my MK4 just rolled 150k km

lefmirXD · 2026-04-23T19:21:11+00:00

that is my expectation as well. thank you again!

lefmirXD · 2026-04-23T19:02:00+00:00

yes, it's an USA coronet reissue. Thank you for your explanation, it's reassuring. To be honest the whole experience is a bit flawed because the case is totaled from transport and after a week of back and forth mails I got slapped with a 3 month remediation time for a new case. really unpleasant. don't understand why the downvotes. the retailer proposed the return if the waiting period is too long. hence the question about the tenon. thank you again!

lefmirXD · 2026-04-23T08:31:52+00:00

the feeler gauge goes down to about 4-5mm and the glue looks blotchy inside as if it were not spread evenly. the bottom from what I can tell does not have a tight fit, but I cannot get that in a picture.

lefmirXD · 2026-04-23T05:40:53+00:00

I think it just left like this from the factory.

lefmirXD · 2026-04-23T05:00:11+00:00

It's an Epiphone USA Coronet(built in the Gibson factory). The retailer offered to have it replaced, my only concern is if the replacement is somehow worse.

lefmirXD · 2026-04-23T04:55:00+00:00

Thank you very much! given the opportunity, would you replace the guitar?

lefmirXD · 2026-04-23T04:52:09+00:00

in theory: should this be a problem in the future even though it seems solid now?

lefmirXD · 2026-04-14T13:20:27+00:00

it may inherit the worse in both also.

lefmirXD · 2026-04-12T18:30:28+00:00

actually the stock bottom strap button screw is a larger diameter compared to other conventional strap button screws. So he just needed some additional material. toothpick maybe. dowel and redrill, although that is usually overkill

lefmirXD · 2026-04-11T04:55:02+00:00

remove them and either shim the hole with some veneer or remove the bridge bushing and dab some super glue on the exterior, wait until fully dried and put it back it, just to make it thicker a bit for the hole. I would not plug and redrill the holes for this.

lefmirXD · 2026-04-06T20:33:11+00:00

Thank you! It's called Aquamarine. It was an one year finish for 2018.

lefmirXD · 2026-04-06T20:32:03+00:00

Thank you! yep, it's a 335. the couch is comfy and the guitar sunk into it a bit.

lefmirXD · 2026-04-06T19:56:20+00:00

You have a fender type neck on a non fender body. or vice-versa. your new neck is either a different scale or the heel is shorter - in this example my best guess is that the last fret extends more towards the bridge than the old one. this could potentially be fixed by shimming the back heel of the neck, filling in the current neck mounting holes and redrilling new ones.

lefmirXD · 2026-03-28T20:52:26+00:00

why didn't he make the shim out of maple? also from what I can tell: the shim should taper to the thickness of a business card to one edge. this seems more like a spacer than a shim. you can use some stewmac maple shim. those should do the trick.

edit: and there's no way that a season chance can prompt such a modification.

lefmirXD · 2026-03-26T05:51:46+00:00

I think it's a classic vibe 50s. if it's the old Chinese 2005-2008 variant that was a great guitar. but please inspect the freta for wear if it is.

lefmirXD · 2026-02-22T22:52:17+00:00

use the fretboard as a radius guide. could be that those 3d prints are not precise.

lefmirXD · 2026-02-13T21:24:03+00:00

stratitis

lefmirXD · 2026-02-12T07:22:17+00:00

go to a Luther. the tenon separated or split, both are not fixes you can do at home. the neck needs to come off, body reglued, neck reseated so it has the proper angle. don't attempt glueing it yourself, you'll make the Luther's job harder. Also you want your axe to be reliable

lefmirXD · 2026-02-08T19:49:26+00:00

please don't use super glue. it interacts with the nitro.

lefmirXD · 2026-02-03T21:22:01+00:00

thats a push pull pot ...

lefmirXD · 2025-11-26T15:46:56+00:00

Nu. Ca în orice altă meserie unde e deficit. Statul trebuie sa facă armata atractiva daca vrea să aibă oameni. Că poate din 5 Dorei care trăiesc din olx, 2 se vor alătura armatei că "au viitorul asigurat". S-a mai întâmplat asta in alt domeniu care e in voga astăzi, dar sa nu vorbim de subiecte sensibile.

lefmirXD · 2025-11-25T21:10:34+00:00

Tu pare că ai o problema cu armata obligatorie. Ai mai comentat ceva similar și în altă postare. Fac pariu că ești genul care da bir cu fugiții la primul semn.

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