U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
If you bought it new, you'll need to set it up properly, which would probably be easier to do by taking it to a guitar shop and seeing if they offer such services.

Originally posted by vanquish:[..]

But doesn't it come from Epiphone set up and checked for proper intonation etc. as part of their testing process? (it says so on the checklist included on the warranty card)

So I'll just need to keep retuning the strings until it starts holding tune?

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:A trip to your local Guitar Center or Sam Ash will show that no guitar comes "set up and checked for proper intonation etc. as part of their testing process".

Many guitars have string buzz off the shelf.

That said, I've mentioned this to retailers time and time again - why don't they at least set them up when they put them out for sale.

The response? Everyone likes their guitars setup different.

My response? Perhaps that is true but NO ONE I know likes string buzz or bad intonation!




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Originally posted by vanquish:But doesn't it come from Epiphone set up and checked for proper intonation etc. as part of their testing process? (it says so on the checklist included on the warranty card)

So I'll just need to keep retuning the strings until it starts holding tune?

Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
As Jeff says, I've never received a guitar from any retailer that has been properly set up. It might not be string-buzz, but there's a host of other things that can be wrong. My Les Paul was a perfect example, it felt like a completely different guitar after having it properly set up.

Originally posted by thechicken:I don't mind a bit of buzz, since it's not possible to get the strings real close without it.
Also, be aware that a guitar will never be perfectly intonated. Because of the way it is built, some notes will always be a little off. It is more like you have to choose which ones will be right and which ones will be wrong. Most likely, if a decent setup is done, you won't notice these little "wrongs" here and there on the neck.
Be aware too that as the weather changes, the wood changes and the guitar changes. A guitar that sounds good on the summer is likely not to sound good on the winter, it may need another set up.
That is why I do all of this myself. It is easier, cheaper and more satisfying.

Originally posted by Andrew_C:i might get my SG set up properly then, had it for a yr now, prob needs new strings too.

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]Well, if you haven't chanegd strings in one year, they surely need changing, hahaha

Originally posted by Andrew_C:[..]

... OMG with new strings i might actually rival the Edge in guitarsman-ship.