Binding cracks

[vinnyv1k]

WOW nice neck action !!! That is exactly how my neck binding cracks look on the new 175 I just got. I guess it is a common thing. First time for me.

[vinlander]

looks like the neck lacks back angle for the bridge height

[Archie]

No, mine wasn't sticky. The neck felt good although the wood seemed a little wavy as if not properly carved or carved by hand by a drunken luthier. The biggest problem however was a rediculously high action but the bridge couldn't be lowered because the bridge pickup was in the way. I could have removed the shim but I just didn't agree with a construction like this.

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What do you mean by 'the neck started to go off'? Did the neck come loose and needed to be reset?

The neck was starting to go wavy doing an 's' type thing. Its ok if you want average action, I however like mine super low. That mixed with the fact that they still use almost useless truss rods, led me to feel uncomfortable about its future stability and usability, for me.
I dont like taking guitars just over a year old to the teck, especially when they are £3000+ new. But you know my feelings on the company that makes them.

[Danny W.]

LOL. Do you get a lot of gigs in the Atacama Desert?

Ya beat me to it. But, we all know what Danny meant.

Lol! I was using a bit of hyperbole, but most days here you can't't tell the difference between the two climates.

Danny W.

[SamBooka]

WEEEEELLLL .. I am in Canada and it gets pretty dry here in the winter.

My ES165 (bought in March .. not this March.. but a March) had it as well. It was a private sale from a guy near here.. not a music store. A couple of days after I got it home they the cracks sealed up considerably and are hardly noticable in the summer.

It happens on my electrics as well with unbound finger boards. I fee the fret nibs start to stick out. If it is a neck I had refretted in the summer I will usually file them down. When the humidity goes back up the pull back in again and I dont see them again.

[Para]

I don't care who the company is it shouldn't happen.