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[ZMAN]

ZMAN, Have you adjusted the neck on your CIJ?? Now that mine has been in my house for a week or so the neck has settled too flat. There wasn't much bow to begin with. I'm getting some fret buzz on the first couple of frets on the d and g string. I was thinking about sacrificing the strings and lifting the pick guard to get at the truss rod. The saddles need some attention, so I could get them shined up at the same time. It also would give me a chance to look under the hood. Let me know what you have done to your CIJ. Thanks, Bill

Hey Bill I had one issue with the CIJ a couple of years ago. I had it stored in a tweed case under a bed. Not a good thing with a heat duct under there.
I almost warped the neck so bad it could not be fixed. Luckily I have a good tech who saved it and now it sits in a fender plastic hardshell case. They seem to hold the neck in a more solid position. I have not had to do anything with it. It is completely bone stock and I have no real intentions of changing that.
The stock pickups are just Ok but it seems to be fairly quiet so I don't want to mess with it.
If you have to adjust the neck, I would say what the heck! I changed the plain neck plate while I had the neck off.

[Bilsdragon]

I was going operate from the pick guard side, but maybe I'll pop the neck, put in the inserts, clean up the saddles, and have a look under the hood. The only noise it seems to have is a scratchy pick-up switch. I may be able to spray the swith.

My guitars hang in my office at home on string swing hangers. It's a great place with no direct sunlight(curtains always closed) or direct heat or ac blowing on them. The room only varies a few degrees all year round. Anyhow, thanks for the input.

BTW, I nabbed a 2009 Blonde Highway One with a maple board for under $500. I unloaded two guitars that I rarely play to cover the Blondie. I'm starting to enter Strat Heaven. Well, the wife might kill me for my eternal g.a.s.
I now have the CIJ 68, Black Highway One with HSS, Purple Mim with Mighty-Mite neck with Reverse 70's headstock (built that one myself) and now the Blond in SSS. My other baby is the Worn Brown LP Studio with Burstbuckers. (which scream tbw)

[ZMAN]

I was going operate from the pick guard side, but maybe I'll pop the neck, put in the inserts, clean up the saddles, and have a look under the hood. The only noise it seems to have is a scratchy pick-up switch. I may be able to spray the swith.

My guitars hang in my office at home on string swing hangers. It's a great place with no direct sunlight(curtains always closed) or direct heat or ac blowing on them. The room only varies a few degrees all year round. Anyhow, thanks for the input.

BTW, I nabbed a 2009 Blonde Highway One with a maple board for under $500. I unloaded two guitars that I rarely play to cover the Blondie. I'm starting to enter Strat Heaven. Well, the wife might kill me for my eternal g.a.s.
I now have the CIJ 68, Black Highway One with HSS, Purple Mim with Mighty-Mite neck with Reverse 70's headstock (built that one myself) and now the Blond in SSS. My other baby is the Worn Brown LP Studio with Burstbuckers. (which scream tbw)

My wife just asks "how many is that now" when I come home with a new guitar. (17 electrics). Now I am running out of space and I am trading and selling to get more. I recently put a set of BB1 and 2 in my Gibson Classic Gold top and they are amazing. I have 9 strats and I think it is kind of overkill. I found now that my GAS has subsided a bit and if I see something, I usually have a similar one already. Lately I have been doing more in the amp direction.
My CIJ has a scratchy switch as well. I think that with a few tweaks the CIJ will be a great guitar for you. I just can't get past the 7.25 radius. I won't sell it though it is too pretty. LOL

[Bilsdragon]

Ok, Blondie is in the house!! I already got the lockers put on. This baby is like new. I already have the body polished by my forearm in the six or eight play hours I've put on her since the other day.

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