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...you buy a "new" used RR1 and the OFR doesn't work correctly because of a manufacturing snafu????? I can't use warranty repair 'cuz technically, I'm not the first owner. I'm hoping the guy that sold this to me steps up to the plate and makes it right. Long story short: the cavity isn't routed deep enough (or the neck was set way low) so the posts for the OFR have been screwed down so far that the Floyd's base plate is flush tight against the receptacles and the rout surface. The result? Limited range of motion and super fucking stiff movement. I KNOW the trem ain't set right because the string height isn't NEARLY as low as it could/should be and yet the OFR can't be moved lower. Jackson ain't gonna touch this even though it's clearly a screw up on the part of USA divisions' manufacturing and quality control. I am fucking pissed!
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Damn that sucks. I'm not aware of any way to fix this on a neck-thru guitar._________________________________________________
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Did you buy it online? Did you notice that in the pics? I would have.
If indeed the route is not low enough take to a pro and have the route cut deeper simple fix.Really? well screw Mark Twain.Comment
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You'd need pretty damn good pics to notice that...Originally posted by straycat View PostPopular is not the same as good
Rare is not the same as valuable
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Wow, yet ANOTHER one! This problem is becoming a common occurrence, and it its totally unacceptable. I have 3 guitars with this problem, and to be honest, Im really getting tired of having to rout out Floyd cavities. One of my newest ones, a brand new RR24M in white has this issue. My KV2 had this issue. An SL2H had this issue. Not to mention countless other people on here. And to be more specific, its not that the rout isnt deep enough, its that either the fretboard is too thin, or there is no neck angle built in.Imagine, being able to be magically whisked away to... Delaware. Hi... Im in... Delaware...
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Holy Sh*t! Sounds like this isn't an isolated incident. Regardless of what the issue is, it's a considerable screw up on the part of Jackson's manufacturing and Quality Control divisions. Seriously though, how the f*ck does something like this slide through undetected or uncorrected. The additional 2 hours worth of work to fix it would have created a life-long satisfied customer out of me. Now, while it won't impact their bottom line even fractionally, they have lost a customer and an advocate. F*ck 'em. I'll spend my money on other brands.Originally posted by RobRR View PostComment
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RobRR- did you have any of your Floyd rout problems fixed locally? Anyone you could recommend? I'm 45 minutes west/southwest of Philly and don't mind driving an hour or so...Originally posted by RobRR View PostComment
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Yeah, me.
I did it, cause like you, I bought my KV2 secondhand so the warrranty was out. It not really that difficuly if youve got the right tools for the job. If you need help, shoot me a pm.Imagine, being able to be magically whisked away to... Delaware. Hi... Im in... Delaware...
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There's the problem- I don't have a router and I'm not about to take a wood chisel to an otherwise pristine USA guitar.Originally posted by RobRR View PostYeah, me.
I did it, cause like you, I bought my KV2 secondhand so the warrranty was out. It not really that difficuly if youve got the right tools for the job. If you need help, shoot me a pm.Comment
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Do not forget you need to pull the studs, and then you may need to check your sustain block on the floyd, it may go through the back cover if you have to go to far. Possibly have to change out the size of the block.Custom Guitars, Refinish and restorations.
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I have no problem with my trem routing, but the pickups on my CS didn't fit into the body.
the strings were lying on the neck single coil and the hum in bridge position was just pushed in somehow.
they had to bend these little metal "ears" on the sides of the PU, and as a consequence were not able to put in these screws you need for height adjustment.
the humbucker was just held in place by pure friction.
noone can tell me somebody even tried to play that thing befre shipping since the singlecoil was so high the strings were unable to move at all.
I would have sent it back if it wasn't for another wait for a year or something, so I used the dremel to help me out.
but this was not what I understand in quality control in any way...
now I wonder why it took months from final works on my guitars to delivery none the less...
tremstick give-away (performer series trem)Comment
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I hardly use the floyd, so i'd prob not notice
I like EL34s.Comment
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Yeah, if one is ill-equipped to handle a floyd, it's best to leave it be...Originally posted by Grim View PostI hardly use the floyd, so i'd prob not notice
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Originally posted by micha View Post
Bingo! There have also been quite a few instances where the jack has been incorrectly installed in such a way that you can't even plug into it, but the electronics are checked off on the hang tag. It happened on a few examples of one of the limited run Charvels, and on some PC1s. On the Charvels, the problem was easily fixed by rotating the jack so the contacts could move, but it proved that at least that part of the QC inspection was not being done. In the case of the PC1s, iirc, some of them also had defective sustainers which would (hopefully) have been caught if an inspection had actually been done.Comment
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