Unless I really am too picky?
I’m not sure anymore..
Could just be a crack in the poly.. but the area there and above the volute is rough like it has overspray.. which makes it feel as bad as it looks.
Also check the nut height/string over the first fret
buzz city.
Couple similar fractures over the body in various places..
Eh the fretboards good though!
Random fucking holes appear common on their Macassar Ebony boards these days..
I wouldnt mind but wtf is going on?!
Same thing on a Kh Ouija and my ec-1000.
All came from the Korean W plant? World music?
Notice the tooling marks and rough frets too!
Another sneaky hole there up top and with some tear off lower down?
One in the body just for good measure.
And what the fuck does this mean?!?
13 on some masking tape?
I might join it up so it makes it a B.. would be more accurate..
Guitar was bought brand new, retailer held it less than 12 hours before shipping to me..
Esp box wasnt sealed though and usually even in a hard case, these guitars come in a foam sheath with a foam disc over the switch.. neither of which were present..
hmm.
The only easy day, was yesterday...
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Weighing up a trip to Feline to get it set up and the nut inspected.. I dont know if a truss treak will cure it or if the nut is cut too low bass side..
Vs sending it back because fuck it.. if Gibson can knock out an American Jr for £200 cheaper than this which is so far perfect except one tiny blemish.. then these guys need up up their game...
and I hate that because Esp were my go to.
13 ‘unlucky No.’ sticker...Maybe someone else stuck that on there before they sent it back?
Where did you buy it from?
The fretboard woodworm exit holes (pretty sure they are) do not really indicate quality materials being used.
The overall lack of attention to the finish & setup is as you say, very un ESP.
It's only going to annoy you from now on, so get a replacement & hopefully you'll be OK.
i bought my first Ltd a couple of months ago and other than a couple of very minor paint runs (one on the side of the headstock and another on the binding at the 1st fret) I can’t fault it so I don’t know if I was lucky or you’ve been unlucky with this and the Ouija.
thats interesting regarding them being wormholes! Would never have thought that!
Shame - hope their QC isn't dropping...
If it buzzes at the first fret it's not fit for purpose anyway, regardless of the rest of it. This can't really be considered a 'set up issue' because the only proper way to fix it is to replace the nut, and that isn't acceptable on a new guitar.
I'd send that back and ask for a full refund, not a replacement. Then consider your options as to what *different* guitar you want, if any.
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Really surprised that is allowed to come out.
From what I know they have a Uk distribution centre.
But I can’t believe standards are so low these days that the factory passed it, then the distribution centre passed it then the store passed it lol..
My suspicions however say this was a return...
They fill those gaps, so why wouldnt they just fill the random holes too?! Haha.
I’m sure there was a thread here about a lady who had a high end guitar, I canny remember the brand, Suhr or similar, and the body around one of the horns she noticed noises or something so sent it off, and lo and behold the pissing thing was infested with em
eeek
Distributors generally do not open boxes to check anything anymore, they send it on to the shop who orders it and in a lot of cases they don't open them either unless they go on the wall.
It's usually only high end stuff that gets opened, photo's and weights taken and re boxed, Gibson, PRS and that kind of thing where they're unique.
The IW serial numbers should denote the manufacture by PT Wildwood Indonesia, a notoriously inconsistent factory. They contracted with Jackson for the Pro series and the QC didn't meet standards so they switched prodiction to Cort. PT Wildwood have produced much of the high end Schecter instruments and they are capable of the very best workmanship.
Looking at the Snakebyte reviews on Sweetwater, they all write in glowing terms so it begs the question is the UK distributor up to the task or are they just accepting sub standard examples. I think they took over the ESP distribution back end of last year and maybe they have inherited a load of crap stock.
I have 4 lowly LTDs all made in Vietnam and, whilst the cosmetics might not be perfect, they have no actual defects as such.
Send it back. At the same time you could let them know your relationship with ESP is soured and you want answers, because it's wasting everybody's time.