I briefly owned a brand new 2020 Les Paul Standard 60's (unburst if that matters) that I had to return for various reasons. It was bought in Feb, 2020 from a very reputable dealer in UK.
Among some other issues (wonky pots / knobs, tool marks on fret board etc.) there was this issue around the 12th mark on the high 'e' side of the neck that really bothered me.
It almost looked as if someone took a heavy sander or grinder to the fretboard edge and gouged out good few millimetres, I am guessing, to perhaps correct the fretboard/neck and heel joint alignment or something?
It tapered in to such an extent that there wasn't enough binding left to create the nib and the sharp fret ends poked out for a few frets. I could also feel the taper when playing and it did annoy me a bit.
The surprising thing is that the dealer came back saying that they have examined their entire stock and it is almost the same with every guitar they have and this is 'NORMAL'. They hesitantly took it back but it has left me a bit puzzled if this really is a common thing on Gibsons?
I now have a 2016 standard and it definitely doesn't have that issue. The binding and the neck is consistent throughout with well defined nibs.
So can someone shed any light on this? Is this really that common and was I really splitting hair as the dealer made it out to be like?
Among some other issues (wonky pots / knobs, tool marks on fret board etc.) there was this issue around the 12th mark on the high 'e' side of the neck that really bothered me.
It almost looked as if someone took a heavy sander or grinder to the fretboard edge and gouged out good few millimetres, I am guessing, to perhaps correct the fretboard/neck and heel joint alignment or something?
It tapered in to such an extent that there wasn't enough binding left to create the nib and the sharp fret ends poked out for a few frets. I could also feel the taper when playing and it did annoy me a bit.
The surprising thing is that the dealer came back saying that they have examined their entire stock and it is almost the same with every guitar they have and this is 'NORMAL'. They hesitantly took it back but it has left me a bit puzzled if this really is a common thing on Gibsons?
I now have a 2016 standard and it definitely doesn't have that issue. The binding and the neck is consistent throughout with well defined nibs.
So can someone shed any light on this? Is this really that common and was I really splitting hair as the dealer made it out to be like?
