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New Cherry Burst Fret King Eclat arrived yesterday courtesy of Reverb seller.
It’s new but picked up for about half the price of a Vintage V100 due to what the seller described as a ‘scuff mark’ on the neck next to the first fret – see images. I enquired further before committing to the purchase and he said he thought it looked like the neck had got caught in the zip of the gig bag. He has excellent feedback on Reverb and his communication and delivery was spot on.
Having taken delivery and unpacked last night it does look to me like the neck has had a whack. There is a very light cracking on the finish on the treble side as well as the impact damage to the bass side shown in the images, which must have come when the neck was hit and the board or nut moved. The neck appears stable and has held in tune perfectly overnight. The damage to the bass side shown is approx. 2” inches long.
That aside, it is a lovely looking guitar, the top is sweet. Plays well and sounds exactly the way you hope it would.
I’ve got back in touch with the seller to discuss the damage and will look to get the neck touched up and refinished myself. Thoughts / advice welcome on this.
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Seems stable enough which is my only concern, it can be touched up and refinished. It was less than £200 so as long as the headstock isn't going to snap off I'm happy.
Play it and enjoy it, looks great for less than £200.
I've bought many a damaged guitar, I actually quite like it, bargains to be had and less fear about being the first one to damage it.
Repaired headstock Gibsons are my forte. Well, any I can get hold of before @HarrySeven snaps them up.
Gonna google how to touch it up.
Sustain is endless, it has grit and growl on tap with definition retained. Great to play, action is excellent out the box, I need to adjust the intonation a little.
Very impressed. Better than the Les Paul Studio I tried a few months ago.
Off to my local luthier for the setup which he does and sticks a set of 10s on it as it came with 9s. This pulls the neck out more, so truss rod adjustment... stuck rigid. Not moving. Presumably due to the knock it has had.
Back to seller to update and ask for a bit of money back towards the additional damage. He was great and instantly coughed up so the guitar as it is has cost me £100 at this point.
Back to the luthier to say go ahead and do what you can to get the truss rod working. He drills, heats, cranks but nothing is moving it.
So the only option I can think of is back to 9s and use it as long as it lasts then strip it for parts?
We talked about removing the fret board and he is happy to have a go, but concerned that the board won't survive if it doesn't come up easily.
If it comes up ok then under £200 if it doesn't then north of than figure plus a new board.
Might just play it for a while and have a think.