Just got my Takamine G340SC and there's a small chip...

[LuckyKarma]

Just got my new G340SC from Musician's Friend today and after taking a look at it I quickly noticed there was a nick on the back of the guitar It's about the size of a pinhead, is this anything to get worked up about? I was planning on trying to keep this as nice as possible since my Strat and old Alvarez classical have taken a bit of a beating and I was disappointed when I saw the chip What do you guys think?

 

 

The guitar is great otherwise, the sound is quite a step up from my 30 year old Alvarez

[missedmyexit]

you paid the money to buy new send it back if you are unhappy with the chip. There's no reason to settle.

[DonK]

If it were me I'd send it back for a replacement. While you may plan on keeping it forever, if you did need to sell it the chip is going to make it harder to do so, and you'll take a hit.

The only way I wouldn't send it back is if it just struck you as perfect in every other respect - sound and feel - such that you fear the replacement might not be as good. I've been down that road - bought a guitar and found a small ding, exchanged it, and then found myself exchanging it again, for the original one.

[LuckyKarma]

If it were me I'd send it back for a replacement. While you may plan on keeping it forever, if you did need to sell it the chip is going to make it harder to do so, and you'll take a hit. The only way I wouldn't send it back is if it just struck you as perfect in every other respect - sound and feel - such that you fear the replacement might not be as good. I've been down that road - bought a guitar and found a small ding, exchanged it, and then found myself exchanging it again, for the original one.

I absolutely love the sound and feel of it but there is another problem.. the low E string rattles really badly on probably 50% of the frets It is so much fun to play otherwise though, it's just shame I'm probably going to have to send it back

[guitarist21]

I agree with DonK. Unless its so amazing you think you'll get a worse one if you send it back, its worth sending back. You paid full price for a new guitar and it has a defect. MF has a great return policy.

Ellen

[kwakatak]

Send it back because of the cosmetic issue. As for the string action, it might be fixed with a good setup. I wouldn't bother though - just send it back.

[knockwood]

If it were me I'd send it back for a replacement. While you may plan on keeping it forever, if you did need to sell it the chip is going to make it harder to do so, and you'll take a hit. The only way I wouldn't send it back is if it just struck you as perfect in every other respect - sound and feel - such that you fear the replacement might not be as good.

 

 

+1

[Freeman Keller]

I absolutely love the sound and feel of it but there is another problem.. the low E string rattles really badly on probably 50% of the frets It is so much fun to play otherwise though, it's just shame I'm probably going to have to send it back

I would send it back more for the bad setup than the cosmetic, altho I agree that a new guitar that had not been hanging on a wall for others to play should be flawless. I think it is silly to have to pay someone to make your new guitar playable.

[basschick22]

If these issues are enough to bug you, send it back and get a replacement before you get too attached to this one.

[codecontra]

send it back. if you don't you will still be staring at that little chip 20 years from now thinking, "I should have sent it back".

[T0MCAT]

send it back. if you don't you will still be staring at that little chip 20 years from now thinking, "I should have sent it back".

That exactly what I do with all the guitars I buy, I find something wrong, even hardly noticable, and it drives me nuts. I was thinking the same thing as this post says. If it's a distraction, send it back, you payed for a new guitar, you deserve one in like new condition.

Unless it's like a soul mate kind of guitar, and even then, If you find it a distraction, it is robbing you of maximum enjoyment, then you may have to part ways. If you wanted to try and keep it mint, then it's probably going to bug you too much. It sucks, but return it; you'll be happier in the long run with a mint guitar.

I had a new acoustic, and it fell out of the unlatched case and got a nice ding on only the third day I owned it, it drove me mad, and depressed me very much.

I sold it, and bought another one a month later. I lost some money, but I was a lot happier. The piece of mind, and contentment I felt with a new guitar, that looked new was worth it though. I really felt better.