Help or Not; it's the question.

[MrDowntown]

Hey guys...just getting some opinions on this. Not a big deal, just more curious on what you guys think.

I sold an EVH WG a while back to a guy..his wife got it for him as a b-day gift. IMO, the guy knows very, very little about setting one up, and keeping it set up.

I bumped into him and his bride over the weekend, and when i asked if he was still loving the WG, they told me he was but, he was still "fighting" the guitar a little bit; trying to keep it in tune, set up, etc. I said yea, when you change strings and or seasons they'll need a setup (most of the time). he told me he's not even changed the strings; it's been since October. His wife admitted, it may have been a little more guitar than he/they were ready for..."something a little less complicated", i believe is what she said.

They didn't' ask me to help...
Should i be a good guy, and offer to change the strings and set it up for the guy?

 

[crwnedblasphemy]

If ya want...it's a nice gesture, Just be cautious as to not scratch it or break a saddle or something, to give him a reason to flip. haha that'd be my only concern.

 

[japetus]

I wouldn't. If he can't spend the cash in almost a year to even change the strings, much less a setup...or even take the 15 minutes to watch Youtube and learn to do it himself...he isn't taking it very seriously. Let him sell the guitar to someone who will actually use it, and tell him to buy a fixed bridge beginners guitar like a Squire or a lower end Ibanez, and let him learn to work on guitars himself.

 

[SpiderWars]

I agree with the above. Youtube has plenty of videos for him.

 

[dirtyfunkg]

Either that, or make it an opportunity to hang out, and show him how to do these things. Follow up afterwards with video links so that he has something to refer to next time.

 

[stratjacket]

If you know the couple well and you feel like it's the right thing to do, then I'd do it. It's more about being a guitar envangelist than anything. But if you don't know them, don't see them that often, I'd just move on.

 

[MetalHeadMike]

If you know the couple well and you feel like it's the right thing to do, then I'd do it. It's more about being a guitar envangelist than anything. But if you don't know them, don't see them that often, I'd just move on.

^^^
This.

 

[ChurchHill]

If you know the couple well and you feel like it's the right thing to do, then I'd do it. It's more about being a guitar envangelist than anything. But if you don't know them, don't see them that often, I'd just move on.

^^^
This.

+1

 

[~Abstract~]

Buy it back at 75% what you sold it for.

 

[hatecase]

I guess I would be generous and restring and set the guitar up for him. Nevertheless I can't help thinking that a fixed bridge guitar would be more suitable for the guy....

 

[MrDowntown]

thanks for the input guys. as much as i hate to be "that guy", i tend to agree to just walk away. i helped him tune it and "re-set" it up right after he bought it...(he tried to tune it to std and it was set up to half-down). i asked him to bring it to me and i'd get "back right". i also told him to get some nice allen wrenches, and where and what to look for on YT to learn about these type guitars.

it's not that i don't want to help the guy out, but i don't want to become a guitar tech either,,,nor do i want to touch it and shit begin to fall off of it, broken (ya'know).

anyway...i'll be that guy. lol
thanks