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Soo. My el degas gb23 serial that i bought TODAY is 4060077. Are you suggesting that this means its a 74?? I remember the 82 yr old guy i bought it off today saying he bought it new at mecca music in 1978. Indicating that the ladt 2 numbers in my serial are the year of manufacture. But...hard to ...

Jesseblack wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 9:59 pm ...Serial is 4060077. I can post some pics.

Yep, that serial number series seems to be the sweet spot alright, great score! Congrats!

And yes, we'd love some pix!

What a nice surprise on ironing day! :lol: Great colour too.

I can't help much with the dating and switch functions, but the forum owner, Charles, should be able to once he checks in. My guess is that you're correct in dating it to the early 80's.

As far as the electronics are concerned, I would ...

Wow, that's an unusual model eh?
I suspect it's a collector's item for sure, and it's gotta sound different than your usual HH or HS arrangement!

From what you said Chris, it might indicate a too high action which is what I was describing above. (BTW, I assume that you do have the guitar properly tuned? :wink: )

This does also appear to be a smaller scale guitar which by itself should not be an issue. However, for folks with "large hands and ...

Hi Chris.
First of all, good for you for deciding to learn guitar! It can be a comfort and a joy that can last your lifetime.
And secondly, congrats on being gifted a guitar to play! You're potentially off to a good start.

The issue for you is not whether or not this is a "quality guitar" but ...

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I too lost a lot of links when photobucket changed their policy. I've been using SrvImg for several years now with no issues.
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Hello and welcome.
(This question should really be in a new topic post. Charles, could you do the honours please?)

Do you mean that the bridge itself is lifting?
Or, is it that the soundboard is "bellying up" and the bridge is rising up with it?

Those are two different problems with two different ...

Hi and welcome.
Unfortunately you have not set the access correctly on Google. Can't see the image.

Hey congratulations!
Happy I was able to help! :mrgreen:

Yeah, a neck reset is the ultimate fix for high action, assuming everything else is stable that is. I don't know if you are going to attempt it but it does demand a pretty good understanding of what you're doing and probably some specialized ...

It should work OK.
You'll likely be doing some sanding to make it fit, and of course you'll still have higher action that you'd like.
But it's a straight forward mod.

No, I replaced the adjustable saddle with a wide Gibson saddle that was made for their version of the saddle. Throw that metal thing away! Are you planning on using the original bridge now?

I gave you the link to my post above which details what I did.

Good on ya for sticking with it! You'll learn a ton of stuff in the process.

Yeah, a neck reset is not for the faint of heart but it ain't rocket science neither. Like everything else it takes care and patience plus some specific equipment to pull it off (no pun intended :lol: ).

After it's ...

I kinda had the suspicion the new bridge would not solve your high action problem. :(

But, a new bridge needs to be centred and squared up relative to the neck and positioned for correct intonation, it cannot simply be put into the old location because the footprint will be different.

You would ...

Just another tip for you while I remember it, before you restring the guitar take a few minutes to chop (or sand) the bottoms of the bridge pins at a 45º angle or thereabouts.

This will ensure that the ball end of the string will ride up into the slot where it belongs and not get jammed on the new ...