Re: Got my hands on something cool(need help)
why do anything to it
I will likely never own a guitar that I don't modify in some way (small or big). The closest company to unchangeable is Gretsch. Everything is spot-on perfect on many of their models, especially the pickups. I'd change stuff on Gibby's (like pups, knobs, etc.), I'd change things on Fender's, etc. I'm in the process of changing every single thing on my Green guitar.
To me, most guitars are imperfect. I'm am so particular in design, that it borders on obsession. For instance, in The Sims 2, I will spend weeks designing, building and furnishing a house. I spend much of my free time trying to find
that part for my guitars (and much of my free money).
My point is that I am a person who likes perfect design (at least in my eyes). Cream is not white, and so I won't mix the two. Gold and chrome don't mix. With this guitar, the knobs are ugly, the bridge is busted (and ugly), the pickup is gold (and should be chrome), not all of the washers at the base of the tuners match, one of the tuners is bent, the cae is not an Ibanez case (yes that matters to me - although that is a cool Gibson case and deserves a great Gibby to go inside), and the pickguard has writing on it (which does add to character in a way, but should still be fixed).
On the other hand, this guitar
is cool as hell. I would love fixing that up.
