So, I am an owner of the 2022 L3 BFR for almost a year now. Here is the NGD thread. NGD: Time to show my new LIII BFR
Overall love it, also it makes me very happy to just look at the guitar esthetically. However, the instrument from out of the box had a very "stiff" neck in terms of relief. With 9th strings and standard tuning neck relief measures 0.2-0.25mm (0.009") with the truss rot completely loose. So I play the guitar with the nut just barely tighten to prevent it from spinning. I got the instrument from @PeteDuBaldo and had a discussion with him and EBMM CS (with all potential fixes, for example: "bending" the neck a bit to make sure the rod is not stuck ). Of course they are very responsive and helpful. We agreed that it is a border line acceptable and EBMM people (I of course know the names, just don't want to mention here without their permission) suggested me to keep an eye on it before the warranty runs out. So, I am at the end of my warranty period and need to decide if I should send back the guitar for them to evaluate it and potentially replace the neck. My dilemma here:
1. (Keep) I absolutely love the grain and color of the neck and how it matches the guitar. If they replace it this may change.
2. (Keep) Shipping across the country is difficult and scary.
3. (Send) Sometime I feel limitations in adjustability. Especially when changing strings or change of season. It plays totally fine by itself, but when comparing to the L2 where I can play more with the relief I eellike. I can set the guitars a tad better.
4. (Send) Fear that it will get worse with time and the neck will become completely flat or even convex with the time.
I know that it is ultimately my decision to make, but I would really like to hear your opinion on wether I should send it to MM or not? @PeteDuBaldo what do you think as a person who've seen many guitars including this one?
Thank you!
Overall love it, also it makes me very happy to just look at the guitar esthetically. However, the instrument from out of the box had a very "stiff" neck in terms of relief. With 9th strings and standard tuning neck relief measures 0.2-0.25mm (0.009") with the truss rot completely loose. So I play the guitar with the nut just barely tighten to prevent it from spinning. I got the instrument from @PeteDuBaldo and had a discussion with him and EBMM CS (with all potential fixes, for example: "bending" the neck a bit to make sure the rod is not stuck ). Of course they are very responsive and helpful. We agreed that it is a border line acceptable and EBMM people (I of course know the names, just don't want to mention here without their permission) suggested me to keep an eye on it before the warranty runs out. So, I am at the end of my warranty period and need to decide if I should send back the guitar for them to evaluate it and potentially replace the neck. My dilemma here:
1. (Keep) I absolutely love the grain and color of the neck and how it matches the guitar. If they replace it this may change.
2. (Keep) Shipping across the country is difficult and scary.
3. (Send) Sometime I feel limitations in adjustability. Especially when changing strings or change of season. It plays totally fine by itself, but when comparing to the L2 where I can play more with the relief I eellike. I can set the guitars a tad better.
4. (Send) Fear that it will get worse with time and the neck will become completely flat or even convex with the time.
I know that it is ultimately my decision to make, but I would really like to hear your opinion on wether I should send it to MM or not? @PeteDuBaldo what do you think as a person who've seen many guitars including this one?
Thank you!