Any less than mint guitars out there

[KingBoneSlim]

Anyone want to show off boutique guitars with wear and tear, scars, dents or tarnished hardwear. I just put a small dent in a mint guitar and I'm hoping to feel better after I see some others.

[bleomonkey]

Sorry to hear about that dent. That is the worst feeling ever, but in the long run think of it as an addition to your future reliced guitar.

[KingBoneSlim]

Oh well. Everything is mint these days. It just makes me wonder....
where are all the guitars that are played hard and put put away wet?????

[Old Tele man]

...which: SPEAR-mint or PEPPER-mint?

[whoismarykelly]

Generally if I buy a guitar that would be discussed in this section, its far too expensive to reasonably tour and throw in a trailer every night.

Oh well. Everything is mint these days. It just makes me wonder....
where are all the guitars that are played hard and put put away wet?????

[matte]

Generally if I buy a guitar that would be discussed in this section, its far too expensive to reasonably tour and throw in a trailer every night.
depends on the tour/band.

[Thor]

Oh well. Everything is mint these days. It just makes me wonder....
where are all the guitars that are played hard and put put away wet?????


Well I play 'em only pretty hard, and I tend to hit 'em with a polish rag before putting them away.

There are plenty of folks who play high-end guitars and amps for even local bar gigs. Unless you bought it as an investment (vintage/collectable limited run/etc.) use them for what they were built - makin' music!!!

Cheers,

Edward

[wstsidela]

I have some beautiful wear marks on my Trussart.
http://216.109.157.86/documents/Trussart-wear-marks.gif

Wonderful chipped edges on my Fender Custom Shop "Clarence White" telecaster
http://216.109.157.86/documents/chipped-cw-tele.gif

My D'Pergo is still cherry after 20 gigs but it's just a matter of time. :cry:

BTW every guitar in my collection gets some gig time. What good are they in the closet? :huh

[whoismarykelly]

depends on the tour/band.

The kind of tour where you handle all your own gear, sleep on gracious peoples' floors, and people are a little afraid to get close to the scene on stage.

[jads57]

Try to remember that they are tools to be used, no matter how pretty they are! I find that after the honeymoon period w/ any guitar I`ve owned ( and I`ve owned way too many) they have to be functional, not just a trophy wife. Otherwise I sell them!

[kurtsstuff]

Beat guitars just sound and play better..I hate "new/Mint" guitars

[Mutley]

I try to keep 'em nice and pretty, I just can't help but nick them. I was looking real close at my Lentz SSL roundup orange last night. Have only had it for 8 or 9 months and I've already put some chips in the finish you can see bare wood (or sealed). There's no amount of micro-mesh that will help those spots. I take my stuff to bar gigs whenever I have them. They sound good, real good.

[Terry McInturff]

I love to see TCM guitars aquire the marks of use!

Here's a pic of Chuck Garvey's (of the band moe) Sportster, which has been his main guitar for over 500 shows thus far. It's hard to see the checking, etc.
I love to see my guitars like this:

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tcmzodiac/chuckssportster.jpg


http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tcmzodiac/wornedgeofchucksfbd.jpg

[wstsidela]

The fretboard wear on the McInturff is too cool. You can't dremel mojo like that.

[tonedaddy]

I'm always anxious to get the first hit in so I can get past that "first ding anxiety".
It's so much easier not having to think about the guitar's appearance again.
I don't like to have to worry/think about how my guitars look.

[prsflame]

Although it wouldn't photograph well, (and I'm a horrible photographer at that ) If one saw my Mcnaughts close up, they have dings, pickscratches, and buckle rash. I take good care of my instruments. I certainly don't beat the Sh** out of them, but I'm not afraid of dings, or taking them out to play.

I also have a Thorn that has taken many a nasty fall off of the guitar stand. The hardware has lost it's shine, and the fretboard is so filthy that it's due for a cleaning. I buy guitars to play and enjoy. I can't enjoy something that either sits behind a glass case, or that I can't gig with. YMMV.

[matte]

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL898/463210/2792759/104494311.jpg

[Zane]

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL898/463210/2792759/104494311.jpg
too much tension from the xtra string? ;^)

[matte]

too much tension from the xtra string? ;^)more like a clumsy rottie pup.

[swimrunner]

Ow. What guitar was that?

[matte]

Ow. What guitar was that?baker 7 with 6 string trem.

[Thor]

baker 7 with 6 string trem.

Is that the guitar that got the new neck from Saul Koll?

Your "pup" must be pretty large by now!!

Cheers,

Edward