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Hello!
I bought a new D140 Cutaway Electric.
In the store I already noticed a bit too much neck relief, like a quarter turn from usual.
At home I played a few days before changing anything. It was then that I also noticed a bit of buzzing when using 8th-12th fret.
Truss Rod:
The truss rod is really really stiff. The adjustment wrench bends heavily, while the nut almost doesnt turn. No chance making a quarter turn to reduce relief (strings loosened). The other direction (counter clockwise) is ok. Then I can turn back to the original point, but hardly beyond that.
Fretboard Geometry:
Also, from the 14th fret upward there is a ski ramp.
I really wonder about the production quality. The ski ramp requires at least filing down the frets (they are high ones so theres room left), but the truss rod is likely badly installed. The truss rod really is a surprise, because you can't test that in the store on a new guitar (realistically).
What would you do? Have you had similar experiences? I bought the guitar locally, so no online-send-back-because-I-dont-like-it possible.
I bought a new D140 Cutaway Electric.
In the store I already noticed a bit too much neck relief, like a quarter turn from usual.
At home I played a few days before changing anything. It was then that I also noticed a bit of buzzing when using 8th-12th fret.
Truss Rod:
The truss rod is really really stiff. The adjustment wrench bends heavily, while the nut almost doesnt turn. No chance making a quarter turn to reduce relief (strings loosened). The other direction (counter clockwise) is ok. Then I can turn back to the original point, but hardly beyond that.
Fretboard Geometry:
Also, from the 14th fret upward there is a ski ramp.
I really wonder about the production quality. The ski ramp requires at least filing down the frets (they are high ones so theres room left), but the truss rod is likely badly installed. The truss rod really is a surprise, because you can't test that in the store on a new guitar (realistically).
What would you do? Have you had similar experiences? I bought the guitar locally, so no online-send-back-because-I-dont-like-it possible.