Questions about fixing and upgrading my Fender DG20CE

[BogoEN]

I have a 7 year old fender DG20Ce and am about to buy a new guitar, as I have outgrown this guitar and need something that sounds more professional. However, I thought before I buy a new one, I should at least upgrade this guy and fix a problem its been having. The G string has popped twice in the last month (a real pain in a town where no one sells individual strings) and the local shop said that that is a particular problem, most likely somewhere at the tuner head. THey reccomended taking it to someone to fix, and that it was a snap to deal with. After this I thought why couldn't I fix it. I later remembered and and it is still the case that the G tuner head sits loose, even when i tighten the nut around it. Its been this way since i bought it, didn't think much of it.

 

I was also considering buying a new saddle, nut and pins.

Any advice would be great.

 

Thanks

[guit30]

How does the preamp and pickup on this guitar sound? I used to have a 96 Fender DG20S, which I really liked, did some recording with it, the song on my signature was recorded on the DG20S with Martin SP 80/20 medium gauge strings.

I had it set up and added bone nut and saddle, I eventually sold it because I couldn't play for a while due to my cervical Stenosis. They are not bad guitars. Very Sturdy.

I have an Alvarez RD20S now which was actually cheaper than the Fender, The Alvarez has a better neck for me and the grain on the solid top is a lot tighter. The Alvarez is Chinese and a lot more tempermental.

Why don't you get a pro set up if you like the sound, it will really make it nicer

Jim