I should also add that I have taken care to have my instruments set up by a professional. A badly set up guitar, no matter how expensive, can worsen the problem and, for not a lot of money, you can make a budget guitar feel and sound great to play.
I've recently used a guy in Barnard Castle (John Wesley) who is very reasonable and did a first class job on two of my acoustics.
Hope the neck re-set goes well Fyldeplayer, scary stuff having your "baby" in for major surgery!
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