NGD... But not so happy

[PavarottiTheBro]

Hey

As you can see, this is my first post. Even though I come here a lot, I never felt like I had something interesting to say... Until now
I decided to buy my first ERG, an RG8. I was really happy when the guitar arrived, until I really looked at it and tried it out.
When I first played the guitar(unplugged), I loved it! The neck was really comfy and I didn't find the 2 extra strings weird at all(just a little buzz on the 8th string). But then I noticed some odd stuff...

Is this normal? I don't really know, but doesn't look like it for sure... The neck screws have some weird stuff too, but I couldn't get a decent pic of that.

Still, this wasn't the worst. When I first plugged the guitar to an amp, there was a HUGE hum sound... I switched cables, tried different amps and it just didn't disappear.

I'm emailing them today to return the guitar... I just hope my second NGD goes better than this one

 

[Leuchty]

Do you mean the plastic protector on the pickups?

 

[PavarottiTheBro]

Do you mean the plastic protector on the pickups?

No, there's something weird under the 24th fret... But I don't really understand that much about this, that's why I asked
Probably it's just me being too picky

 

[blanco]

I think we're going to need a better picture. That looks like it could be the wood colouration or equally a light behind the camera.

 

[Leuchty]

Ok, I wasn't sure if you meant the fretboard or the plastic , no disrespect...

Could you maybe describe what we're looking at? Does it seem like wood? Stained? Water damage? Any discolouration on the fret?

 

[PavarottiTheBro]

I tried to get a better picture, but it's hard at the moment.
Well, as I said, I don't know much about this, but it looks like some kind of wood filler to me... Still, I also think it could be normal wood colouration. But this isn't what bothered me the most, I'm returning the guitar because of that huge noise :\

 

[yauyo]

Do you mean that gap between pick-up and fret-board seems too close that locates on 1st string?

 

[mr_rainmaker]

pic is too blurry

 

[outlawzeng]

The thing under the 24th fret looks like a natural change in the wood coloration.

 

[Floppystrings]

I have never seen a blurry guitar before.

Definitely return it for a less blurry one.

 

[Toxic Dover]

Does the hum go away when you touch the strings or the bridge? If so, the pickups aren't grounded properly, which they absolutely should have been from the factory... It's a relatively easy fix in most cases, but if swapping it for another one is an option, that's what I'd do.

 

[PavarottiTheBro]

The thing under the 24th fret looks like a natural change in the wood coloration.

Yeah, it probably is... Well, they are taking the guitar back tomorrow, as long as they fix the noise problem, I'm fine. I liked the guitar, a lot!

 

[Rev2010]

I can't tell what it is you're trying to point out in that pic, maybe try using Macro Mode so we can get a pic that is clear. Also, this is posted in the Sevenstring guitars section when technically it should be posted under the ERG section.


Rev.