Goldtop Transmogrification...the sequel? [POLL inside]

[Guitar Heel]

Maybe this time, someone who actually knows what they're doing will get the job.

EG is the master, I am but a learner. That project was just cursed. I mean, the fucking guitar was eventually stolen from his garage and found in a ditch. Insane.

 

[2112]

Do the fuck outta it!

 

[mongooz]

i'd take the 'burst and two of the others, sell them and BUY a Gibson LP Deluxe......there.....yer welcome

 

[335clone]

WHAT
THE
FUCK
ARE
YOU
WAITING FOR ??
?

Do IT!

 

[Stratguy]

I say it's your guitar, and you can do whatever you want with it. Hey, if it doesn't turn out the way you hope, then you can still send it off to be refinished.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I say it's your guitar, and you can do whatever you want with it. Hey, if it doesn't turn out the way you hope, then you can still send it off to be refinished.

+1

 

[Lerxst]

Why not just sell the 'baco sunburst and buy a stripped SC58 Goldtop?

 

[Guitar Heel]

Why not just sell the 'baco sunburst and buy a stripped SC58 Goldtop?

That's a good question. The answer is, I really love this guitar. It plays very well, it sounds great, and it's comfortable. If it didn't have all three of these traits, it wouldn't be in my house right now, much less a candidate for a facelift.

 

[baimun]

I could put you in touch with a guy who has done many private stock finishes for PRS. On the birds and moons forum, they just call him "Paint Guy".

 

[Lerxst]

That's a good question. The answer is, I really love this guitar. It plays very well, it sounds great, and it's comfortable. If it didn't have all three of these traits, it wouldn't be in my house right now, much less a candidate for a facelift.

All the more reason to get a top notch professional respray

 

[baimun]

Another option..... a "Baimun" finish.

Sand the top down to the bare wood... only the top, leave the sides and back alone. Then Tru-Oil the natural top.

 

[jelloman]

All the more reason to get a top notch professional respray

LISTEN to this man...he's got wisdom and stuff...

 

[Guitar Heel]

Honestly, if I

Another option..... a "Baimun" finish.

Sand the top down to the bare wood... only the top, leave the sides and back alone. Then Tru-Oil the natural top.

I've also considered this. The top does have some nice figure to it.

 

[Guitar Heel]

LISTEN to this man...he's got wisdom and stuff...

 

[B Valley]

I had a 1956 Strat that some rube had decided to paint candy apple rattle can red years and years ago. I spent weeks carefully removing the red to reveal a gorgeous Mary Kaye blonde beneath. Luckily he hadn't stripped the original finish, but he did spray the knobs and they proved impossible to save. A set of genuine 56 knobs would cost a ton.
So, I would say leave it stock and let it age gracefully.

 

[Jbird]

Honestly, if I

I've also considered this. The top does have some nice figure to it.

Never, ever, cover up a nice flamed top with paint

 

[GreatDane]

you know i like you, Heel. you'd be a fucking idiot to refin that guitar. but hey, man... don't let me try to sway you...

 

[GilmourD]

EG is the master, I am but a learner. That project was just cursed. I mean, the fucking guitar was eventually stolen from his garage and found in a ditch. Insane.

Wait... What? In a ditch? At least it wasn't a pond while covered in bacon grease.

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[Guitar Heel]

Wait... What? In a ditch? At least it wasn't a pond while covered in bacon grease.

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Took me forever to get rid of the fucksauce smell.

 

[jelloman]

Took me forever to get rid of the fucksauce smell.

Did you try wrapping it in a poncho?