I just purchased from Reverb a mint condition 2014 USA ASAT! This is my first G&L, and have 2 questions:
First, the guitar traveled from Chicago to Portland via UPS for 7 days -
7 cold days - and arrived pretty cold. Although I know I should have let it acclimate in the box for 24 hours, I could not resist the temptation to see it. So, I opened it, salivated, then returned it to its case for a couple of hours. I then took it out -
and it still felt a bit cold - and proceeded to tighten the loosened strings to tune it and play it. As I was tightening the strings, I heard some faint creaking sounds. I thought that odd, but assumed it was nothing terrible. After I got it in tune, I noticed the crack in the attached pic, at the neck joint.
Putting 2 and 2 together, I am wondering whether the sounds I heard while tightening the strings were the poly finish cracking! As I said, the guitar was still fairly cold, and my living room was a warm 70 degrees. If this is the case, is it likely just a finish crack, or more than that? (I'm asking for opinion, I know, but am hoping some have had similar experience to draw from.)
Also, I noticed the tuning pegs are not all straight on this guitar. Not a big deal, but I had heard so much about the high quality of USA G&Ls that I am surprised by this. Have others seen this?
Thanks,
Marc
Pics here:
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