Hi everyone.
I bought an Epiphone AJ45 last week from Peach. Opened the box and was pretty smitten, tuned up and all seemed well.
Now I've had it for a week, it's pretty clear chords are out. 12the fret harmonics seem okay. Fretted notes are all sharp.
Theres a bit of nut binding when tuning. I'm not sure what gauge the strings are, but they feeling higher tension than the Martin lights on my Yamaha APX.
Can anyone advise what to check/do next to fix this? Otherwise, I really like the guitar and I'm keen to keep it.
James
Edit: I has a 'plek'd' sticker on it, for what its worth, some degree of set up has been done.
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Even if you think it's OK, the chances are that it can be better, and even a tiny height difference makes a surprisingly large difference to the playability and how in-tune the guitar sounds in the open chord positions - and the groove cutting makes a lot of difference to the tuning stability.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
If only the nut issues persist then this can be sorted.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I might get in touch with Peach and see how sending the guitar to my local tech affects my warranty.
Thank you all for your input thus far.
005 or 010 would create buzzing more likely than not.
Vive la difference and all that. I'd find that much relief unplayable - or rather I'd find its effect on the action in the middle of the neck unplayable.
I tightened the truss rod, the gap reduced, and now the tuner registers at about 55%, so much better, if not perfect. The neck is still in bow, so I think it can be adjusted a little further. I'll pick up my feeler gauges from the garage and be a bit more accurate tonight.