Aged Guitars?

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Maui

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I hear of some present day Les Pauls being aged. What go's into this process of aging a guitar? And what kind of impact dose it have on the guitar?
 
Re: Aged Guitars?

i think that the general thing with aged guitars sounding better is that the wood starts to age which gives guitars a better sound. i think they age the wood using chemicals and then paint over the wood and then maybe relic the finish a little.

not to be confused with relicing which is just a cosmetic thing. i think that aging is more involved and changes the sound more

some people also think they look cooler. aged guitar=guitar thats been around a while=assumption that the player has been around a while=assumption that the player is good. wrong!!
 
Re: Aged Guitars?

I hadn't heard of "aging" the wood through a chemical process. I've seen hardware aged and relic finishes, but not aging the wood. One would think that once the wood is dry then the aging process is so slow that the tonal characteristics wouldn't change in our lifetimes.

As for the aging process, I far prefer to let it happen naturally.
 
Re: Aged Guitars?

instead of getting a new aged guitar, yeah .. I would prefer getting a older guitar instead. Perhaps a 1970s LP
 
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