So I have seen a few very nice guitars for sale with one or two teeth missing. Scratches on the tops which make them seem ugly but workable? Any experience with using super glue to drop fill these scratches as long as it is not showing raw wood?
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Scars are like tattoos but with better stories...
Michael_DK
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I have tried drop filling before. It can be done, but you gotta be very careful with the sanding or you'll get down to the wood. Easier than you'd think. I wouldn't do it on V12 finish.
Use micromesh wet sanding pads etc.
This is only for poly finished guitars - not nitro.
Use micromesh wet sanding pads etc.
This is only for poly finished guitars - not nitro.
I understand, Boogie. Yes, I play live all the time. That is where any accidents I have had were encountered.
I did use Ultimate Support stands and either band mates or drunks never failed to find them, no matter where they were put on stage. I switched to Hercules stands and the same things occurred. I just threw up my hands in defeat and started using the cases for protection. That saved me on several occasions in the last five years already.
In a concert, I would use stands rather then haul cases on stage, but for bar work, I use the cases.
That seems to be where the damage always crops up.
I did use Ultimate Support stands and either band mates or drunks never failed to find them, no matter where they were put on stage. I switched to Hercules stands and the same things occurred. I just threw up my hands in defeat and started using the cases for protection. That saved me on several occasions in the last five years already.
In a concert, I would use stands rather then haul cases on stage, but for bar work, I use the cases.
That seems to be where the damage always crops up.
Bill SAS 513
Just another old guy in a T-shirt
Hey G-Man...good question...I think most (nearly all) guitars are meant to be played, hence worn in. I love seeing a guitar that has been the player's number 1 for years, and he is "one with the axe". i.e.: the White PRS Ghost (??) from around here,SRV, Rory Gallagher, Willie Nelson, Victor Wooten's Fodera, etc...all good worn guitars. But, I have a gorgeous 10 top McSoapy that I wipe after even looking at it...ok, not really, but a few just should be kept gorgeous, IMHO.
There are those that state they all should be played, and I cannot argue that fact, though.
There are those that state they all should be played, and I cannot argue that fact, though.
Amen, brutha. Every time a drunk stumbles toward me it's my pedalboard that I worry about. But when it's a drunk chick lumbering close to my gear it gets tougher to do a defensive body-check.
Some of those girls are bigger than me!Hell, I forgot about the pedal board and transgressors! ARGH! Mine has more of other people's foot prints on it then mine!
And of course, the band asked me to stand up front next to the lead singer!
Then there is the mic stand when other people bump into it and I get a mic in the teeth.
And of course, the band asked me to stand up front next to the lead singer!
Then there is the mic stand when other people bump into it and I get a mic in the teeth.
oh you mean butterface guitars?
Sure, I'll buy damaged/abused/neglected PRS. I do not venture into stuff like destroyed necks or the copper CE24 that was shot. See my posts about The Dog of Frankenstein. I'm tempted to have the face cracks filled in with chrome paint, because that would be an asinine thing to do.
Sure, I'll buy damaged/abused/neglected PRS. I do not venture into stuff like destroyed necks or the copper CE24 that was shot. See my posts about The Dog of Frankenstein. I'm tempted to have the face cracks filled in with chrome paint, because that would be an asinine thing to do.
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