The "They drove a car through the music store." Affinity Tele

[MichaelD]

I was in the local GC parking lot last year when a guy drove right thought the front doors. I stood inside answering the phones waiting for the police to arrive and dealing the the dude and his dog. The staff were nowhere to be found.

Wow ! I always wondered why that was all boarded up!

 

[Guitcheap]

That's as nice of a guitar as we'll ever see hanging on the wall of ANY guitar store. I don't doubt it's a top notch player too.

 

[59esquire]

Sad. Glad you’re keeping one alive.

 

[jimk06]

Got the last of the parts in today. Knobs, pots, jack cup. Put all the pieces together and it came out nice. Wilkinson compensated bridge, Seymour Duncan pickups and 50's wiring. It sounds sweet and unlike my other Telecasters. The Allparts pine body made for a very light weight guitar at six pounds, six ounces.

That is a beauty -- love what you've done with it!

 

[Roger66]

Why would the shop think their insurance policy would be cancelled as result of filing a legitimate claim? That doesn't make any sense. That's what the policy is for.

Thats what insurance companies DO!

 

[DADGAD]

Playing it, there was a little “choking out” of some notes. But the playability and tone was excellent. I raised each saddle screw one full turn. That made it stiff to play and, surprisingly, ruined the sweet tone. I’m amazed that raising the strings changed the tone so much. I’ll try dialing the saddle screws back 1/2 a turn to see what happens.

 

[jtcnj]

1 full turn is a lot. 1/4 or 1/8 turns at a time works better.
Do the setup / action height, intonation, neck relief. If you had to raise the saddles to get good buzz free playing, then raise the pickups to match where you got the best tone.