NGD: Gibson "Gary Clark" SG in TV Yellow... Is this an issue?

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67Mopar

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I purchased a long awaited Gibson Gary Clark SG today from Sam Ash. The finish (back of the neck behind nut and 1st fret) has two cracks in the nitro. It doesn't look like a crack in the neck itself, just the finish. I was able to get 10% off of new pricing, but I'm still a little nervous about the cracking.

Question... Should I keep it, or return it?

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Can you feel the cracks when you play?
That one might have to go back.
 
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Instant relicing...your guitar now has MoJo.;)



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It looks like it is just finish cracks from here, but it would bother me. Return that puppy!
 
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If I brush my fingers over the cracks, I can feel them. There's no break in the wood, that much I am certain of. I was thinking, that maybe I can drop-fill the cracking with nitro, wet sand, and then buff it out. But, what if the nitro doesn't "burn" all the way through the existing finish? That little voice is telling me to either leave it as is, or return it.
 
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That's a beautiful guitar but I probably wouldn't be happy with it. It's new and expensive I'm sure, so I don't know.

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Re: NGD: Gibson "Gary Clark" SG in TV Yellow... Is this an issue?

That would drive me nuts on a new axe. Another "return" vote.
 
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NGD: Gibson "Gary Clark" SG in TV Yellow... Is this an issue?

What specifically are you nervous about with the cracking? Those cracks are almost certainly just in the finish and not in the wood. A crack in the wood would tend to run along the grain and those cracks are definitely perpendicular to it. Structurally it should be just fine.

If you’re concerned about resale value or if it just bothers you, well, that may be a whole other matter.
 
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I'd pay the 10% more to upgrade to the non-finish cracks version. :D
 
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I care about the sound and playability more than anything. The checking does not bother me at all and it saved you 10%
 
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Darg1911 said:
I'd pay the 10% more to upgrade to the non-finish cracks version. :D
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Me too, but this is the only TV Yellow model I can find. The ones on eBay/Reverb are price nearly $1000.00 above retail, some higher. Plays like a dream!
 
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i woulda milked em for more than 10% but im sure itll be fine
 
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The placement means they could grow to be an annoyance... i'd demand more like 60% off
 
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I'm not feeling it. The electronics are awful! No hum in bridge position, hums in middle, no hum on the neck. Okay, that's acceptable with P9O's, but the tone controls are whacked! For some reason, when I turn the neck tone control down, the bridge pickup hums madly. What you'd expect from a P9O, but why is the neck tone pot effecting the bridge pickup? I don't dig how far the neck sticks out from the body either. Reminds me of the Firebird a recently sold for the very same reason. There may be a logical explanation for the way the tone pots operate, whatever. Also, two of the pots feel like they're binding-up. I'm going with PRS.
 
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67Mopar said:
I'm not feeling it. The electronics are awful! No hum in bridge position, hums in middle, no hum on the neck. Okay, that's acceptable with P9O's, but the tone controls are whacked! For some reason, when I turn the neck tone control down, the bridge pickup hums madly. What you'd expect from a P9O, but why is the neck tone pot effecting the bridge pickup? I don't dig how far the neck sticks out from the body either. Reminds me of the Firebird a recently sold for the very same reason. There may be a logical explanation for the way the tone pots operate, whatever. Also, two of the pots feel like they're binding-up. I'm going with PRS.
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If it plays so nice it might be worth it to replace most of the electronics, maybe the pickups as well. Don't ever let them ruin the rest of the guitar.
 
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67Mopar said:
I'm not feeling it. The electronics are awful! No hum in bridge position, hums in middle, no hum on the neck. Okay, that's acceptable with P9O's, but the tone controls are whacked! For some reason, when I turn the neck tone control down, the bridge pickup hums madly. What you'd expect from a P9O, but why is the neck tone pot effecting the bridge pickup? I don't dig how far the neck sticks out from the body either. Reminds me of the Firebird a recently sold for the very same reason. There may be a logical explanation for the way the tone pots operate, whatever. Also, two of the pots feel like they're binding-up. I'm going with PRS.
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Good move.
 
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