So I finally got my dream guitar I've wanted for ten years. I got a 1998 Jem 7vwh because I wanted the ebony board so bad over the rosewood. This thing has been a freaking nightmare. My rg520qm plays better, has better tone, and stays in tune better! What is the deal here? Is this a bad year for them or something? It is indeed a real one, not a fake. I know because I also had a fake so I know the differences.
I can't get it to set up for the life of me. The strings won't lay down on the board. You know how you finally get a guitar playing like butter, and you can legato nice and smooth? Well this is terrible. It won't get that setup no matter how I tweak the truss rod, adjust the action, tilt the trem, use different spring formations and combinations. I'm using d'addario 10's. I have the trem posts bottomed out as far down as they can go, with no buzz. But the high e is still too far away from the board. I finally got the string tension manageable, but it will not stay in tune. The knife edges are fine, and the nut doesn't appear to be slipping. The strings are good and broke in from a couple weeks of playing. Maybe the springs aren't broke in?
I'm just ready to put this damn thing on the bay, and buy a prestige RG. Any advice guys?
I can't get it to set up for the life of me. The strings won't lay down on the board. You know how you finally get a guitar playing like butter, and you can legato nice and smooth? Well this is terrible. It won't get that setup no matter how I tweak the truss rod, adjust the action, tilt the trem, use different spring formations and combinations. I'm using d'addario 10's. I have the trem posts bottomed out as far down as they can go, with no buzz. But the high e is still too far away from the board. I finally got the string tension manageable, but it will not stay in tune. The knife edges are fine, and the nut doesn't appear to be slipping. The strings are good and broke in from a couple weeks of playing. Maybe the springs aren't broke in?
I'm just ready to put this damn thing on the bay, and buy a prestige RG. Any advice guys?