adorshki
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but...but...but...that'd be like drinkin' non-alcoholic beer...would take all the fun out of it.... :shock:fab467 said:
Finish on a reissue Bluesbird: nitro or poly?
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because i am a cheapskate and not about to overpay, or at least by my estimation, over pay for a vintage guitar. like with my Starfire, I lucked out and got it for $950 and it is a perfect fit for me: fell, tone, looks, it has it all. Anything similar on ebay or gbase would be $1250-1500 and I just cant justify paying that much for something sight unseen.FNG said:
plus it is so hit or miss, sure a vintage guitar might have the mojo going on with the natural aging, but I'd still have to connect with it and love the feel of it on top of that, which to me is the most important part. I at least know this here Goldtop feels, plays and IS amazing. I had a nice aged vintage M75, but I couldn't connect with it like I have with this one nor could I get the same kind of tone out out it. I guess thats the price we pay when we cant play a guitar before we buy it though, you never know if it is going to feel right once you get it or not.
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Put your own mojo in that guitar Mojo! The only thing worse than someone else's icky mojo in a guitar is fake mojo on a guitar. IMO of course. 
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Isn't the type of aging shown on those Gibsons less about the amount of plying and more the atmospheric conditions it an instrument is subject to? Although I've played it daily for years, the finish cracks on my DV-52 aren't from the playing. Now the dents, dings that's something different as well as a few wear spots in the finish.
yes, the finish crackling is usually due to temperature changes and oxidation i believe. I do know at least 2 of those guitars was "aged" by RS guitarworks though. I think the method for that type of wear is to put the freshly nitro finished body in a freezer then remove it and apply heat to it by exposing it to a warm rom or with a hair dryer depending on the level of checking you desire. But that is just what I have always heard.NEONMOONY said:
Fake mojo doesn't bother me if it was well done and feels like a 30-40 year old guitar. New guitars with these poly finishes just dont wear like to old ones do. I know there is debate about real vs fake, but to each his own and for me a tastefully done fake relic is just fine. From there I will put my own mojo on it anyways from playing it and adding more wear. Thats why I go for a light relic, so I can age it even more rather than going for a heavy relic from day 1.
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Hey Mojo, don't forget that one of the things that makes those goldtops look so wonderful when they're old is the green patina they get. That's due to the copper (IIRC) they used in the gold paint. Even if you managed to get the crack patter right, it wouldn't have that gold sheen (sorry - had too).
I can appreciate the look of a well worn guitar, but have you seen how much RS charges for a top-notch relic job? You'd probably be better off buying a vintage Guild!
I can appreciate the look of a well worn guitar, but have you seen how much RS charges for a top-notch relic job? You'd probably be better off buying a vintage Guild!
adorshki
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Well... although I agree with your feelings about buying "pigs in pokes", that could cover at least a couple of "pigs". :lol:MojoTooth said: