how do to restore this gibson?

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does the Gibson lifetime warranty apply to this modell?

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Re: how do to restore this gibson?

Buy an MIA next time.
 
Re: how do to restore this gibson?

some epoxy and a little polish should work pretty well. maybe strip off the paint and slap a flamed maple veneer on it while it's out of commission!
 
Re: how do to restore this gibson?

you should have bought one with long tenon, top wrapped it and this would have never happend. i sense a norlin era lemon here :banana:
 
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The nice thing about those is that with all the flexing and vibrations it's taken over the years, it has a much more complex resonance that way. If you can repair the damage with period specific material you'll have a real winner there. Your tone will be so much more complex. The highs will be more open, and the lows will have a certain resonance to them. I mean, anyone would be able to hear it. If you can't there must be something wrong with your ears, because I can hear the difference. I used to buy only new "factory" picks, but not anymore. The difference is night and day.

PS. Whatever you do, DON'T repair the finish on the logo. It will totally ruin the tone. It dampens highs.
 
Re: how do to restore this gibson?

frankfalbo said:
The nice thing about those is that with all the flexing and vibrations it's taken over the years, it has a much more complex resonance that way. If you can repair the damage with period specific material you'll have a real winner there. Your tone will be so much more complex. The highs will be more open, and the lows will have a certain resonance to them. I mean, anyone would be able to hear it. If you can't there must be something wrong with your ears, because I can hear the difference. I used to buy only new "factory" picks, but not anymore. The difference is night and day.

PS. Whatever you do, DON'T repair the finish on the logo. It will totally ruin the tone. It dampens highs.
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the man knows what he's talking about.
 
Re: how do to restore this gibson?

frankfalbo said:
The nice thing about those is that with all the flexing and vibrations it's taken over the years, it has a much more complex resonance that way. If you can repair the damage with period specific material you'll have a real winner there. Your tone will be so much more complex. The highs will be more open, and the lows will have a certain resonance to them. I mean, anyone would be able to hear it. If you can't there must be something wrong with your ears, because I can hear the difference. I used to buy only new "factory" picks, but not anymore. The difference is night and day.

PS. Whatever you do, DON'T repair the finish on the logo. It will totally ruin the tone. It dampens highs.
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Now picture this narrated with the beginning of Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" playing.
 
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frankfalbo said:
PS. Whatever you do, DON'T repair the finish on the logo. It will totally ruin the tone. It dampens highs.
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Not to mention it ruins the re-sale value...

I knew this old lady who's son was in 'nam, and one day she was telling me about him while she served me some tea and cookies. She got this crazy smile on her face, and excused herself saying she'd be right back.

well she came back with her hands behind her back, and told me to close my eyes. I did, and then when she said to open them, there was one of those picks in all it's glory. She had found it under his bed. Still had a dust bunny stuck to it, and damn if I couldn't smell the dude's BO on the pick. She GAVE that pick to me, not knowing it's worth but knowing I was a guitar player and would appreciate it like her son did.

I still have that pick in a climate controlled safe deposit box at my local bank. Once in awhile I head over there just to get a whiff of that BO, and it's like I'm instantly Jimmy Page or suttin.

:sniffle:
 
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frankfalbo said:
The nice thing about those is that with all the flexing and vibrations it's taken over the years, it has a much more complex resonance that way. If you can repair the damage with period specific material you'll have a real winner there. Your tone will be so much more complex. The highs will be more open, and the lows will have a certain resonance to them. I mean, anyone would be able to hear it. If you can't there must be something wrong with your ears, because I can hear the difference. I used to buy only new "factory" picks, but not anymore. The difference is night and day.

PS. Whatever you do, DON'T repair the finish on the logo. It will totally ruin the tone. It dampens highs.
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Don't forget that a lot of that resonance you so aptly describe is also due to the ageing of the plastic itself, as the solvents evaporate over the years! And the logo DOES seem to have faded to that "sweet spot"...
 
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See I disagree. That's the typical newbie misconception about vintage picks. It's hard to separate the real deal from all the rumors and hype. The solvents mostly evaporate during the manufacturing process. It's the subsequent impregnation of finger oils and dead skin cells that contribute to the resonation. That's the magic JeffB is talking about. I like to call it the "soylent green" factor. That mostly affects the highs. It's what sweetens the highs. The years of vibrations and flex moreso affects the lows. If I HAVE TO use a factory pick, I will rub it between my fingers for about three days straight, and then put it under my arm overnight, to simulate the kind of thing Jeff was talking about. I can tell if a pick has just been "held" for years, because it will have that sweet high end, but it will be lacking in the warm lows. On the contrary, if a pick has been really played, but by someone who wore gloves, or is Asian, then it will have the good, deep lows, but lack the sweet highs that you get from the soylent factor.
 
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