PittPastor
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This is about the DCE1 at the Guitar Center I mentioned in another thread. I was in the area and had a chance to stop in and play it. The tone was richer than I remembered it when I was simply running some scales. But it still sounded muddy when I played it.
I started examining that further and I found that it wasn't holding its tune as I moved up the fret. Even at the third fret I could hear it. When I fret the low E on the 5th fret, the note I got was sharp -- almost half way between the A and an A#.
Other strings varied. All seemed a bit off, all were sharp. Some were worse than others. Is this a neck angle problem?
I also noticed this when I examined it in the light better (now I know why they keep that acoustic room so dark!)
I don't know if you can tell from here, but the back is pulling away a little from the back of the neck. Might just be a crack on the binding. or might be sign of a repair. I'm not sure.
I'm losing interest in this guitar by the minute. I am just trying to educate myself on things to look for in used gear. The asking price is $499 for this. I'm now thinking that a setup is the least of the issues, so this is probably priced too high.
I started examining that further and I found that it wasn't holding its tune as I moved up the fret. Even at the third fret I could hear it. When I fret the low E on the 5th fret, the note I got was sharp -- almost half way between the A and an A#.
Other strings varied. All seemed a bit off, all were sharp. Some were worse than others. Is this a neck angle problem?
I also noticed this when I examined it in the light better (now I know why they keep that acoustic room so dark!)
I don't know if you can tell from here, but the back is pulling away a little from the back of the neck. Might just be a crack on the binding. or might be sign of a repair. I'm not sure.
I'm losing interest in this guitar by the minute. I am just trying to educate myself on things to look for in used gear. The asking price is $499 for this. I'm now thinking that a setup is the least of the issues, so this is probably priced too high.