I've just purchased a 1993 Gibson 1960 ES-335 reissue and love it. But there's a problem, that if it can't be fixed may lead to me selling this guitar.

The G string below the first six frets is playing pretty sharp. Sharp enough to where it's just about unusable - an F Major is just out of the question. It rears it head mostly on major 3rds, but generally all around. I know that with equal tempermant tuning that's bound to happen, but this is just way beyond what I'm used to.

Interestingly, I don't notice it on any other strings.

I've got to fix this in order to keep this guitar, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here's the specs:

String guage: 11, 14, 18, 28, 38, 50

Nut height at 1st fret, low to high:

E - .025
A - .024
D - .023
G - .021
B - .020
E - .013

Neck relief (measured at 7th fret, capoed at 1st fret, depressed at 17th fret):

Pretty much all around - .012

Action (measured at 12th fret, capoed at 1st fret):

Low E - 5/64
High E - 3/64

If anyone has any questions or suggestions, you can email me at: wdog@comcast.net

Thanks,
Bill.