tomfoolery Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 about 5 hours ago i bought my first offical guitar , i ordered it from a guitar center a 2.5 hour drive away , because i live in canada had to cross the border, anyway i have not played guitar in 10 years and really dont know much about them ,just motivated and want to play.(please dont gimme flack for buying a gibson for my first guitar , the "hardcores" have already done so) anyway i didnt play it in the store , bascially out of embarassment because i havent played in so long i just got in new in the box and took off home , anyway , i still dont have an amp i just was plucking it , checking it out and i notice that the bridge and tailpiece are quite high at the top. they are both even . if you looked at the guitar flat from the very bottom straight up you can see that the "left side" would be much higher. im just worried that maybe there is something wrong with it? ofcourse i check out youtube comments and people are calling this guitar crap , the whole reason i bought a gibson is because " its a gibson" so i thought id be getting a high quality guitar , now im just stress out and pissed off that the guitar might be flawed and i have to drive my *** all the way back there and deal with it anyone know anything on the subject? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibSinCity Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Welcome. And congrats on your Gibson. There's nothing wrong with that model. Don't let anyone tell you what's good and what's not. It's a Gibson. Enough said. Only you can decide when the feel or sound of your instrument isn't right. In time you'll know what you like and what to look for. Check out this posting. It may answer some of your questions. http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/79697-stop-bar-height/page__p__1088480__fromsearch__1#entry1088480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Don't worry about it. That's normal. The tailpiece should be pretty much parallel with the bridge. First, look at the action, or the height of the strings. If it looks o.k., then that means that the bridge is set properly. The bass side may very well be higher off of the guitar, but as long as the action is ok, then the bridge is set properly. Then, once the bridge is right, they adjust the height of the tailpiece on either side to make it roughly parallel with the bridge. Usually, the tailpiece is visibly higher on the bass side. If you have other questions, don't hesitate to ask here. The people on this forum are very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Tom what Steve's Music Toronto and Long/McQaude confirmed in a different conversation was the bridge/tail piece are set quite high to keep the press of the string break lower for the dealers. That way when the guitar is on the show room floor they don't break as many strings while waiting to be bought. So your guitar probably has a "factory" setup. for you to get the tail piece "slammed" and the bridge lower you'll need to set it up. Most places like L&M and Steve's offers a free setup on delivery, but I know you bought from GC, USA. GC never offered me a free setup on my daughters guitar when I bought it for her before bringing it back here to Canada. I think you just need to tech it to a place to get it setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrum1 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Same thing here on a new Gibson Les Paul Studio 50's Tribute Goldtop with Humbuckers that I received the other day. Someone certainly doesn't know how to do a proper setup at Gibson! Ridiculous! I complained and sent pics to the vendor. The vendor in turn then contacted Gibson, and sent them the pics. Gibson's response to the vendor was that it was acceptable! Give me a break! Both bridge and tailpiece were not correctly setup. String height screwed up too, along with string pinging at the nut on G, B, and the high E strings when tuning. Obviously leading to issues with the guitar staying in tune! :( The bass side of the tailpiece could have actually been lowered close to a 1/4" and still had enough clearance from touching the rear of the bridge! Never should have made it through Gibson's QC! Shame on you Gibson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaicho8888 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Not a big deal... Just about everything adjustable (or modification) is to suit a particular player! Yes of course, a setup is required to suit you. I have never heard of anyone buying a factory set up guitar and not tweaking it! It's part of playing an electric guitar. That is why there is an abundance of "how to's" and forums on the "net"... to discuss this issue. It's one part of the fun playing your guitar! Luckily, I don't play the piano! Try tuning or restoring a piano...yikes....$$,$$$.$$! My kid plays classical piano, sigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrum1 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 No matter how you care to gloss over it, it's still bad QC on Gibson's part, and there's no excuse for it! Granted, you might have to do some minor setup tweaks, but things shouldn't be this far out of wack from the factory unless QC neglected to do their job properly! I think that fact is pretty evident here! "We sweat the details", obviously not in this case! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarBuilder Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 No matter how you care to gloss over it, it's still bad QC on Gibson's part, and there's no excuse for it! Granted, you might have to do some minor setup tweaks, but things shouldn't be this far out of wack from the factory unless QC neglected to do their job properly! I think that fact is pretty evident here! "We sweat the details", obviously not in this case! :( I suggest you send it to me - I'll fix it. Turnaround time is about 5 years....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrum1 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I suggest you send it to me - I'll fix it. Turnaround time is about 5 years....... Sounds reasonable! :) LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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