xburgerx Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 New here. I own two Gibsons that normally initiate a scoffing reaction, but I don't give a single hoot. I have a Les Paul Futura(in which I have removed the stupid robot tuner) and a Firebird Zero 2017 because I'm on a budget, but still like nice ****. I want to strip the Firebird in a spot or two so it looks more rugged and less like a lady... however, it's a glue in neck and I am afraid to apply heat to the guitar. Any constructive input may result in me packaging and shipping a smooch to one lucky gentleman. Hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Hi and welcome. Hmmm.......... You wish to make your nice, new, shiny Firebird look like it came from the Fender Roadworn Home for Guitar Abusers? Okey-Dokey. Your guitar = your choice! First-off Gibson use nitro-cellulose lacquer which is very easily damaged so you want to be extremely careful which chemical produ.......erm. Ah. No. You don't; do you? Tie it to the back of the Gig-Wagon on the way to the next knees-up but don't drive too fast as the bouncing of the tuning pegs might damage the highway in which case you could end up with a fine from Them Upstairs. Alternatively use an orbital sander to target the areas you want to 'adjust'. Less haphazard than the 'Trawler' method but, hey, you can't have everything in life. A cabinet scraper hand-tool might come in handy, too. Once you have achieved the preferred level of disaster simply finish with 0000-grade steel wool. If none of that is even remotely appealing then you could do a lot worse (and you probably will!) than watch Gibson's own choice of wrecker/age-finishing-guru, Tom Murphy, who uses all sorts of interesting weapons to get the desired effect. There are seven vid clips all told but, arguably (and to bring Bond.JamesBond into the post), nobody does it better. Here's a link to the first; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGaLB2I2GFE We usually have a maxim which goes 'Pics or it didn't happen' which, under the circumstances, might be a welcome result from the point of view of those with a sensitive disposition.......... Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Welcome aboard. Another thing you could do is look at Willie Nelson's abused acoustic for ideas, he even has holes worn through from the years playing. Be sure to post before and after photos of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xburgerx Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 Thanks for the input, fellas. I'll just quit my job, sell my soul to the devil and play the guitar for the next 200 years straight... I think that'll do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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