Advice please

[MisterBen]

Greetings all.

Bit of friendly advice please...

Bought a MM Sabre in cobra burst, beautiful guitar it really is. It is also the most expensive instrument I have ever owned so I don't really have a reference point to compare it against, but at nearly £4,000 I would have assumed the finish would be absolutely perfect, flawless.

There is a small bump-bubble in the paint work however (as per pic). Am I being picky and fussy? Or would you not expect this on such a high end instrument?

Many thanks in advance, peace and love.

 

[DrKev]

Welcome to the forum family, @MisterBen !

If that's just the shape of the underlying wood, presumably due to the hand sanding process prior to finishing, and the paint is correctly adhered, I personally would not worry about it. If you can't live with it, ask the store you bought it from about their return policy.

If it's an actual bubble in the paint, that would be a warranty issue and again you should contact the store you bought it from and they'll make it right (presumably the options would be replacement or credit or refund if a suitable replacement is not available).

Feel free to contact Music Man customer service for advice too, but as far as I know for warranty issues in the UK the store is who you deal with.

 

[MisterBen]

Welcome to the forum family, @MisterBen !

If that's just the shape of the underlying wood, presumably due to the hand sanding process prior to finishing, and the paint is correctly adhered, I personally would not worry about it. If you can't live with it, ask the store you bought it from about their return policy.

If it's an actual bubble in the paint, that would be a warranty issue and again you should contact the store you bought it from and they'll make it right (presumably the options would be replacement or credit or refund if a suitable replacement is not available).

Feel free to contact Music Man customer service for advice too, but as far as I know for warranty issues in the UK the store is who you deal with.

@DrKev

Many thanks for such a speedy reply, and the advice! I think it is the wood tbh, feels kinda solid, not like a paint bubble would.

It also came with scratched pick ups under the protective film, but EB are sending me new pickups so it's all good

Thanks again.

 

[DrKev]

Awesome news!

In accordance with forum tradition it is my duty as moderator to inform you that your guitar does not officially exist until we have a New Guitar Day thread, with photos, in the guitar section of the forum.

 

[MisterBen]

 

[wellens]

Hi! I was interested in this topic because I am new and I see that you are also new to the forum, MisterBen. I'm just starting to dive into the world of guitar music and am still faced with a difficult choice. I play a classical Spanish guitar, but now I'm planning to buy myself an acoustic one. Which brand of acoustics for a beginner can you safely recommend?