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Old 09-05-2005, 01:09 PM
beachbum205 beachbum205 is offline
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Yes, many others here have had the same problem, including me on my 455ce. I ended up (and I'm not making this up) repeatidly slamming the bottom of the guitar on my bed (the soft part, not the headboard) to slowly jog the second battery down. It moved incrimentally each time, and after about 45 minutes, I finally got it out. I was very nervous about doing this, but could find no other way.

The post-it note is stupid idea, and it is annoying that you pay this much for ES on your guitar, and it is such a poor design that this has to be inserted to make it work right (which is still doesn't) I'll never buy ES again. Don't get me started...

I now use a small piece of string, (actually a strand from a broom) that is lightly taped to both batteries- prevents rattle and is easy to grap on to to remove the batteries. I also try to change them frequently so that there is no leakage like I had the first time.

Hope that helps- good luck!
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