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I just got my Thunderbird in the mail today and at first glance, it’s beautiful, but it has some issues.
1. The tuning stability is almost non existent
2. The trem is stiff, squeaky and throws it out of tune
3. The knobs on the pickguard are somehow crooked
These three are issues I can solve, but it has one more problem that has me stumped. It plays like garbage. The strings appear to be a relatively new set of D’addario 10’s, the frets look great (tall and level from what I can tell), and the neck looks straight, but the strings feel stuff and sticky and the bass strings buzz quite a bit. I want this guitar to play like butter and I don’t want to send it back if I can help it. Did I just get a bad egg or are these common issues for other owners? If so any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks!
1. The tuning stability is almost non existent
2. The trem is stiff, squeaky and throws it out of tune
3. The knobs on the pickguard are somehow crooked
These three are issues I can solve, but it has one more problem that has me stumped. It plays like garbage. The strings appear to be a relatively new set of D’addario 10’s, the frets look great (tall and level from what I can tell), and the neck looks straight, but the strings feel stuff and sticky and the bass strings buzz quite a bit. I want this guitar to play like butter and I don’t want to send it back if I can help it. Did I just get a bad egg or are these common issues for other owners? If so any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks!