cshrpminor Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Had this guitar for about 5 months now, got it new. Couple of days ago I noticed this... https://ibb.co/Nnbz0DG Now that I found it, it starts to bother me 😂 Should I just forget about it an keep playing it? Take it back to the shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 🤣…must…..fix!….. does…not ….match…..OCD going on hyperdrive…… oh yeah, that would drive me crazy once I saw it, but I’ll wait for the experts to chime in whether it’s worth getting fixed/can be fixed/normal course of doing business. In which case I could learn to live with it… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Not sure what 'getting it fixed' would entail in AUS.  But, for me,  if it were covered by warranty and I didn't have to ship it -  I'd get it fixed.  If those didn't apply - I'd get a very small 'artist' paint brush with 4 bristles and a little bit of brown paint, so I wouldn't see it every time I picked it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 A good luthier should be able to pull that fret, cut the nibs, do a little touchup on the ends of the slot and put the fret back in. Should not be that noticeable. What model is this guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshrpminor Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Dave F said: A good luthier should be able to pull that fret, cut the nibs, do a little touchup on the ends of the slot and put the fret back in. Should not be that noticeable. What model is this guitar? A 2023 J45 Standard. The fret end actually sits under the lacquer, it's not clearly visible on the image. Edited March 9 by cshrpminor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfish Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 The nibs on my 2011 J45tv are all exposed  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 5 hours ago, cshrpminor said: Had this guitar for about 5 months now, got it new. Couple of days ago I noticed this... https://ibb.co/Nnbz0DG That is so Gibson. Quick- everybody: is your tang showing? I would leave it, C Sharpe. . . it's unique, and almost endearing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshrpminor Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 33 minutes ago, philfish said: The nibs on my 2011 J45tv are all exposed  At least that's consistent 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 19 minutes ago, 62burst said: That is so Gibson. Quick- everybody: is your tang showing? I would leave it, C Sharpe. . . it's unique, and almost endearing. Plus 1 - a little 'this is me* mark. A reminder from a fret rarely used : Hey, you should come here more often. . .                                                                                                                                                  But yes, in the big picture, absolutely far out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson29 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 If you gave this J-45 a male name, he can have his nibs showing in any public venue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 3/9/2024 at 5:50 AM, fortyearspickn said: Not sure what 'getting it fixed' would entail in AUS.  But, for me,  if it were covered by warranty and I didn't have to ship it -  I'd get it fixed.  If those didn't apply - I'd get a very small 'artist' paint brush with 4 bristles and a little bit of brown paint, so I wouldn't see it every time I picked it up. It is a defect & should be covered under Warranty.. Not sure how it’s handled in AUS though? You should contact Gibson.. Good luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbpicker Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Plus 1 on the brown paint.  Life’s too short. rb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) It needs a shot of penicillin, it’s infected and swollen. All the other frets are fine. Don’t tell us it took five months for you to notice that,  that’s always been there, right? Edited March 18 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 One consideration with things like this is that it makes the guitar unique and very recognizable if stolen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 This is pathetic quality control (if the post and pic are legit). A bound fingerboard and someone hammers one fret through the fingerboard binding? Frankly, unbelievable. I would not even consider keeping the guitar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 As I just play them and do not build them, I am no expert. But it looks like a case of fret sprout to me. If so, it is not necessarily an example of poor build quality but as with other issues a reaction to the world surrounding the guitar.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 41 minutes ago, zombywoof said: But it looks like a case of fret sprout to me.  The fret "sprouted" cleanly through the fingerboard binding? I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshrpminor Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 1 hour ago, zombywoof said: As I just play them and do not build them, I am no expert. But it looks like a case of fret sprout to me. If so, it is not necessarily an example of poor build quality but as with other issues a reaction to the world surrounding the guitar.  I don't think this is fret sprout.  You can actually see the lacquer on the tang that is sticking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) 9 hours ago, jt said: The fret "sprouted" cleanly through the fingerboard binding? I don't think so. What fingerboard binding? What I see is the tang and end of the crown maybe not protruding but even with thew side of the board. If guess though, I simply label it fret sprout.  Edited March 18 by zombywoof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) 9 hours ago, cshrpminor said: I don't think this is fret sprout.  You can actually see the lacquer on the tang that is sticking out. I think it’s called S-hit QA and you are the recipient of it. Martin apparently has neck reset and binding issues, and Gibson has every other issue on the planet known to man. It’s the way it is. Welcome to ownership. Only a G is . . . Edited March 19 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 11 hours ago, zombywoof said: What fingerboard binding? What I see is the tang and end of the crown maybe not protruding but even with thew side of the board. If guess though, I simply label it fret sprout.  The fingerboard is bound in wood. It's possible, I suppose, that Gibson cut the fret slots with a router and didn't cut all the way through to the edges of the fingerboard. But the grain (in a very grainy photo) appears wrong for that. It looks to me like a fingerboard bound in wood. But regardless, that's not fret sprout. The tang on the offending fret has not been cut back so as not to protrude to the edge of the fingerboard. Again, I suspect the photo. It seems nearly impossible that the guitar left the factory like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) I've owned three J-45s and none of the fingerboards were bound. On all of them. all the fret ends were visible. Here's a photo of the one I still have. Edited March 19 by gearbasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Looks like QC was on a break when this guitar was supposed to be checked. Pretty slack letting it out the door. That's what QC is for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) 9 hours ago, olie said: Looks like QC was on a break when this guitar was supposed to be checked. Pretty slack letting it out the door. That's what QC is for. So for your job all you have to do is put check marks in boxes on this rectangular card. Do you think you can handle that? You can just check them no matter if  it’s good, or bad, and if you can do that after 4 years of college, you’re hired. That was a 3 joint lunch. And maybe a 6er as well. Edited March 19 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 What eludes me is how this issue could have gone unnoticed for some five months. Unless you happen to be a lefty, it would have been staring you right in the kisser every time you picked the guitar up.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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