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JohnLL
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(Date Posted:14-10-2009 09:09:41)

My 75 Natural was pretty banged up before I got it.  Refinishing a painted guitar is easy, fill in the dings, sand, and paint.  Has anyone had any experience filling dings and gouges and then doing a natural finish?  In my past woodworking experience, it's really hard to find a filler color that will match the wood 'after' the wood is finished since the wood takes on a different color even after a clear finish.  Also, although the guitars are called natural finish, is the finish really clear, or is there a slight amber color to it?  Thanks.

veeman
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Re:Refinish a Natural
(Date Posted:14-10-2009 14:16:41)

Paint it to SILVERBURST!!!!
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RE:Refinish a Natural
(Date Posted:14-10-2009 18:52:37)

Leave it alone. I cherish every single chunk and dent I ever knocked out/put into my V. (Even if somebody else did the damage, I'd leave it as is).
mitja
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Re:Refinish a Natural
(Date Posted:17-10-2009 08:03:29)

 Don´t refinish it!
Your guitar has history, and it´s supposed to show.
Unless it has some ugly re-routing like a kahler etc, why should you do it?
Banged up guitars are cool, and even the value of the guitar should be higher untouched.
Nowdays, people buy brand NEW relic´d guitars... you have a real relic.
jeffwith1f
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Re:Refinish a Natural
(Date Posted:17-10-2009 20:21:35)

pics!
PICS!

arrrrrr!  PICS!

+1 on the natural relic look.  I know I try to keep my guitars as clean as possible, but the wear is a testament to the instrument's travels.
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RE:Refinish a Natural
(Date Posted:18-10-2009 15:14:25)

Hope adding this pic works.  It's my first try.  There's not much that's standard on this guitar.  Gold and/or brass hardware, non standard PUPs.  Even the controls were repositioned to look like a 50's model.  I think I'll go back to a creme/black/creme pickguard, reposition the controls,etc.  Which knobs are correct?  The tailpiece is Gibson, but the bridge is brass.  If I go with a Gibson bridge, which one is more period correct, the Nashville TOM, or the ABR-1?  Since the PUPs are non standard, I was thinking of going with the Sheptone PAFs.  Has anyone tried the Fralin PUPs.  Opinion?  Thanks guys, John
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RE:Refinish a Natural
(Date Posted:19-10-2009 03:05:51)

Nice guitar. Kinda special with all that brass. My guess is, the brigde pu is a DiMarzio Distortion+ and maybe the neck is a Bill Lawrence? In short, the ultimate '79 modification. Saw that mod done some times in my childhood peeping into the room with the luthiers bench at the local store.
If I were you I'd probably go for a set of Seth Lover's or Classic ´57 + some yellow/gold witch hat knobs (if possible).


(Message edited by Mortenpmb On 19-10-2009 03:08:02)
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Re:Refinish a Natural
(Date Posted:19-10-2009 09:46:50)

 Thanks for the input Morten.  Regarding the PUPs, actually the neck pickup is a DiMarzio super distortion (go figure), and the bridge is unknown.  No tags on it, but it does have a number stamped on the back plate - 281101.  That's the only identifier.  I was thinking of keeping the gold look.  I'll look into the Seth Lover's.  Haven't heard of them before.  Thanks again.
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Re:Refinish a Natural
(Date Posted:19-10-2009 13:09:39)

odd to see a 58 style knob placement on a 67 style pickguard.
nice V.  I believe the 70's erra V's of this ilk had TOM bridges, although perhaps I am wrong.  can I get a fact check?
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