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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:39 am
by laterallateral
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:38 pm
by stewart
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:29 pm
by DGNR8
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:32 pm
by robert(original)
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:38 pm
by dots
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:40 pm
by endsjustifymeans
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:52 pm
by Ty
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:07 pm
by cur
But is duct tape real mojo?
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:14 pm
by Ty
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:58 pm
by Mages
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).
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:08 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:18 pm
by Josh
Being fully awake, I'm over it. Thanks for the comfort and stories dudes.
and thanks for the links Rob(og)
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:55 pm
by Richard
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:09 am
by Mike
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:52 pm
by the isaac eaton
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:11 pm
by laterallateral
let's face it, I scratched my guitar is vastly inferior to beer litstz
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:17 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
"i scratched my guitar whilst scratching off something on my beer list."
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:24 pm
by endsjustifymeans
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:27 pm
by cur
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:42 am
by Stan Kwervo
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!