Removing Guitar Finish. |
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Removing Guitar Finish. |
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Jan 23 2014, 02:31 AM |
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Jan 23 2014, 12:55 PM |
2x Bump
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Jan 23 2014, 06:44 PM |
If you like the sound of the guitar don't do that. It will change the sound and response of the instrument. It is a tough job and you definitely don't want to use poly on it.
*This may or may not be a consideration ... it will also completely diminish the value if you ever want to sell it. It's an american made instrument. It will always retain or appreciate in value as long as you don't irreversibly change things. Just something to think about - ? -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 24 2014, 01:49 PM |
Thanks for the opinions peepz! i will probably just let it be then
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Jan 24 2014, 04:23 PM |
I would take it to a local guitar fixerupper and it would probably cost about the same after you had to buy all the necessary stuff and you would have a guitar you kn ow what it plays like and a quality job Even if you take it to the Gibson factory, it may play well but it won't play the same. They'd take the neck off. The act of re-setting a (set) neck will change the feel. Re-finishing will change the sound. This all may be for the best ... or not. And even Gibson would tell you that. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 24 2014, 05:38 PM |
Hi mate! I don't have experience with this but there are many videos at youtube with guys that explain how to do it. Check this video and search more videos there.
And then off course, tell us how was your own experience! -------------------- My lessons
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Jan 25 2014, 02:10 PM |
I have a friend who does this pretty often but BUT, he does it with wrecks and transforms them into beauties - I am of course talking about very old and damaged Romanian guitars.. Check his work here - step by step
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1...3846&type=1 |
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Jan 25 2014, 06:14 PM |
No one in the world could ever get me to believe that refinishing the body would tonally make a difference unless someone just went ballistic with refinishing it. It can and usually does. It's subtle most of the time and sometimes it's even an improvement (when done by a trained pro) but it does change. Unless it's re-done by the same factory the thickness of the paint and lacquer will never be the same as the original. Even at the factory(s) specs on finish change all the time. Not too mention that if you re-finish an older instrument - that's effectively 'dried out' a little - the new finish will absorb into the wood differently. All of this affects resonance. The resonance of even a solidbody affects the tone and the 'feel' of play. I (and many others) speak from experience. Will everybody notice it? Maybe not - ? And of course you don't have to but removing the neck makes it way easier (and faster) to strip off and then re-apply a finish neatly. *The OP is talking about a Gibson Les Paul. Not just some crappy, cheap POS. This is an axe that even if done totally 'pro' and ends up sounding better ... will be totally de-valued. This post has been edited by klasaine: Jan 26 2014, 04:45 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 26 2014, 02:29 PM |
Most definitely something I would not try on a guitar that I care a lot about But I love the sort of cartoonish guitar finishes such as:
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