Hi, this might be a silly question—or maybe not, depending on your perspective—but here we go.
Music Man is known for producing high-standard instruments, which are very expensive due to their use of high-spec materials, craftsmanship, and attention to detail.
I own a Music Man guitar, but I noticed that the string was slipping a bit, which had been bothering me for a while. I eventually took it to a luthier, who measured it and confirmed that it's slightly out of spec:
The Specs says
43mm at the NUT -
this guitar has -0.5mm (around 42.5) at nut from the original spec (if I measure after nut(literally after 1mm after nut it's worts it's 42.3
57.2 at the end of the last fret - this guitar has around -0.6mm (around 56.6/7) at last fret.
Some might argue that this is negligible, but my other guitars with the same specs don’t have this issue. With an instrument of this caliber, small discrepancies can make a huge difference.
I own other guitars—two made in Japan and another handmade one. These guitars, despite being less expensive than the Music Man (easily half the price), have perfect measurements. So, here’s my question:
Would this be something that Music Man would address as a defect, even if it’s out of warranty?
In my opinion, the answer should be yes. To me, this is comparable to a car recall—if it were a cosmetic paint issue, a bridge problem, or a fret issue after the warranty period, I could understand it not being covered. However, being out of spec—even by a small margin—seems to indicate a quality issue, which shouldn’t happen with a high-end instrument. I paid $4,000 for this guitar, and I believe it should be "100% perfect," at least in terms of measurements.
I’d really appreciate any insights or comments on this.
Cheers,
Music Man is known for producing high-standard instruments, which are very expensive due to their use of high-spec materials, craftsmanship, and attention to detail.
I own a Music Man guitar, but I noticed that the string was slipping a bit, which had been bothering me for a while. I eventually took it to a luthier, who measured it and confirmed that it's slightly out of spec:
The Specs says
43mm at the NUT -
this guitar has -0.5mm (around 42.5) at nut from the original spec (if I measure after nut(literally after 1mm after nut it's worts it's 42.3
57.2 at the end of the last fret - this guitar has around -0.6mm (around 56.6/7) at last fret.
Some might argue that this is negligible, but my other guitars with the same specs don’t have this issue. With an instrument of this caliber, small discrepancies can make a huge difference.
I own other guitars—two made in Japan and another handmade one. These guitars, despite being less expensive than the Music Man (easily half the price), have perfect measurements. So, here’s my question:
Would this be something that Music Man would address as a defect, even if it’s out of warranty?
In my opinion, the answer should be yes. To me, this is comparable to a car recall—if it were a cosmetic paint issue, a bridge problem, or a fret issue after the warranty period, I could understand it not being covered. However, being out of spec—even by a small margin—seems to indicate a quality issue, which shouldn’t happen with a high-end instrument. I paid $4,000 for this guitar, and I believe it should be "100% perfect," at least in terms of measurements.
I’d really appreciate any insights or comments on this.
Cheers,
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