| I got my Trib L2500 just last Wednesday, but I'm afraid it's not going to stay around. Fit and finish were great, but the string slots on the nut weren't right, and so the height of the strings (esp. the B string side) at the first fret are quite high. Also, even though the action as I received it is almost ideal (3/32" at the 12th fret, open at the nut), I'm getting fret buzz on the lower strings as I move up the neck, mainly tenth fret and higher. And I don't want to raise the bridge saddles to overcome it. Or pay a repair guy to do a fret job and file the nut. So, better luck next time for me. I still have my used USA L2500, so I'm not without the G&L mojo.
Obviously you have to check these things out on an instrument and make them work for you. Buying via Internet/mail-order is risky in that regard. When you buy in a store you can see the obvious physical problems an instrument may have, regardless of where it comes from, and decide to buy or not. It helps if the store has the sense to get the thing set up reasonably so you can evaluate it from there.
To the OP, you need to get a good 6" rule and [i]measure[i] what the action is, before simply raising the action. You might have an instrument that requires you to raise it a ridiculous amount to overcome the buzz, and then your action is high. In that case you've compromised the enjoyment and ease of playing that most would expect. You can put up with it, but eventually you would learn that something is working against you.
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