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08-14-2022, 12:06 PM
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Did U fret over keeping your fav guitar looking like new?
When your favorite guitar was new to you:
How much did you worry about it getting that first scratch or ding? Do you still love it as much now that Willie Nelson might mistake it for his?
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08-14-2022, 12:26 PM
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Nah…
Sure, I like them to be pretty, but stuff happens…. Especially at gigs.
However, I want them to PLAY perfectly, and thus must do maintenance ! Or hire it done, hahahah Off to change some strings right now Cheers Paul
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#4
08-14-2022, 12:27 PM
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This is a great question. The nicest guitar I own came "aged" from the factory, which I think is just a little corny, but it sounds so good that I don't really care. The bonus here is that I don't have to stress about trying to keep it in mint condition since it never was in the first place.
My other good guitar was 12 years old when I bought it, and while it had definitely been well taken care of, it came to me with the typical pick-scratches and swirls in the finish and whatnot. I don't have to worry about keeping that one mint, either, and while I'd never intentionally mistreat it, I'm looking forward to it developing a little more aesthetic "character" over the years. I would not buy a high-end pristine guitar. I'd want to keep it as mint as possible, and every little nick and ding would bum me out.
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#5
08-14-2022, 12:34 PM
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I bought a Les Paul brand new in 1985 and obsessed for years with keeping it as perfect as possible. I've never been a gigging musician so my environments are pretty controlled.
But to answer your question, I don't fret about it but I do try to keep my guitar looking as pristine as possible. I don't like the banged up look.
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08-14-2022, 12:39 PM
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I have 5 that I have managed not to ding. My Martin might have a spot or two.
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08-14-2022, 12:40 PM
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It's nice that they look good when new, but I care much more about how they SOUND. Unless you do catastrophic damage then the sound isn't effected by a few bumps and bruises.
As I often suggest, re-read your old tattered copy of "The Velveteen Rabbit" and you'll come to a deeper understanding on the importance of appearance.
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08-14-2022, 12:42 PM
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My latest is my first “aged” guitar (see sig). So any new dings, etc. just add value. I sleep like a baby.
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08-14-2022, 01:06 PM
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My D41 and my Bourgeois both have dings and scratches! I was obsessive with it, at first, but I play out, quite often and they’re gonna get dinged up. I played my Bourgeois at a bluegrass festival yesterday, for 8-9 hours and sweated all over it! I just cleaned it up and it still looks great and sounds even better.
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08-14-2022, 01:14 PM
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I've only bought one "new" acoustic guitar - all others were purchased second hand so I never fretted about keeping one looking like "new" - for me guitars are to be played, so in that pursuit they may pick up some marks or dings - that's just honest wear as far as I'm concerned. I certainly don't go out of my way to abuse guitars but I'm also not going to have a heart attack if my guitar picks up some dings. I always stay on top of maintenance as far as set ups and fret levelling etc. so my guitars keep playing and sounding great - a small ding isn't going to change that.
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08-14-2022, 01:51 PM
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I do my best not to abuse any of my guitars, but dings and scratches happen.
I try to minimize risk by not putting them in situations that they maybe susceptible.
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08-14-2022, 01:58 PM
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Well, that would be one advantage to having it relic'd.
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08-14-2022, 02:11 PM
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My favorite is one the one that I know I'm never going to sell, so I don't worry too much about it.
It's the ones that I think I might want to move on that I really concern myself with the cosmetic condition.
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08-14-2022, 02:14 PM
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I’ve only purchased two new. First was a Martin Custom D and I was pretty sad the time it got dinged. It was pretty susceptible to dings and marks from use. My other one is my GPC-15me but it had some weird finish spots on the top. I didn’t bother to return it cause it sounded so good and the slots don’t bother me. I’d rather not worry about it and just play em
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