Thanks a lot for the enlightenment. I didn't realize that the heat could be enough to soften the glue. So that solves my one question - I won't ever...

It's a Gretsch Electromatic G5125. And yeah, I paid $850 (canadian). No, I didn't buy it online, but I never noticed the flaws in the store. It's a...

Sorry about the confusion. The chord I was using as an example was a C chord - x35553 (where these numbers represent the fret played). The way I wro...