[quote=ynwtf]please subtract one of those alsos, por f'lavor.[/quote]

[quote=ynwtf]Ya. I'd also add it's also a sales/trade tactic to justify a lower value. Like trading your car, the sales guy would probably say your tires have a lot of wear and need replacing. Or that ding on the back quarter panel will need to be repaired, then you're looking at a paint job. [i]*as the dollar signs steadily roll down*[/i]

Back to guitars, I imagine they would probably replace and tune your strings with that. Different standards for different shops though.[/quote]

[quote=Sedai][quote=doubledenim][quote=Sedai]

Did the guitar have a tremolo system on it? If so, that's a fair price. If not, that is kind of high, unless the guitar was in bad shape and needed work done on the neck or something. 

That said, professional setups are generally completely worth it. They adjust the action, intonation, neck relief and usually give the electronics a once over to make sure everything is sound. They also clean and oil the fret board.[/quote]

[font=century Gothic] No tremolo on that lil' Schecty'. 

As one of my more valued internet friends who seems to have a genuine knowledge of guitars, I believe you about the set-up thing. 

This guy just kept saying "set-up" , while offering a vague explanation. Would you set-up a vintage Les Paul? Is there any permanent alteration? 

After I stepped through my Martin, the guy that fixed it did some mods / maybe set-up... [/font][/quote]

It's basically a full maintenance procedure for guitars. Especially in regards to the neck relief and intonation, as that stuff drifts out after a while. The guy that sets my guitars up guarantees his work for a year, but it is usually far longer than that until I need to bring it back for another set-up. 

In this particular case (Guitar is a Charvel A-Plus Pro from about 2002 or so), I was starting to get some slight buzzing/deadening of notes up around frets 12-15 on the B string. Usually a sign that the next relief is drifting out. 

The longer you let that go, the more out of whack the guitar can become - you want it get used to being set a certain way so the wood becomes accustomed to that shape etc. Anyway - yes, vintage guitars definitely need them from time to time.[/quote]

[quote=doubledenim][font=century Gothic] Does a "Stars and Bars" front license plate limit the prospective buyer market for a used car? [/font][/quote]

[quote=doubledenim][quote=Sedai]

Did the guitar have a tremolo system on it? If so, that's a fair price. If not, that is kind of high, unless the guitar was in bad shape and needed work done on the neck or something. 

That said, professional setups are generally completely worth it. They adjust the action, intonation, neck relief and usually give the electronics a once over to make sure everything is sound. They also clean and oil the fret board.[/quote]

[font=century Gothic] No tremolo on that lil' Schecty'. 

As one of my more valued internet friends who seems to have a genuine knowledge of guitars, I believe you about the set-up thing. 

This guy just kept saying "set-up" , while offering a vague explanation. Would you set-up a vintage Les Paul? Is there any permanent alteration? 

After I stepped through my Martin, the guy that fixed it did some mods / maybe set-up... [/font][/quote]

[quote=doubledenim][quote=John McClane][img_size=350] https://www.memesmonkey.com/images/memesmonkey/ca/caf4b0608863a047858a9d34ef00c852.jpeg[/img_size][/quote]

[font=century Gothic] I miss Chris Farley :suspicious:[/font][/quote]

[quote=Sedai][quote=doubledenim][quote=Sedai]Taking my Charvel (guitar) down to get a professional setup. It's been a few years! I will be stuck playing my Ibanez for a few days. 

Good luck at your lesson![/quote]

[font=century Gothic]When I was trying to sell the [color=limegreen] Monster[/color] guitar, the guy punctuated every sentence with, "well, we would have to set-up the guitar first".

What does that mean, I would ask. $75 was the reply :suspicious:[/font][/quote]

Did the guitar have a tremolo system on it? If so, that's a fair price. If not, that is kind of high, unless the guitar was in bad shape and needed work done on the neck or something. 

That said, professional setups are generally completely worth it. They adjust the action, intonation, neck relief and usually give the electronics a once over to make sure everything is sound. They also clean and oil the fret board.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane][img_size=350] https://www.memesmonkey.com/images/memesmonkey/ca/caf4b0608863a047858a9d34ef00c852.jpeg[/img_size][/quote]

[quote=JoaoRodrigues]The day you don't fell like trash please tell us.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]I feel like trash. Stuck at home today :sick:[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]I can relate to that. It’s tough not to want to tell everyone you know after you do something good. As a kid I used to get all excited when I got to hold the door open for people. I was a weird kid[/quote]