Hey guys,

I've had my Cherry JTV-59 since early January. The pick-up selector was replaced by Line-6 right away, and I have been loving the guitar since then.

Last week I noticed that the Alt Tune knob seemed to "wobble" more than I remembered, and I needed to be more deliberate when pushing it to change models. While out playing it last night, I had to wrap my fingers around the back of the body, press the knob with my thumb, and wiggle the knob while pressing (hard) to get it to switch. I called Line-6 this morning, and again I am very satisfied with their response. They gave me an RMA number and are sending me a UPS label to return it.

I certainly have NO compaints about their service/customer relations. I also don't want to raise another round of panic about quality, or raise apprehension in those still waiting for their guitars. I have not seen anybody else mention this failure yet, so I don't expect it to be big issue. My concern is what caused the switch to fail.

I have been carrying only hard cases since my first "quality" guitar, a Martin I bought in 1972. For almost 25 years I have also been carrying various hard rack cases for my effects and tuner. To go with the JTV I bought an HD500, and a Gator bag to carry it in. I have really enjoyed the gig bag for the JTV and Gator bag for the HD500 because for the first time ever I can carry my guitar and "rig" in one hand.

Now my concern, I think the Alt Tune knob is probably the highest protrusion on the front of the JTV-59. I have never dropped or knocked over the guitar, so I'm starting to wonder if the gig bag doesn't offer enough protection against compression when the guitar is packed in with a bunch of other gear. If something is pressed against the front, once the foam is compressed, I think the Alt Tune knob is bearing the weight.

I'm thinking that when I get the guitar back this time I will need to find a hard case for it. Am I off base here? Anybody else see anything similar?

Don