Help needed - Academy guitar?

Dizzylizzy · Post by **Dizzylizzy** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:50 pm

I recently bought a second hand electric acoustic guitar from a charity shop for my teenage son. It is an Academy, has anyone heard of this and is it a good make? I paid £50 for it and have since discovered that the battery test light comes on, but the guitar won't play through an amp. Is it worth having it repaired or should I return it? It looks lovely but I don't play guitar so can't judge if it's any good. Haven't told my son as is a surprise for his birthday, Can anyone help please??

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:14 pm

has it got a model number ?

Dizzylizzy · Post by **Dizzylizzy** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:04 am

polyal wrote:has it got a model number ?

Yes the model no is: ca-05ceqtrd

If you can help I'd be very grateful.

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:23 pm

trying to find this on google but having no luck
you might have quoted the serial number?

as far as your problem is concerned ...if its a guitar for a beginner i shouldn't worry too
much about it not playing through an amp since it is an acoustic guitar and an amp isn't
necessary at the moment
the fault could be one of several things and might be quite simple to fix
what you really need is a friend who plays guitar to have a look ( its a bit difficult
over the internet )
try these first though
plug the lead ( only ) into the amp and turn it up slightly...hold the lead by the insulation
and dab the end of the jack plug ( the thing that plugs into the guitar )with the other
hand...does it buzz?...if so your lead and amp are ok..if not the lead or amp are faulty

if your lead and amp are ok plug the lead into the guitar and turn all knobs fully clockwise
and all sliders to the top position ( this is the preamp for the transducer pickup)

if theres no sound then it could be a faulty preamp/or internal wiring ( make sure the guitar is
plugged into the amp and the amp is on and turned up a bit )

this is where nice mr guitar man comes in......

OR take it back to the shop and get them to fix it ( if its a charity shop..probably wishful thinking)

please see if there are any other numbers on the guitar

ps whether its worth paying for a repair cant be assessed till the value of the
guitar can be established

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:41 pm

it seems academy guitars are at the budget end of things
did you get the amplifier as well for £50?

Dizzylizzy · Post by **Dizzylizzy** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:47 am

Thanks for all your advicev polyal. I took the guitar to a guitar shop on your advice and it seems it was broken. The fingerboard was bowed and there was a small crack at the base of the guitar. Also it wouldn't play through an amp. Needless to say I have returned it and got my money back. Phew...close shave!! Thanks again.

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:46 am

somebody that knows a bit or two about guitars is always a good companion
when buying one ( if your a novice yourself )
glad you got your dosh back..and better luck next time

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:40 am

Nice to see you got yer dosh back...