djs259
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I recently purchased my first SG set-neck style guitar, a Ivory colored Jay Turser JT-50, after seeing a nice review on Youtube. I paid much less than list price, so I considered it a great way to get my feet wet in SG land on the cheap. Coming from a Japanese Tele, I must say this guitar plays and feels rather nice for a cheapo instrument. Straight neck, nice glossy finish; set-up was beautiful out of the box--nice action, truss adjustment, and perfect intonation. Great sounding factory pickups! Seems to stay in tune but the factory strings feel slightly stiff and the guitar would definitely benefit from a new set of high quality strings.
Anyway, my joy was spoiled in short order, as I couldn't help but notice a flaw at the back corner of the right side of the neck/body joint. It looks like it may just be a very slight paint crack, but I really have no experience with this kind of thing; as I said, this is my first set neck instrument. I can still return the guitar for a refund or exchange but I hesitate considering the low price and the great feel and tone. It is very slight and difficult to notice unless you're looking directly at the neck joint at eye level from the back of the guitar. It's difficult to capture with a photo, but I was able to render it visible in one or two digital pics, which I append here in the hopes that someone can give me an informed opinion, as I'm not sure what course I should take at this point or whether this is something that is terribly out of the ordinary for an SG style guitar with a set neck. Here it is:
Anyway, my joy was spoiled in short order, as I couldn't help but notice a flaw at the back corner of the right side of the neck/body joint. It looks like it may just be a very slight paint crack, but I really have no experience with this kind of thing; as I said, this is my first set neck instrument. I can still return the guitar for a refund or exchange but I hesitate considering the low price and the great feel and tone. It is very slight and difficult to notice unless you're looking directly at the neck joint at eye level from the back of the guitar. It's difficult to capture with a photo, but I was able to render it visible in one or two digital pics, which I append here in the hopes that someone can give me an informed opinion, as I'm not sure what course I should take at this point or whether this is something that is terribly out of the ordinary for an SG style guitar with a set neck. Here it is:
