Congrats and enjoy, Jaimoe!
Please flip the TRC before you give some of us an embolism.
Please flip the TRC before you give some of us an embolism.
Considering my first Guild, a CO-2. What should I look out for?
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There’s a shim between the top and neck block . It’s slightly wedged shape it’s apparent that they were inconsistent in thickness’s that primarily is the cause for hump in the top which obviously effects the fretboard extension.Got the CO-2 home yesterday. Everything's perfect.
Re: warping/humping: Garrett Riley did say that as he was adjusting the neck, he noticed that if he over-tightened two of the screws, the fretboard and top would both immediately begin to deform. Apparently the two graphite rods under the fingerboard extension are so much stiffer than wood that once they're under pressure, everything else has to give since they don't.
Perhaps that's a sign that the cause of the warping in some models is a design flaw inherent to the design itself, not just a manufacturing or assembly defect?
Anyway, it's an awesome guitar. Bright, loud, sweet, and lively. If other Guilds are as good as this one, I may be hooked
To fix that all you have to do is tap off the top along the fretboard edges . Remove the neck then locate the hump area and sand down to level .
In some cases it might cause a slight recess which will allow the fretboard to sit down in the top a bit , over all it’s not really noticeable err, um , unless your really bad at wood working ! lol
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Did you do this or have someone do this to your Contemporarys?
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I do it if needed
Edit: just because I’m bored I’ll add that I still have to finish working on my CV-2 . I pulled the fret extension frets because the fretboard extensions was bit un- uniform and some of its issues are the graphite rails . To me when they setup they moved a bit taking things out of whack . So to compensate I’m reshaping the fretboard .
Christopher was helping me during a met and great but I never got back on it . The banding was and is coming off the top so replacing it will added to the list of things to do . lol
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Welcome to Guild, buddy.
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Yeah.
The TRC is one of those subtle little aesthetic touches Guilds have. It mimics (in miniature) the crest at the top of the peghead, something none of the others ever did.
JohnW63
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"it did need a neck reset"
That is the cool thing about these guitars. You can change the neck in minutes and not risk breaking anything or damaging the finish. Un screw it and fiddle with it. I messed about with mine, but I didn't need to go as far as rayk did.
That is the cool thing about these guitars. You can change the neck in minutes and not risk breaking anything or damaging the finish. Un screw it and fiddle with it. I messed about with mine, but I didn't need to go as far as rayk did.
Well, actually... Tacoma truss rod covers also do the same thing
But I agree it's a nice touch. I love it when guitar designers use the same subtle motifs throughout the build. By the way I have corrected my grievous error. TRC is right-side-up now!
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I assume you've checked it for carbon dioxide?