Photos of your guitars

gimmesometruth27

when i looked last night all of these were sold out, but i guess first thing this morning they released some cherry sunbursts, which had also been out of stock for a while.

https://www.gibson.com/products/gibson-les-paul-standard-60s-british-racing-green/

https://www.gibson.com/products/gibson-les-paul-standard-60s-figured-top-exclusive-heritage-cherry-sunburst-heritage-cherry-sunburst-exclusive?view=gibson

mace1229

I just got this Schecter PT, always wanted one. Was used, like new from Guitar Center, so I have 45 days to return it. 

I have a question for any guitar techs out here.

I casually played guitar about 25 years ago. Been trying to get back into it the last couple years. 

I really love it so far. The only issue is when I got it, I heard some rattling at the head stock. I figured it was a loose nut on a tuning leg or something. But figured out the truss rod was just completely loose. Got it tightened about 1/2 a turn and it was too much, had to back it up a little. Neck and everything seems perfect now, good set up, but it probably has just a 1/4 turn or less before it’s loose.
Should I be concerned about that? If it ever needs an adjustment more than a 1/4 turn will I just be SOL?
I love it and want to keep it, but don’t want to be stuck with an issue I can’t fix down the road.

gimmesometruth27

mace1229 said:

I just got this Schecter PT, always wanted one. Was used, like new from Guitar Center, so I have 45 days to return it. 

I have a question for any guitar techs out here.

I casually played guitar about 25 years ago. Been trying to get back into it the last couple years. 

I really love it so far. The only issue is when I got it, I heard some rattling at the head stock. I figured it was a loose nut on a tuning leg or something. But figured out the truss rod was just completely loose. Got it tightened about 1/2 a turn and it was too much, had to back it up a little. Neck and everything seems perfect now, good set up, but it probably has just a 1/4 turn or less before it’s loose.
Should I be concerned about that? If it ever needs an adjustment more than a 1/4 turn will I just be SOL?
I love it and want to keep it, but don’t want to be stuck with an issue I can’t fix down the road.

nice find. i do not see these out there too often.

unfortunately i do not know a lot about truss rods in these guitars. i know gibsons should never ever need more than a quarter turn either direction. any fender style guitar i always send to my tech because i think in most models the necks have to be taken off and i do not ever want to mess with that. 

i would keep an eye on it and see. sounds like it is playing well for you right now. if you have an issue, just from past experience, i would not take it to guitar center for repair. i would take it to a guitar/stringed instrument repair shop and let their luthier deal with it. most of those guitar center guys do basic setups and string changes, but anything more than that i would take it to someone reputable. and if it happens in the next 45 days you can still return it if you have to.