If anyone wants to know about the misalignment.. it is only the bridge pickup that is so slightly off you would have to be told that is off. I am on my second one and it really is a fantastic instrument. I mY attempt to move the pickup over if when I remove the ring and there are no marks from it that will show from the original position. I have measured it up and an 8th of inch would put in perfect alignment..then again I may just leave it alone . I can say that I will not make the mistake of getting rid of this guitar again, when I sold the first one it was under protest ,and I never stopped wanting another.