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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
I haven't played a guitar of any brand that was setup correctly from the factory since the 70's.
The finishing is the most time consuming aspect and companies are only concerned with the bottom line. Fortunately, I have an amazing luthier to cut bone nuts and dress frets because regardless of the brand, they're unplayable out of the box which makes them unrecordable as well.
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This is absolutely true. I am pretty experienced setting up electric guitars and basses, I own a lot of them and do everything but fretwork myself. But sanding a bridge saddle sucks....
There is at least one exception though. Lakland basses, even the Indonesian ones, are pleked at the Lakland factory and come setup very well. You may have to tweak the truss rod a little from the temp and humidity changes since it left the factory, but that is really all you need to do.