Buy it, take it to a Luthier to get it set up well, and enjoy. Iām confident that it will play wonderfully with the nut, tuners and pickups from the factory.
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Iāve found that the term āplasticā covers a lot of ground and causes confusion. āSyntheticā would perhaps be better. Many high-end guitars have quality synthetics like Tusq, because natural bone can be inconsistent, with softer and harder spots. Weāre not talking about plastic like that used in model airplanes.
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Never had a HB but I have got 2 Squires a tele style and a strat stle never had any problems with them
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The plastic nut doesnāt have to be bad. If you will have problems, you can still easily exchange it later. But on Fender guitars with those strings in a straight line having a less good nut I suspect the problem is not as bad as on others where they come in a serious angle and the softer plastic could potentially lead to tuning problems.
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I trust Richard of course!
Having said that, they have tons of models at Thomann and some may have more serious quality problems than others.
What Iād like to point out is thereās often lots of reviews and you can - if you click on āread all reviwsā sort for the latest date and then see what the latest customers think. Of course, take these with your own grain of salt. -
Being in the EU, you will probably not have any problems with returning the guitar. Normally, the service is good at Thomann.
Good luck whatever you do!
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