New Schecter Nick Johnston MII missing ground wire to trem claw

[deepskyone]

That's not right, or is it? The hole in the body is there but no wire to be seen and no solder on the claw, so I guess it was forgotten?
Or is it not strictly necessary?

 

[DrewJD82]

If it’s got active pickups it doesn’t need it. I never remove it entirely when swapping something out for actives, just roll it up and tape it to the inside in case I change pickups again.

If they’re passive, I’d imagine there’s some buzzing going on unless they snuck it somewhere else, but that’d be a bit odd.

 

[deepskyone]

Passive pickups and the thing is noisy as f**k, I think I'll get in contact with the vendor...

 

[deepskyone]

Pulled out the multimeter and guess what, the strings are not grounded. How disappointing...

 

[DrewJD82]

Passive pickups and the thing is noisy as f**k, I think I'll get in contact with the vendor...

That’s crazy that made it out of QC without someone catching that!

 

[Iron1]

That’s crazy that made it out of QC without someone catching that!

Especially with Shecter. Don't they have QC done overseas then done again in the States?

 

[James Freeman]

I ground with active or passive pickups.
Active pickups have less magnetic field and will pick up less noise form you being a giant antenna, but grounding the strings still has benefit even with active pickups, in my experience.

 

[deepskyone]

Especially with Shecter. Don't they have QC done overseas then done again in the States?

I am based in Europe, guess they do not that here. Vendor opened the box and "checked" it but they also missed that the tone knob falls off when you look at it weirdly.

Man, I am pissed 🤬 That's what you get for ordering online.

So, what's next? Play QC lottery? The neck feels great but this definitely leaves a bad taste. Or do you folks want to recommend something else? I am looking for a modern HSS strat that does not break the bank...

 

[James Freeman]

If the neck feels great you got a win.
Give it to a friend who can solder a wire.

 

[deepskyone]

Only if they give me a substantial discount 😜 I was planning to take it to my tech anyhow.

 

[DrewJD82]

Only if they give me a substantial discount 😜 I was planning to take it to my tech anyhow.

Yeah, I’d hit up whoever sold it to you and see what they can work out. Definitely not unheard of that they’ll foot the bill for a tech to install the ground!

 

[eaeolian]

Ah, yes, ITT we see MIA guitars that have major issues, yet somehow are STILL better than what Gibson ships.

 

[-BOOGIEMAN-]

Wow!!! Kinda surprised seeing that, though not completely. I ordered a Schecter Omen model that I returned because of the poor quality on the example I received. Sent it back. I agree with those about checking with seller and seeing about a discount or having them pay for the fix. If not, I’d seriously give these guitars a look…like this one for starters…

ESP LTD MH-203QM - See Thru Blue

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Quilted Maple Top, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, 1 Humbucking Pickup, 2 Single-coil Pickups, and Licensed Floyd Rose Tremolo - See Thru Blue

www.sweetwater.com

 

[Stone]

Wow!!! Kinda surprised seeing that, though not completely. I ordered a Schecter Omen model that I returned because of the poor quality on the example I received. Sent it back. I agree with those about checking with seller and seeing about a discount or having them pay for the fix. If not, I’d seriously give these guitars a look…like this one for starters…

ESP LTD MH-203QM - See Thru Blue

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Quilted Maple Top, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, 1 Humbucking Pickup, 2 Single-coil Pickups, and Licensed Floyd Rose Tremolo - See Thru Blue

www.sweetwater.com

Love my LTD EC-1000 Deluxe, came out box with 0 issues intonation was spot on just adjust the height to my liking

 

[-BOOGIEMAN-]

Love my LTD EC-1000 Deluxe, came out box with 0 issues intonation was spot on just adjust the height to my liking

Same here with my humble EC-256. Was perfect from the beginning and only needed to be set up to my liking. The ESP/LTD are top shelf for sure…at least to me

 

[deepskyone]

So, shop said either I fix it myself (with no discount) or I send it back, get refunded, and order again. Did latter and today they cancelled my order because the only other specimen they have in stock is broken as well (misaligned trem). It seems Schecter's QC is not what it used to be.

No more Indonesian Schecter for me then...

 

[metropolis_4]

That’s disappointing, Schecter was better than that in the past. I hope this isn’t a sign that things are slipping.


I once had a brand new GT-500 shipped to me direct from Fulltone missing the ground wire to the jack. Took me a few days of back and forth with CS to convince them it wasn’t just user error

 

[Eagle]

That's not right, or is it? The hole in the body is there but no wire to be seen and no solder on the claw, so I guess it was forgotten?
Or is it not strictly necessary?

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That is rough. If you showed that as the inside of a £99 guitar I would still have a problem with it.

 

[la szum]

Yikes. How many plys is that body? I count at least 5.

 

[Rocco Crocco]

Yikes. How many plys is that body? I count at least 5.

I think those are router passes... not plys.