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Old 02-11-2019, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Wade Hampton View Post

I mean, you could probably hurt the resale value even more if you shot it up with a BB gun, or sprayed it with grey primer, or scorched your initials into it with a wood-burning kit.

Wade Hampton Miller
As usual, WHM summed it up very well, and I thought I'd add my two cents from the perspective of a potential dreadnaught buyer:

Between the modifications mentioned above and a sound port, I'd have to really think long and hard about it. A few BB gun craters or initials burned into the guitar would definitely deter me less than a sound port.

I'd probably draw the line at the grey primer, though.

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