I posted this over at the FDP, so some of you may be seeing it for the second time. I just received a new/nos-ish JF-30 and only have a 72 hour inspection window and the tech I usually use is out of town this week so I thought I'd get some input here to see if I should be concerned.
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Guitar arrived today - happy to report that the bridge is on firmly. The guitar shipped UPS ground to SoCal from IL, double boxed, packed well but without a case... and was only a smidge out of tune when I pulled her out this evening.
I was surprised.
She's a real looker, I'll get some pics up tomorrow.
I'm a little puzzled though, the bridge pins seem to be almost drilled at a slight angle (with the top ball end leaning toward the neck a touch), but the saddle and bridge for the most part appear to be straight. The straight factor could be an optical illusion.. I don't have a straight edge right at the moment to really see what's going on.
There's a fair amount of bulge behind the bridge, but between the bridge and the soundhole it's straight. Action is not excessively high, but it's not what you'd call low either. The saddle is a little lower than what I usually see on a new guitar, but it's not a nub or anything.
Does Guild give their jumbo tops a slight radius.. like Gibson or are they supposed to be flatter like Martin?
Open chords intonate well, the tone is really nice... almost exactly what I've been hearing in my head when I think about what I wanted from a guitar nice top end with the balance of mids and lows.. though I could live with a bit more bottom, maybe that will come as the top opens up.
the 1 11/16" nut on an acoustic will take some adjustment, but I can't see that being a problem over the long haul.
I'm working from home tonight with little free time. New strings tomorrow and we'll give her a week to adjust to the new climate then it's set up time.
Unless you all freak me out about the bulging.
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Guitar arrived today - happy to report that the bridge is on firmly. The guitar shipped UPS ground to SoCal from IL, double boxed, packed well but without a case... and was only a smidge out of tune when I pulled her out this evening.
I was surprised.
She's a real looker, I'll get some pics up tomorrow.
I'm a little puzzled though, the bridge pins seem to be almost drilled at a slight angle (with the top ball end leaning toward the neck a touch), but the saddle and bridge for the most part appear to be straight. The straight factor could be an optical illusion.. I don't have a straight edge right at the moment to really see what's going on.
There's a fair amount of bulge behind the bridge, but between the bridge and the soundhole it's straight. Action is not excessively high, but it's not what you'd call low either. The saddle is a little lower than what I usually see on a new guitar, but it's not a nub or anything.
Does Guild give their jumbo tops a slight radius.. like Gibson or are they supposed to be flatter like Martin?
Open chords intonate well, the tone is really nice... almost exactly what I've been hearing in my head when I think about what I wanted from a guitar nice top end with the balance of mids and lows.. though I could live with a bit more bottom, maybe that will come as the top opens up.
the 1 11/16" nut on an acoustic will take some adjustment, but I can't see that being a problem over the long haul.
I'm working from home tonight with little free time. New strings tomorrow and we'll give her a week to adjust to the new climate then it's set up time.
Unless you all freak me out about the bulging.