New Guitar Day - but I am now 0 for 3

[oldefrothingslosh]

Relative newbie here, so go easy. Just got my much anticipated Gary Moore BFG from Musicians Friend - love the feel and really love the pickups.

 

However... has a dead spot on the high e string (the Bb does not ring clearly at all, and it is resonance not fret choking because changing the tuning moves the problem. Also has what looks like a wood knot that creates a small gap in one spot on the fretboard, and has a couple of minor dents on other non-critical parts of the neck. So, it is going back.

 

This is coming on the heels of having ordered and returned (in the last 2 months) a Studio due to a really bad dead spot and a Joan Jett Melody Maker due to a warped neck. MF is pretty cool about returns, but this is getting frustrating.

 

If I could play before buying I could probably pick something decent (worked when I bought my VM Studio at the Nashville Showcase during a vacation), but the nearest Gibson dealer is more than an hour and a half away (and is a Guitar Center anyway). Really just wanted another Gibson guitar as practice motivation, but the quality control is starting to bum me out.

 

Just curious if others are having similar experiences on their Gibson purchases. Also, is there any Gibson model that they are making with enough consistency to buy from MF with a better shot at not having to return it? I am really trying to give them my money, but they are making that kind of hard.

[Silenced Fred]

One word

 

SWEETWATER

[Tim Plains]

Also' date=' is there any Gibson model that they are making with enough consistency to buy from MF with a better shot at not having to return it?[/quote']

Yeah, it's called a Custom Shop guitar!!

Fork out the extra dough and I'm 99.999% sure, you'll be pleased with the guitar.

 

I recently tried out two Firebirds with QC issues, it happens.

Some guys who buy new Gibsons immediately get the frets dressed.

Maybe that's something you should consider.