50's strat.

[RUSSET]

John,
I don't imagine that there is anything drastically wrong with it. It just needs a good set-up, & as was mentioned earlier, some lubrication of the nut. The Trem action needs to be set up to suit yourself via the rear access plate. Don't give up on it.

Tony.

[John M]

Took it back to the dealer this afternoon. Put my side of the story and one of the techies had a go at it.
He agreed with everything I said, and he agreed that the guitar was unplayable in its present condition and not fit for purpose as I had suggested.
Theyre going to get a replacement from Fender instead of a warranty job.

[Mike Honey]

Theres a moral to this story.. What kind of guitar shop (that employs more than one techie) has on display a guitar thats unplayable? As I said before Always ,always, check everything you can whilst in the shop. Glad you're getting a replacement!

Mike

[kipper]

well done and hard luck john all in one go . glad you got it sorted. peter

[ecca]

Belive it, believe it not, I sent a new Gibson Les Paul back to Norlin in 1977 .
The action was worsening as the weeks went by, I think the neck was warping or something.
Gibson offered to replace the neck or swap the guitar which I did.
The moral being, it doesn't matter what you spend, it can always go wrong.

[neil2726]

Thanks Ecca - now having second thoughts about that ferrari I had an eye on!