Soloist owners, is this normal?

[Luafcm]

Who cares? I do. That's why I made the post. I don't think it's unreasonable AT ALL to expect close to perfection on a $2000+ list guitar, especially when it comes to the fit and finish and production tolerances of a STANDARD SIZED SCREW.

Just a thought, but that's probably the right size screw. I'll bet it was ok when the screw was installed, but something went wrong with the Floyd install. It looks like the guitar was disassembled and then the Floyd cavity was re-machined to remove some wood. Why is the cavity unfinished under the claw? Isn't there supposed to be conductive shielding paint in there?

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

I'd let that guitar go to someone like charvel750 or MakeAJazzNoiseHere to buy. There are lots of people out there who don't really care, but I'd send that guitar back to where ever it came from out of principal.

I "don't really care"? :think:

:ROTF:



Dude, you can ask JUST ABOUT ANYONE on this board... I am one of the pickiest people I know about stupid shit that no one else cares about.

I think Charvel750's post was kind of... Well, he struck me as a prick, but in general I agree with him, in this case.

What this is, is a cosmetic issue that is not even visible under normal circumstances. What impact does it actually have?

You would actually send a guitar back for this?

Close to perfection, yes, I expect that. Getting upset over a screw that is .5 mm too long that you can see with the tremolo cavity cover off, I don't understand.

Delaminating headstocks, squirrely routing, sloppy runs in the paint, pickup bezel screws drilled sloppily/at an angle, scratches in the fingerboard, those are all COSMETIC ISSUES, but cosmetic issues I care about.

This screw is a non-issue to me. If it is an issue to you, then send it back, but understand that it really has no impact on the guitar. It's not a problem that's going to get worse or something you need to worry about at all, and unlike MOST cosmetic issues, it's not even something you're going to see on a regular basis.

[bainelaker]

For what it's worth, I'm not sending the guitar back, everything else is perfect, and the tone and neck are too good for me to get hung up on the screw. Still, a little shocking to see on a USA Jackson. None of mine have had this, and I wonder what the cause is - obviously other folks here have the same screw sticking out.

[fatstrat]

Blah, blah, blah, just play yer axe and stfu. Who cares? Be lucky you have a nice guitar, a screw through the bridge pickup cavity is so irrelevant, hell, it might even provide better tone. I mean, there's AIDS, cancer, and a war on terror right now. Who cares about your screws sticking through?

why are people like this such DICKS when it comes to a simple question? when your paying THOUSANDS of dollars on a U.S.A. guitar, it should not have crap like that! inexcusable! how about I sell you a car with a screw going through the floorboard? if you complained about it should I say, shut the fuck up and just drive it? there's a war on, forget about the screw!

[fatstrat]

and that screw DOES matter. what if it was hitting one of the springs,( and it runs right through the MIDDLE SPRING SLOT!) causing it to catch and not return to pitch? no big deal? whatever man! its hilarious that morons like you just say "sweep it under the rug, or just fix it!" why the hell should the customer have to do something you PAID someone else to do?!

[Oblivion99]

This is an extremely common issue, and don't worry, it does NOT effect the playability or tone of the instrument in any way. The pickup grounding screw has stuck out into the trem cavity at least a tiny bit on most of the USA and custom shop Jacksons I have owned, and is more noticable in some than others.

There is quite a lot of space between the springs and the bottom of the cavity where the screw would be. Unless the screw is protruding like a full centimeter into the cavity, it will cause you absolutely no issues with the trem springs.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

and that screw DOES matter. what if it

"What if" doesn't really matter. IF that screw were catching on the spring, then sure, it would matter. It's an easy fix to file the screw down a little, and I agree, the customer shouldn't have to do that.

But it's not, so he doesn't, and it's a non issue. The screw doesn't matter. :dunno:

[Oblivion99]

There are going to be small issues you find with any guitar, no matter how much it cost. There is no such thing as an absolutely perfect guitar, and if you think you have found one, you aren't looking at the details close enough to truly know.

Jacksons have their flaws, this little one being a seemingly common one, but in the end I have found them to be truly great instruments that play as well as they look, and THAT is what we all shell out the cash for

[micha]

wow, this became quite a discussion...

well, it's surely not a big deal for most of us, but if I was working at jackson and I'd be the one doing the wiring and stuff; this would happen to me once.
then I'd take smaller screws for the other couple of thousand guitars which are about to have the same problem and be done with it.
simply for the reason I don't like complaints.
it's not like this screw is holding anything, it could be as tiny as it gets.

still I say; it's not a a real problem, but it's so easily avoided...
and I doubt anyone here saying this wouldn't bug you at all would be complaining if that screw-tip was missing.

[salmonella]

In the grand scheme of things that is perhaps the most minor issue I have heard of. . Could be worse Eg bride / nut alignment issues seem quite common.

[RacerX]

Hey, guys, I found a nostril hair in my cavity!! OH NOESSSSS!!

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

Hey, guys, I found a nostril hair in my cavity!! OH NOESSSSS!!

Send it back!

Wait, is it a Mike Shannon nostril hair?

[Hellbat]

Hey, guys, I found a nostril hair in my cavity!! OH NOESSSSS!!

Taken out of context that can produce some disturbing mental images...

[fatstrat]

Hey, guys, I found a nostril hair in my cavity!! OH NOESSSSS!!

keep that shit to yourself. this is a guitar forum. go get it waxed.

[fatstrat]

"What if" doesn't really matter. IF that screw were catching on the spring, then sure, it would matter. It's an easy fix to file the screw down a little, and I agree, the customer shouldn't have to do that.

But it's not, so he doesn't, and it's a non issue. The screw doesn't matter. :dunno:

so "screw" it. LOL!