Members Cliff Fiscal Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Say a few drilled holes or routed cavities under the pickguard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Say a few drilled holes or routed cavities under the pickguard? If the price were appropriately reduced to reflect it. I'm not a sufferer of OCD when it comes to guitar finish, and I've bought my share of less-than-perfect guitars, but always for a price that reflects the condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BootRoots Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 if its all under the guard, sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Grimace Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Say a few drilled holes or routed cavities under the pickguard? Depends what you mean by "routed". If it was attacked with a chisel (some really are) then no, if professionally router, I think the routing makes little difference under the guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted November 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 If the price were appropriately reduced to reflect it. I'm not a sufferer of OCD when it comes to guitar finish, and I've bought my share of less-than-perfect guitars, but always for a price that reflects the condition. What's too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted November 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 if its all under the guard, sure. Out of sight out of mind then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Generally speaking.........yes. I have some experience with re-furbishing guitars as well as tools and a work space. I think that makes a dif'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted November 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Generally speaking.........yes. I have some experience with re-furbishing guitars as well as tools and a work space. I think that makes a dif'. How do you fix deeper body scratches? Deeper then pick scratches but not all the way down to wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 How do you fix deeper body scratches? Deeper then pick scratches but not all the way down to wood? Got any pics? You can sometimes buff out scratches depending on how deep with a buffing wheel and some compounds. Some old fashion "elbow grease" can work if you dont have the wheel.What kind of finish is on it? Stew-Mac sells that kind of product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted November 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Got any pics? You can sometimes buff out scratches depending on how deep with a buffing wheel and some compounds. Some old fashion "elbow grease" can work if you dont have the wheel.What kind of finish is on it?Stew-Mac sells that kind of product. No pics. Can I use higher end car care scratch removal products? It's a polyester finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 No pics.Can I use higher end car care scratch removal products?It's a polyester finish. "Technically" you can us car products. Some can hurt the finish though. I have not used it personally but I have read around that people use stuff by Meguiars. I know Fender has a polishing kit that contains Maguiars product. Of course it all depends on how deep the scratch is. If it's too deep then you would need to take a dif' approach to dealing with it. You may even need to fill it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Grimace Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 No pics.Can I use higher end car care scratch removal products?It's a polyester finish. For this reason I alone I advocate using Nitrocellulose. I don't even like Nitro that much, but it's much easier to deal with when stripping and fixing problems with, and it ages a lot nicer than polyurethane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keNz Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Sure, if you plan on keeping it and not re-selling it (though that's hard to tell sometimes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Say a few drilled holes or routed cavities under the pickguard? SG, Strat, or Tele? Sure.LP or 335? No way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armitage Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 I don't even like to buy a guitar with a moved strap button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted November 14, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 14, 2007 "Technically" you can us car products. Some can hurt the finish though. I have not used it personally but I have read around that people use stuff by Meguiars. I know Fender has a polishing kit that contains Maguiars product.Of course it all depends on how deep the scratch is. If it's too deep then you would need to take a dif' approach to dealing with it. You may even need to fill it. Here I took a picture last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowbrow Posted November 14, 2007 Members Share Posted November 14, 2007 If it plays well, sounds good, the price is right and it makes me happy..hell yeah. I'm not hung up on pristine guitars. Some folks are. What ever floats your boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gtrjones Posted November 14, 2007 Members Share Posted November 14, 2007 That 'scratch' in no way affects the playability or tone of the guitar. Don't sweat it at all. And really, don't bother trying to 'fix' it, 'cause you'll spend a lot of time, and get it wrong, then spend a lot of money, and the guitar will STILL sound the same. If the scratch bothers you enough that you'd spend $$$ to fix it, don't buy the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted November 14, 2007 Members Share Posted November 14, 2007 Sure, if I liked the guitar and the price was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted November 14, 2007 Members Share Posted November 14, 2007 Here I took a picture last night. Not sure what is the scratch and what is reflection. Is the scratch that "jagged" line in the middle of the contour? Or the small white lines / marks? From the pic' the jagged part looks too deep for any kind of scratch remover type stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kadrocker Posted November 14, 2007 Members Share Posted November 14, 2007 I doubt I could buy a guitar like that. I like everything stock and original. I don't like any modifications on anything, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mawr Posted November 14, 2007 Members Share Posted November 14, 2007 These deceitful thread titles suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted November 14, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 14, 2007 Not sure what is the scratch and what is reflection. Is the scratch that "jagged" line in the middle of the contour? Or the small white lines / marks?From the pic' the jagged part looks too deep for any kind of scratch remover type stuff. The small white lines/marks......the ones that are perpendicular to the edge of the body. I think the jagged line is a reflection......here's another: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funderbunk Posted November 14, 2007 Members Share Posted November 14, 2007 Body modifications - you mean like tattoos or piercings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jdjonsson Posted November 14, 2007 Members Share Posted November 14, 2007 if its all under the guard, sure. +1. I almost did. However the original pickguard was missing. Dealbreaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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