wrote:I've never played a real vintage vox but people seems to agree that they were kinda shitty guitar to play so..
Mine isn't
99% of the examples that turn up are the Italian ones, which I have no experience of though.
Of course not all of them...
most of my favourites bands plays with them so they must not all be skunk. (BJM, BMK, spacemen3, joy division etc..)