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Wow dude. You didn't think to look in the sound hole before you laid down your money? I say that's your bad, not Gibsons'. You have high standards and you let this get by your QC. That's on you and after-the-fact it's too late to whine about your error. Get over it and play the damn guitar! <_<

 

Er... Why you post twice ? I think you already mentioned that in your first post.

 

By the way, are you always being rude ?

[Excess glue inside guitar need help]

A Lamborghini costs 100x more than a Gibson acoustic, so that comparison is hard to accept. And, as you said, "if the first time you stepped inside..." If paying $300k for an auto, I should think you would want to inspect it Before you bought it. As far as the Gibson, knowing you have high expectations and there was no possibility of a return for a refund, you should have inspected it closely Before you bought it. You also could have come here for input befor buying and members like GDC and Olie would have warned you of the inconsistencies in Gibsons. But that is water over the dam. Since you're asking people here for advice, it would probably make sense to find a luthier that could correct the problems you've found..

 

Hey I just try to compare like no brand with Gibson just like toyota and Lamborghini.

[Excess glue inside guitar need help]

Well, honestly, I think Gibson would do well to avoid this sloppiness - they slip a few too many through with minor issues. But it's part of what Gibson is, I suppose. Take it in stride and enjoy your guitar.

 

 

Tend to agree that just a touch more TLC would result in these kinds of things happening less and would make customers much happier, but really wouldn't bother me if the guitar sounded good, but like I stated previously can understand why someone else would be turned off by it. Although it doesn't happen as often with Martins, my HD28 has some imperfections that would drive others insane, but the guitar sounds GLORIOUS, so I overlook the imperfections. Also, my 2017 J45 was covered in a fine dust that was all over the guitar and in the case, most likely from sanding and polishing. All they had to do was wipe the guitar down better before sending it off. Some might look at something like that as a turn off, rationalizing that if they can't do something as simple as cleaning up a guitar before sending it out, how can me trust them to perform more complicated tasks consistently, right?

 

This is what I want to imply in this post.

 

Actually, the QC things of factory is very important to customer's happiness. As a Gibson is very famous guitar factory and of course very high price guitar come out from this factory too ( This guitar is cost around US$3200) and yes I expect more neat and clean at this high cost. Gibson should fix this problem before assembly parts together because after glued bracing on back they still have time to remove this. How can they don't know that glue is leak when press it ? or it's just sloppiness like GDC said ?

 

Imagine that if you buy a car, let's say Ferrari or Lamborghini, when you step in your car for the first time and notice that steering wheel have a mark on it. What you gonna do ? return or accept it ? or ask seller do something with it ?

[Excess glue inside guitar need help]

Aww come on man

 

Noticeable ?

 

Only if ya stick yer face in the soundhole , otherwise it's invisible

 

And I never saw anyone playing the guitar with their face at the soudhole

 

Ah, I can see it when I pick her up to play. I am not play guitar with my face :)

[Excess glue inside guitar need help]

If the glue residue really bothers you, use a single-edge razor blade to scrape it away. There are probably a lot more important things to consider, like how does the guitar sound and play? Personally, those teeny-tiny squeezed-out glue droplets would be pretty unimportant.

 

Remember, "Only a Gibson is glued enough". It wouldn't be a Gibson if it didn't have a glue drop here and there on the inside. Learn to love it.

 

lol

 

Thank you for suggestion.

[Excess glue inside guitar need help]

Welcome to the forum!

 

There are those that see such cosmetic things as deal breakers........they seem to have no tolerance for imperfection of any kind in an acoustic guitar. Honestly, this is an untenable position. Nothing, including acoustic guitars, can be held to such an impossible standard. Then there are those as myself for whom such cosmetic issues are part and parcel of the products of human hands. Aside from the annoying little glue residue and the insignificant mark on the heel (neither of which is "very much noticeable" to anyone but you), does the guitar play as you expect and have a pleasing tone? Yes? Play it......and don't sweat the small stuff. If it does not meet your standards for sound and playability consider returning it, but be advised that the next one may have cosmetic issues that annoy you even more.

 

In a perfect world..........

 

Thank you for the comment but here is the thing in my country there is no such thing as "return to seller if you don't like it". I agree that it won't effect the sound. It sound incredible but when I look at it, it still annoying :)

[Excess glue inside guitar need help]

Hello,

 

I just brought Gibson L-00 Koa from dealer and when I returned to home I looked into soundhole and found excess glue look like droplet. This is very much noticeable.

 

Here is the pic of it :

 

and a mark on the neck which is absolutely not scratch...

 

I emailed to customer service and he informed me that this glue excess can happen because there are unfinished. The white spot and the mark on the neck (he told me that it could be be buffing compound) can remove by using naphtha.

 

So I use it (Ronsonol) as he said, and the mark on the neck didn't come out and I also try this method on area between fingerboard and the top, which has same mark as the neck, and that's make some lacquer gone (discolor) :

 

My questions are 1. the other Gibson guitars have same problem as mine ? I have Seagull S6 and Martin 00-18, they don't have a single excess glue.

2. How can I remove this droplet excess glue ?

3. How can I fix that discolor problem on the area between fingerboard and the top ?

 

Thank you very much :)

 

Edit: 1. My country doesn't have return offer. There is only buy and no return. If you don't like it, only option is sell to someone else.

2.I forgot to put full size picture of it. My first Gibson guitar L-00 Koa 2016. Cosmetics issue but I still love her :)