NGD !

[Eagle]

Any one ever tried or know anyone who has used this

Monty's "Montyspresso​

Cheers

It doesn’t work, it’s shoe polish basically.
Any darkening that happens is from moisture added to the fingerboard.
Good luck with the other minor things.
It’s not QC that missed fret sprout it happens in the carton after . The reason Fender Mexico gets it is they operate a production method that uses the wood very efficiently requiring less storage so this results in necks being built and the guitars being shipped to warehouse space very quickly after the wood arrives. Most companies have it in storage for far longer before it is used.The result is the frets get fitted to a neck before it is fully acclimatised and it shrinks a percentage or two after it’s in the carton. QC has nothing to do with it.
It is an easy nothing fix and would never put me off an otherwise great value guitar.
In the scheme of core materials used and quality parts MIM Fender brands are pretty much unbeatable. Often using electrics and hardware that bought aftermarket would cost the price of the whole guitar. They are almost alone in the use of branded third party high end components in this price point. I hardly ever see a MIM Fender brand guitar that doesn’t punch twice its price compared with other companies.

 

[Eagle]

Yeah i attribute fret sprouts to shitty wood, since i have no other explanation as to why all my MiM had this issue but my others don't

Not shitty wood and it only needs dealing with once. The why is in my other post.

 

[Stone]

hardly ever see a MIM Fender brand guitar that doesn’t punch twice its price compared with other com

Ibanez, if they had something in SSS
But besides the neck fret sprouts and the badly cut nut, the really bad intonation, this should not be for the price of the guitar is what im saying

 

[Eagle]

Ibanez, if they had something in SSS
But besides the neck fret sprouts and the badly cut nut, the really bad intonation, this should not be for for the price of the guitar is what im saying

This is more on the shop imo. Nobody sets the intonation beyond a guess at this price.
Pictures!!!
What is wrong with the nut, depth or finish?

 

[Stone]

This is more on the shop imo. Nobody sets the intonation beyond a guess at this price.
Pictures!!!
What is wrong with the nut, depth or finish?

Depth, and not staying in tune 99% of the time it's the nut, but in any case its going to my tech
as mentioned all fixable and a one and done, Im also going to deck the trem on this particular guitar

 

[Stone]

this board is so dry its about to turn to dust like my Mother in laws turkey

 

[Stone]

So some Treatments have helped the Board it's a little less dry with some gravy :)

 

[Stone]

Frets need serious Polishing and OFC the Fret Sprouts having Rolled edge Finger board is Nice but those razor Sharp Fret sprouts will rip
your hands to shreds
Nut needs work as well

 

[Eagle]

Oh it’s pauferro , this has different characteristics to rosewood. The main two are much lower oil content and a lighter colour. Good fingerboard wood though, my Suhr modern has it. Tonal shape is in between maple and rosewood.

 

[Eagle]

Frets need serious Polishing and OFC the Fret Sprouts having Rolled edge Finger board is Nice but those razor Sharp Fret sprouts will rip
your hands to shreds
Nut needs work as well

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There is more attention to detail on that than any USA PRS I’ve seen. I get the fret sprout but that’s easier to fix than changing strings.
That actually looks like with very minimal effort you have a really nice guitar.
You could have bought a Sire that has no fret sprout and a good fret dress but the rest is fire wood. Your guitar is so much better in all the things that matter and its negative points are nothing fixes.

 

[Stone]

There is more attention to detail on that than any USA PRS I’ve seen. I get the fret sprout but that’s easier to fix than changing strings.
That actually looks like with very minimal effort you have a really nice guitar.
You could have bought a Sire that has no fret sprout and a good fret dress but the rest is fire wood. Your guitar is so much better in all the things that matter and its negative points are nothing fixes.

Thanks Andy, Yeah I knew what i was getting, and even sending it to my Tech it's still below the budget i wanted to spend so I'm all good with it

 

[Stone]

F1 Oil sure did a nice job, hydrated that dry Turkey and darkened the color quite significantly and grain now shows more, which is Palatable compared to what it was

Only thing Esthetic bugging me is where the fender sticker was over the Protective plastic is yellowed out
is there any way to fix that? and how did this happen if was protective film ??
thanks

 

[duzie]

F1 Oil sure did a nice job, hydrated that dry Turkey and darkened the color quite significantly and grain now shows more, which is Palatable compared to what it was

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Only thing Esthetic bugging me is where the fender sticker was over the Protective plastic is yellowed out
is there any way to fix that? and how did this happen if was protective film ??
thanks

Yeah that yellowing would bug me .
So Ernie Ball strings Mike ?

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Yeah that yellowing would bug me .
So Ernie Ball strings Mike ?

Yeah that would bother me too. On a new guitar like this I'd ask the retailer for a partial refund for a new scratch plate or tell them they need to send me one.

 

[Stone]

Yeah that would bother me too. On a new guitar like this I'd ask the retailer for a partial refund for a new scratch plate or tell them they need to send me one.

Got it as Good deal for Store Demo got like nearly $400 Off so Ill live with it or just change the guard
and then again my room is mostly dark so i dont see it
The fret sprout bother me a lot more lol

 

[Stone]

Yeah that yellowing would bug me .
So Ernie Ball strings Mike ?

No, temp strings since i had that pack lying around when goes to tech in 2 weeks will be NYXL 9-40 really liking those and the Gauge

 

[duzie]

Got it as Good deal for Store Demo got like nearly $400 Off so Ill live with it or just change the guard
and then again my room is mostly dark so i dont see it
The fret sprout bother me a lot more lol

Well for $400 off I could overlook that lol

 

[la szum]

Sometimes these Problem Child Guitars can be good platforms for us to
develop some new skills and learn how to address some of those issues
ourselves. Sucks paying that much for lessons, though.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Got it as Good deal for Store Demo got like nearly $400 Off so Ill live with it or just change the guard
and then again my room is mostly dark so i dont see it
The fret sprout bother me a lot more lol

Ah I didn't realise you'd gotten a deal on the store demo one, $400 off is a good result. Fair enough, I'd just buy a new guard then. It's not like they're expensive.