Members BG76 Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 The good? This is a genuine 30+ year old Gibson Les Paul Custom The truss rod works The neck is pretty straight The frets are good The Bad? Burned up in a fire Needs binding Needs electronics Has some cracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 55gibby Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 My vote goes for; fix it. Just how far you take it is up to you, but I would consider painting it... with flames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benricci Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Sell or trash it and be done with it. I wouldn't even bother considering it as a project if there is structural damage to the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etawful Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I'd be tempted to restore it to playable condition, but without a finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted January 7, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 The cracks that it has are not bad - they could be fixed easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Foamoi_refreshe Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 even if you dont restore it, im sure someone would be willing to buy it of you to restore it themselves??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zbasstringer Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Throw it in my trash In all honesty, if you wouldn't want to restore it, I would be all up for trying to. That would be a great project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mutant_guitar Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 i'd be tempted to just glue up the cracks and neck, make it playable, and not even worry about the binding/finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zemmy Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 my vote is to restore it, but go in understanding it needs to be a labor of love...because youll probably never get back as much as you put into it and +1 on the flame idea, but make em ghost flames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 's mel gibson Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I don't see the body crack causing much trouble. It runs along the vol. and tone pot holes. I'd try to fix her up. It wouldn't or shouldn't cost that much. Just a bit of time. But why does that headstock look funny to me? The top ends of the open book look a bit narrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I voted restore: Not by me, 'cuz I ain't got skillz ... But if you have the skill, time and inclination, I don't think its past repairing. Never going to have much market value, but it might be priceless for the right person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted January 7, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 The cracks are not all the way through the body. Technically I think if you reset the neck and wired up the pickups it would work fine. The binding on the neck was replaced and is ok and the frets are ok. I just don't know if I feel like putting the time in when I can build a new one for less effort when it's all said and done. I think the angle of the pic of the headstock and the melted binding make it look odd in the pic, but it's genuine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AxAxSxS Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 If you dont want to restore it, I'll pay for you to ship it to me, That would make a great Iraq deployment guitar! Also would give me something to do with my spare time over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 If you can manage to restore it and preserve the look of the fire damage under a clearcoat this could be a sweet looking guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members almightycrunch Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 The good? This is a genuine 30+ year old Gibson Les Paul Custom The truss rod works The neck is pretty straight The frets are good The Bad? Burned up in a fire Needs binding Needs electronics Has some cracks In light of Guitarnoobies copy carver thread, I would say fix the cracks enough to use it as a template to make more of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trollin' Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I saw that very guitar on ebay a few days ago. Why would you buy it just to throw it away? Especially if the neck is just fine. Whatever you're smoking, I'll match you a bowl as long as it's green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Seems like if you could do some minimal restoration effort that it could still possibly pay off. After all, according to HCEG, the most expensive part, i.e. the logo, is still in tact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhat Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 It all depends on who restores it. A friend of mine could to that project easy. Ex gibson custom shop guy from kalamazoo. He has lots of access to ex gibson people and parts. He would never bootleg a guitar , but he has done some major restorations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricEye Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I don't see why you wouldn't restore it. Hell, stripped, it looks like Meandi's resto he's doing for GreatDane. It's got too much mojo to discard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnoMan97 Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Let me at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldMattB Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 glue, satin poly, parts from cheap SX, go play! oldMattB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Definitely restore it, and another +1 on the flamejob. That is apropos. Think of this guitar as a phoenix rising from the ashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Throw it in my trash can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I know you have the skills to repair that, BG... so I say fix it. If it was me, I think I would fix it to a point of playability and not refinish it. That's one hell of a relic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Fiasco Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 That'll buff right out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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