In '13, after a long wait, I received my 89F. Out of the box -- the trem arm was loose and intonation was way off. I had to unstring the guitar to tighten the trem arm screw and intonate the strings. You know what a pain in the butt that is - and coming right out of the box... grrrr. Now, when I depress the "model selector" button I get the light but no sound. I've tried every combination, with battery, no battery w/pod500, different battery, different amps. I have a 59P that works fine, so I know I'm not screwing up the setup or knobology.
It's no longer under warranty, so I'm out on that account. I'm not going through the PIA of taking it to a "local repair center" -- did that with my DT25 - never again.
Both the 89F and 59P are great guitars without the emulation. The 59P is hands-down the best guitar for the money that I own. The 89F is a killer guitar without the bells and whistles.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to trouble shoot? (I am not going to going through the pain of having to deal with the "local repair center" again.)