WORST faded, smoke-discolored, finishes you've found/seen

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Post by Andreas N » Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:56 pm

slirak wrote:
The "crazy deal"? Yeah, tried it for a couple of minutes, but I don't know enough about Jags to say if it's a good one. And it wasn't set up when I tried it. Bought a 1963 JM there though and the guy in the store set it up beautifully for me. He knows his offsets.

Cool, thanks. I might give them a call about that one.

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Post by mrrazorblade227 » Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:02 pm

for some reason i've been totally ok with almost every 'worst finish' here

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Post by ChrisFFTA » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:22 pm

mrrazorblade227 wrote:for some reason i've been totally ok with almost every 'worst finish' here
the 50 posts will make it worth it ;p

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Post by XF6YH » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:43 pm

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This is some serious buckle rash...with cheese grater on the side.
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Post by jeesumcrow » Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:43 pm

XF6YH wrote:Image

This is some serious buckle rash...with cheese grater on the side.

how does that happen / how long would that take! I thrash the shit out of my nitro painted guits, and there is only nicks and dents... How is this thrashage possible?

EDIT: Oh, and I wear a belt, and play at least a show a week, and i jump around, and all of that.

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Post by XF6YH » Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:05 pm

That was a Jaguar from 1972, must have fell out of a van, or tied to the back of a car and dragged on the highway.
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Post by IPLAYLOUD » Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:52 pm

This Esquire should be DEAD according to the Surgeon General.

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Post by chnlone » Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:54 pm

IPLAYLOUD wrote:This Esquire should be DEAD according to the Surgeon General.

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That color is officially named "Smoker's Lung".

Also, that Tele might have cancer.

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Post by thaiairways » Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:27 am

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Post by Bloke on the water » Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:23 am

chnlone wrote:
IPLAYLOUD wrote:This Esquire should be DEAD according to the Surgeon General.

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That color is officially named "Smoker's Lung".
I think the Lucite colour was carcinoma tan.
So where does it Turt?

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Post by Maulden7 » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:08 am

Seeing the amazing smoke damaged Esquire & Strat raises two questions in my mind :-

1. My 63 CAR Tele is shown some pages back, & I had always assumed that this fading resulted from UV exposure fading, but now I am wondering if this is also due to cigarette smoke?

2. As a non-smoker I am thinking about just what the inside of my lungs are like having also been exposed to such conditions over a year or ten? (fortunately in the UK smoking in indoor public places has been banned for several years now & as a result pubs & clubs are much more pleasant places to play in)

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Post by mongoose » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:26 am

Maulden7 wrote:-
As a non-smoker I am thinking about just what the inside of my lungs are like having also been exposed to such conditions over a year or ten?)
Really makes you think, eh?
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Post by AnySecondNow » Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:15 pm

I've only been playing for 5-6 years (only 19), but I can only hope when I get to the point I've had guitars for 25+ years that I can get some killer colours that I see in this thread!
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Post by s_mcsleazy » Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:04 pm

AnySecondNow wrote:I've only been playing for 5-6 years (only 19), but I can only hope when I get to the point I've had guitars for 25+ years that I can get some killer colours that I see in this thread!
discolouring and wear happens faster than you might think. my tele is beat to crap and its only played 2 gigs. as for the mis-colouring its definetly a diffrent shade of blue under the gard
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Post by AnySecondNow » Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:11 pm

s_mcsleazy wrote:
AnySecondNow wrote:I've only been playing for 5-6 years (only 19), but I can only hope when I get to the point I've had guitars for 25+ years that I can get some killer colours that I see in this thread!
discolouring and wear happens faster than you might think. my tele is beat to crap and its only played 2 gigs. as for the mis-colouring its definetly a diffrent shade of blue under the gard
I have to say that I've yet to look under my basses, so I may have some hidden discolouring!
God, now I'm tempted to find out
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