Well it finally happened...

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:39 am

Every few rehearsals brings a new blemish to my guitars for which I have no explanation.
Could be aliens, could be that I'm a drunk.

fucking Aliens, fucking with my shit.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:38 pm

mickie08 wrote:worrying about nicks on your guitar is like worrying about getting your dick wet during sex. your missing the point of using it.....

i doubt he can relate to that analogy.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:29 pm

It's like getting a bad cut on your leg. It heals over, and you get to keep the scar for free. The best reason to refinish or spot fix is because you want to learn how to do it. Then it becomes a fun thing. The LAST thing you ever want to do is sand it to wood. If you feel bad now, imagine feeling like you ruined it, then being without it for a few months, then getting back and it just isn't quite the same. This hasn't happened to me, of course, because I only take on guitars in trouble.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:32 pm

there was a thing i saw in a stumac news letter where dan erlwine mixed lacquer based dye with corn starch(or maybe it was flower)
but basically died it, filled the area and then put epoxy. or super hardener in the mix and it did a pretty good job.
but a poly jap jag. paint chips are to be expected.

Post by **dots** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:38 pm

refin over a chip? dude. that's not very rock 'n roll. nobody likes damage to their guitars, but finish ain't worth getting worked up over.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:40 pm

dots wrote:refin over a chip? dude. that's not very rock 'n roll. nobody likes damage to their guitars, but finish ain't worth getting worked up over.

Seriously. People pay good coin for pre-roadworn shiz. Chips make mojo.

Ty · Post by Ty » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:52 pm

Here's something that might make you feel better about that little chip in your jag....

This Mustang was sold to me like this, it's a '93, got it in Seattle, so.................
It's filled with wood glue or something.

cur · Post by **cur** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:07 pm

But is duct tape real mojo?

Ty · Post by Ty » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:14 pm

cur wrote:But is duct tape real mojo?

duct tape is me being lazy and cheap, as I don't feel like buying real strap locks.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:58 pm

it really gets on my nerves when I buy a used guitar and all the nicks have been "touched up". gahhh, it looks so much worse than if they just left it (which actually looks cool).

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:08 pm

mage wrote:it really gets on my nerves when I buy a used guitar and all the nicks have been "touched up". gahhh, it looks so much worse than if they just left it (which actually looks cool).

no shit. i wish the guy who had my mike dirnt bass before me would've just said "ah, let the next guy fix it." now i just have to have my arm hair get stuck in this semi-sticky gluey shit. luckily the neck's fucked up on it.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:18 pm

Being fully awake, I'm over it. Thanks for the comfort and stories dudes.
and thanks for the links Rob(og)

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:55 pm

mage wrote:it really gets on my nerves when I buy a used guitar and all the nicks have been "touched up". gahhh, it looks so much worse than if they just left it (which actually looks cool).

+1. Someone touched up a bunch of nicks in the finish on my old Hagstrom Swede with what appears to be black nail polish. It's not pretty.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:09 am

silly_rabbit_band wrote:
cur wrote:But is duct tape real mojo?
duct tape is me being lazy and cheap, as I don't feel like buying real strap locks.

it's you being TEH KURTDZ

Sort your life out.

the isaac eaton · Post by **the isaac eaton** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:52 pm

Mike wrote:
silly_rabbit_band wrote:
cur wrote:But is duct tape real mojo?
duct tape is me being lazy and cheap, as I don't feel like buying real strap locks.
it's you being TEH KURTDZ

Sort your life out.

Duct tape on guitars is so bad, what happens when you take that off, then there's a bunch of shit debris on your guitar. Great. just get strap locks, i got mine put on my dano yesterday. Much better then tape. At least do the washer thing, that's a little more permanent though. Moral of this story is, if you have ever perched a pedal, you can afford strap locks. And they are worth a lot more then you pay for them, they can totally save your guitar.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:11 pm

let's face it, I scratched my guitar is vastly inferior to beer litstz

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:17 pm

"i scratched my guitar whilst scratching off something on my beer list."

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:24 pm

laterallateral wrote: I would try National Bohemian based on the design of the logo alone. I wonder if I can find it here...

The natty boh guy is practically the symbol of my city:

Thats on top of a business building, it glows red at night.

It's doubtful you can find Natty Boh anywhere outside of Baltimore. If you're interested I could always post you a sixer.

cur · Post by **cur** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:27 pm

Gently peel label off of cold bottle of PBR on a hot day. Place label over scratch on shiny new jaguar. Drink beer in bottle. Drink the remaining beers in case to drowned you guitar dent sorrow. Become rock star. Problem solved.

Stan Kwervo · Post by **Stan Kwervo** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:42 am

the isaac eaton wrote:And they are worth a lot more then you pay for them, they can totally save your guitar.

Most definitely. When I first got my Les Paul the strap was always falling off. It actually fell to the ground on Christmas Eve '06, next day I got strap locks and I haven't had a problem since. They're only ~15$ and save you tons of grief. Peel off that tape!