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Enlightened Member
How long have you owned the CV-1C: 20 months
Year & specific model: 2008 CV-1c (Blemish/used)
Purchased new or used: eBay aftermarket seller
Price paid: $900.00 (Total invested following repairs: $1600.00)
Owners rate 1 (least appreciated) to 10 (most appreciated) in following categories with comments as desired:
Build quality: 3 (when received from eBay seller - see below comments)
Present build quality: 10
Looks: 10
Projection: 8
Bass:8
Mids: 9
Highs: 9.5
Sustain: 8
Playability/comfort: 10 (following luthier surgery)
Dependability: see below
Fingerstyle: 10
Flatpick: 9
Strum: 8
Condition (Mint/Excellent/Good/Fair/Poor): Excellent plus but only after major surgery to repair neck and neck joint defects (see below)
Favorite Strings (one selection only): Elixer PB medium/lights
Would you buy another if lost/sold: No
Overall Assessment: See below
Most Appreciated Characteristic: F-40 cutaway body is probably the most comfortable of any guitar I've owned
Least Appreciated: Fender's decision to sell seconds to aftermarket retailers who then flooded the eBay market with them
Favorite CV-1C Story/Moment: The day Ross the Magic Luthier returned the guitar to me following his expert surgery.
Other observations/comments: The whole story is here: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=13293&hilit=trainwreck+neck
The bottom line is that after sinking several hundred dollars into neck and neck attachment repairs, I now love this guitar. Long story short: the bolt on neck had been overtorqued during assembly at the Tacoma plant. Once the joint was repaired, I took it home, then returned it to the luthier a couple of months later due to significant neck warping. We eventually concluded that the wood used in this particular neck was still green. Ross Jennings kept this guitar several months this time to ensure it had dried sufficiently, then sanded and refretted the neck a second time before releasing it to me. It was one of the last to be crafted in the Tacoma plant prior to Fender's decision to move operations to New Hartford. Many here believe (me included) that Fender tried to cut costs by selling off guitars that normally would not have been released for sale.
Year & specific model: 2008 CV-1c (Blemish/used)
Purchased new or used: eBay aftermarket seller
Price paid: $900.00 (Total invested following repairs: $1600.00)
Owners rate 1 (least appreciated) to 10 (most appreciated) in following categories with comments as desired:
Build quality: 3 (when received from eBay seller - see below comments)
Present build quality: 10
Looks: 10
Projection: 8
Bass:8
Mids: 9
Highs: 9.5
Sustain: 8
Playability/comfort: 10 (following luthier surgery)
Dependability: see below
Fingerstyle: 10
Flatpick: 9
Strum: 8
Condition (Mint/Excellent/Good/Fair/Poor): Excellent plus but only after major surgery to repair neck and neck joint defects (see below)
Favorite Strings (one selection only): Elixer PB medium/lights
Would you buy another if lost/sold: No
Overall Assessment: See below
Most Appreciated Characteristic: F-40 cutaway body is probably the most comfortable of any guitar I've owned
Least Appreciated: Fender's decision to sell seconds to aftermarket retailers who then flooded the eBay market with them
Favorite CV-1C Story/Moment: The day Ross the Magic Luthier returned the guitar to me following his expert surgery.
Other observations/comments: The whole story is here: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=13293&hilit=trainwreck+neck
The bottom line is that after sinking several hundred dollars into neck and neck attachment repairs, I now love this guitar. Long story short: the bolt on neck had been overtorqued during assembly at the Tacoma plant. Once the joint was repaired, I took it home, then returned it to the luthier a couple of months later due to significant neck warping. We eventually concluded that the wood used in this particular neck was still green. Ross Jennings kept this guitar several months this time to ensure it had dried sufficiently, then sanded and refretted the neck a second time before releasing it to me. It was one of the last to be crafted in the Tacoma plant prior to Fender's decision to move operations to New Hartford. Many here believe (me included) that Fender tried to cut costs by selling off guitars that normally would not have been released for sale.