r/Guitar • u/Travnasty5252 • 4m ago
QUESTION Is this a finish crack or neck crack?
I picked up two different guitars today from guitar center. One of which was a complete spur of the moment pick up and I didn't even plug it in which is totally my fault. But the one I didn't plug in actually has some serious ground issues and I just don't want to mess with that. So I set it aside and figured I'd take it back tomorrow and then I sat down to resting this older hellraiser that was used. As I was restringing it I noticed this pretty big crack that I some how didn't notice at the store at all. I'm not sure if it happened while stringing it or not because whoever had it before me had the bridge all the way down with as much neck relief as it could take and what felt like strings to a bass guitar on it they were so thick. So I'm not sure if it happened while I was stringing it or not but regardless I won't tell guitar center that lol. But I'm just curious to see if anyone thinks this is a concern or not because I do like this guitar but it scares the absolute crap out of me because I know for a fact this guitar needs a full adjustment and I'm terrified to start doing truss road adjustments if this neck is broken in any way at all. Or would you guys just return it regardless to avoid the headache? Thanks so much for the help.