Guitar repair part 1

During my last lesson I realized that my low E string was positioned too close to the edge of the fretboard which causes it to slip off every now and then when I'm playing. I had always thought it was my problem but for some reason I suddenly noticed that my teachers guitar has more space there.

After I pointed that out to my teacher we took a closer look and we saw that all the strings are a bit further to one side of the neck and that this is because of how the neck or bridge are positioned. As these things go, once you realize such a thing, it becomes an annoyance so I figured I should have it fixed.

Because it's a manufacturing defect and my guitar is still under warranty my teacher advised me to simply take it back to the store to have them repair it. He even offered to come along but in the end he wasn't home when I had time to go so I went alone.

I was pleasantly surprised when I found I didn't have to argue my case at Long and McQuade and that they even pointed out that I had not used the free setup I'm in title to. It's good to see that some stores are still very good at customer service. It will take about a week and a half and then I hope to have my guitar back again.

For now I'm playing on my acoustic again. I haven't played it much since I got my Telecaster and now I find it's hard to play because it requires stronger hands. Especially the bar chords are harder to get a good sound out of. I am enjoying it though, the sound is different and nice and I believe it's good training for my hands. I think I might start alternating when I get my Fender back again so that I won't lose any strength I'm gaining right now.