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Pens wrote:I liek the naked SG. I would be inclinded to say if it's a 1961 Gibson and it doesn't have a finish, do not put one on.
It's already been devalued. Keeping it that way seems to be saying that the preference of the next person to have it is more important than your own.
I say paint it an awesome colour you like. You could always strip it back before you sell it, and its in the same condition again.

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dub wrote:
Pens wrote:I liek the naked SG. I would be inclinded to say if it's a 1961 Gibson and it doesn't have a finish, do not put one on.
It's already been devalued. Keeping it that way seems to be saying that the preference of the next person to have it is more important than your own.
I say paint it an awesome colour you like. You could always strip it back before you sell it, and its in the same condition again.

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It's not about the value. It's about the idea of don't fuck with something that is that old.

That's like buying a cool old toy 1960s raygun that's beat up, and repainting it. THIS KILLS THE CRAB.
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I'm in the "paint the old guitar its original color" camp but learned just last night that I'm in a tiny minority(amongst my friends at least).
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The Melody Maker didn't come from Gibson unfinished. It's your guitar paint it any color you want.
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Yeah, the resale devaluing was done when the original finish was stripped. Any new finish could be similarly stripped by someone who's after a restoration job, and anyone looking for a pristine original MM isn't buying that one anyway.
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Post by Zack »

the '61 would be sweet clear coated with a black guard, hows it look under the guard anyway?