I guess these are some of the types of issues with guitars that get them rejected and sold to MIRC. Wish I had a camera good enough to take pics of it to show. I don't understand why this could not be remedied at MIRC though. I'll play it a while and see if all is OK and put a spot of glue on it when I change strings next time. It was a nice snug fit, but I strung it up to do the final sizing of the slots.
Then carefully finished the slot evenly all the way across with a file. The cut is level to the truss rod rout and part way through the other side of it, but then lifted up before it went all the way across leaving a bit of the black headstock veneer uncut. It looked like the CNC cutter started the cut at the skinny E side but didn't follow through. I looked at the nut slot and saw it was cut badly. I could see the E,A slots were filed way too deep, hence the buzzing. I pulled the strings off and when I did, the nut fell off. Then the big E and A strings started buzzing. I leveled the bridge before I put new strings on. I would address any issues when doing a basic setup. Now the bridge was jacked up at an extreme angle on the bass side. I just removed them when I took the axe apart and wiped it down with some naphtha. I think he was trying to learn with that game "RockSmith". He had little stickers on the fret board where the side dots are and I guess the corresponding chords at that fret. The guy I got it from knew nothing about playing. OK, I think I found why this went to MIRC. View attachment 63245 View attachment 63246 View attachment 63247 View attachment 63247 Someone put a Les Paul custom truss rod cover on it.
View attachment 63247 View attachment 63247 I just sold a Squire Affinity that I had up for sale for about two months. G-400 alnico v pups, Grover 18:1 machines, zero fret wear and a nice neck. Anyway, the guitar is great aside from the chip. I googled this and found out it was a MIRC guitar. Then right above the serial # was, in the most faintest way, a stamp that said "used". Shame he didn't keep the piece because I probably could have made a decent repair there.Īnyway, upon closer inspection, I found the last 3 serial numbers were removed. (been there, done that) A piece of the veneer is gone. It has a chip near the controls that the guy said happened one drunk night in the barracks.
I picked up this worn cherry 2010 Epiphone g-400 yesterday for $40.00 USD. A lot of soldiers that are moving or getting out or just need cash sell their stuff at bargain prices. I live right next to Fort Bragg here in Fayetteville, NC.
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