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to have a guitar tech look at my truss rod on my Robert Cray. It is at the end of the adjustment being tight and I needed a little more room.
Well...it did not take much. He gave it a thorough examination, cleaned around the truss hole better, lubed and put a washer in there. Then he leveled some frets after getting the neck perfect!
I told him I had it adjusted not long ago my a different luthier.
He said he has seen a few come in (around the same year as mine) and that the necks on some Cray Strats seems to be sensitive to changes of humidity. (This tech used to work for Fender.) He also said "I am not a big fan of Fender Stratocasters really, but I do like the hardtail Strats okay and yours is really nice"! That is the second tech that has said that to me!
As he worked on the guitar, I strolled through the store looking at vintage Strats, Les Pauls and Telecasters. Then looked at new ones.
Gosh-dang-it-man...I was so disappointed in the new guitars. Those road worn Strats get bad fret buzz when you bend the strings. I played a custom shop LP standard that my 77 Les Paul would put to shame! Man, the quality just was not there on this guitar. At first I was thinking it was a knock off!
I did play an original 1957? Les Paul Jr. that had extremely nice sustain. They had a price tag of $4,000.00 on it. I did not plug in any of the guitars, as I test them unplugged.
I was impressed with some China made Jazz box guitars called Michael Kelly. The bridge and switches was your usual cheaper China made, but golly dang did that thing play sweet! Very nice bang for the buck! The Deuce Phoenix (es-335) did not have the sweet neck and action like the Velvet II.
I played PRS guitars again. I just am not a fan of those guitars. They just do not feel right to me.
I had a fun day. I know that all the guitars I own , I better hang on to. They are gems compared to what I witnessed.
P.S. I almost forot!!! I had this sales person to tell me that the road worn strats have hand select woods, quarter sawn necks (did not see one with any flame) and are true to the real vintage Fenders. :lmao:
Well...it did not take much. He gave it a thorough examination, cleaned around the truss hole better, lubed and put a washer in there. Then he leveled some frets after getting the neck perfect!
I told him I had it adjusted not long ago my a different luthier.
He said he has seen a few come in (around the same year as mine) and that the necks on some Cray Strats seems to be sensitive to changes of humidity. (This tech used to work for Fender.) He also said "I am not a big fan of Fender Stratocasters really, but I do like the hardtail Strats okay and yours is really nice"! That is the second tech that has said that to me!
As he worked on the guitar, I strolled through the store looking at vintage Strats, Les Pauls and Telecasters. Then looked at new ones.
Gosh-dang-it-man...I was so disappointed in the new guitars. Those road worn Strats get bad fret buzz when you bend the strings. I played a custom shop LP standard that my 77 Les Paul would put to shame! Man, the quality just was not there on this guitar. At first I was thinking it was a knock off!
I did play an original 1957? Les Paul Jr. that had extremely nice sustain. They had a price tag of $4,000.00 on it. I did not plug in any of the guitars, as I test them unplugged.
I was impressed with some China made Jazz box guitars called Michael Kelly. The bridge and switches was your usual cheaper China made, but golly dang did that thing play sweet! Very nice bang for the buck! The Deuce Phoenix (es-335) did not have the sweet neck and action like the Velvet II.
I played PRS guitars again. I just am not a fan of those guitars. They just do not feel right to me.
I had a fun day. I know that all the guitars I own , I better hang on to. They are gems compared to what I witnessed.
P.S. I almost forot!!! I had this sales person to tell me that the road worn strats have hand select woods, quarter sawn necks (did not see one with any flame) and are true to the real vintage Fenders. :lmao:
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