Thanks all for such a great community! I've been trolling around for a few weeks and have very much appreciated the community! I read a post today where someone offered to send another newb a setup rover Rm-100. I'm stoked to be part of a community like that.
So I just purchased a Michael Kelly A Solid. I knew it was going to be a starter instrument but I hoped the solid top would result in an instrument that would be able to age well. I had read (here) that with a setup they could do pretty well and might even be considered somewhere in the range of an intro Kentucky. I've had it just a few days but I'm generally very pleased but wanted to make sure I'm not getting into more than I can handle.
I paid $100 at a big box online. I've seen them listed elsewhere for $330? It came to me safely but definitely not setup. I have the setup book from Rob Meldrum (a forum member) (awesome resource by the way!!) so I feel confident that I can fix the action and intonation issues but with information on frets.com I'm pretty sure I've found a rattling truss rod? I have 60 days. Should I set it up or send it back? Frets.com said to fix with very diluted rubber cement. I'm not to inclined to glue a double action truss Rod. I was hoping maybe it would settle down if I tightened it just a hair? Maybe even a few times? Anybody ever seen this issue or had experience with Michael Kelly A Solids?
What do you think? Good deal for a newb? Or have I bitten off more than I can chew?
Thanks in advance!
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