mantis
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Whats up everyone?
Question, is there a common problem with this model? Reason I ask is I got my first SL3 in 2005 , I was at Sam Ash, had no plans on buying a guitar that day and walked out with a Transparent red model. I was blown away by the way it played and sounded. We bonded in about 3 minutes. I had to have it.
Months later I noticed a issue with the guitar. The Low E string would go sharpe at the 3rd fret. Another issue it has is when you tune it with a Tuner, the D G B E strings all sound like they are flat or maybe a 1/4 step down. When you tune the guitar with the 5th fret method ( 4th fret for the B String) and then check it with a tuner , they seem 1/4 sharpe. I don't get it so I took it in to get tuned up , gross rode etc, new strings a full tune up and I was told something wasn't quite right with the guitar and they offered me a new model. They had at the other store ( Cherry Hill NJ) a brand new Transparent Red 2006 model. So I went to Cherry Hill to play it. It was nice , the finish was slightly different then my 2005 , the Hardware was now black instead of Chrome , the bridge was a real Floyd Rose instead of a licensed model and it was just a tad darker sounding. I took the trade and went home.
Now mind you I didn't have this problem again right away. It came back a few years later. I have had the guitar setup a few times professionally and I have done it myself a few times. But the problem is back and I can't seem to dial it out. The intonation is off as if you play open E on the low string then at the 12th position , it goes sharp. This also holds true at the 24th position or fret. I tried to adjust the saddle on the Floyd to dial out the sharp but I could only get it close. I check the neck and it seems straight but I don't have the proper tools to check it. I get a ton of string buzz so I'm sure it's off a bit. I like low action and can't stand when it gets adjusted to high. It makes for uncomfortable playing. I prefer the stock action from the factory. It's one of the things I really like about Jackson Guitars.
So needless to say , I'm taking it in for service.
Side note , my tone Pod went bad and I replaced it with one from another music shop. It had the same 500k value but I really think it changed the over all tone of my guitar for the worse. It also isn't a liquid smooth like the factory Pod. I'm gonna have them change that was well with a higher end or factory replacement model.
Question, is there a common problem with this model? Reason I ask is I got my first SL3 in 2005 , I was at Sam Ash, had no plans on buying a guitar that day and walked out with a Transparent red model. I was blown away by the way it played and sounded. We bonded in about 3 minutes. I had to have it.
Months later I noticed a issue with the guitar. The Low E string would go sharpe at the 3rd fret. Another issue it has is when you tune it with a Tuner, the D G B E strings all sound like they are flat or maybe a 1/4 step down. When you tune the guitar with the 5th fret method ( 4th fret for the B String) and then check it with a tuner , they seem 1/4 sharpe. I don't get it so I took it in to get tuned up , gross rode etc, new strings a full tune up and I was told something wasn't quite right with the guitar and they offered me a new model. They had at the other store ( Cherry Hill NJ) a brand new Transparent Red 2006 model. So I went to Cherry Hill to play it. It was nice , the finish was slightly different then my 2005 , the Hardware was now black instead of Chrome , the bridge was a real Floyd Rose instead of a licensed model and it was just a tad darker sounding. I took the trade and went home.
Now mind you I didn't have this problem again right away. It came back a few years later. I have had the guitar setup a few times professionally and I have done it myself a few times. But the problem is back and I can't seem to dial it out. The intonation is off as if you play open E on the low string then at the 12th position , it goes sharp. This also holds true at the 24th position or fret. I tried to adjust the saddle on the Floyd to dial out the sharp but I could only get it close. I check the neck and it seems straight but I don't have the proper tools to check it. I get a ton of string buzz so I'm sure it's off a bit. I like low action and can't stand when it gets adjusted to high. It makes for uncomfortable playing. I prefer the stock action from the factory. It's one of the things I really like about Jackson Guitars.
So needless to say , I'm taking it in for service.
Side note , my tone Pod went bad and I replaced it with one from another music shop. It had the same 500k value but I really think it changed the over all tone of my guitar for the worse. It also isn't a liquid smooth like the factory Pod. I'm gonna have them change that was well with a higher end or factory replacement model.
