leovan83

Yeah, I guess it's all good, I don't think the hole is going to spread into cracks or anything... I really like these satin goldtop finishes they started doing with last years 50s Tribute and my 2017 Tribute, it really looks and feels very high quality.

Yeah, I've always had the pickguards on my LPs too, but in this particular one, I wanted to have a goldtop with no pickguard; when I removed and saw the hole it left under the pickguard with the bracket, I had to put it back.

I've been laying and recording with the guitar 7 hours a day since I got it so it's not a matter of not playing the guitar... the question is if I need to worry about the chip spreading out since I use the guitar a lot. Apparently is fairly common, a quick google search for "Les Paul without the pickguard" shows every single one has the same issue and, there are some very cool pics of old LPs and how the paint fades away with time, and they also have the same ding/dent,chip... I'm keeping the pickguard on!

Hey guys! After doing some research - and taking off the pickguard on my Les Paul Tribute 2017 to see, I found out that on about all Les Pauls, the bracket under the pickguard (the screw and nut) will leave a dent/chip on the paint. I have been the guitar for about 2 weeks now and I have probably touched/pressed the pickguard a few times, so the dent on my Goldtop is actually now a little round chip all the way down to the wood - which isn't very deep, but still a chip. I've already installed back the pickguard since I personally do like the look of Les Paul's with pickguards, so I won't be worrying about looking at the chip anyway. My actual worry is different: Since my LP Tribute has a satin finish, there's no nitro coat on the guitar so it's just the paint and it's color which in my case it's a goldtop. I was wondering if the chip on a satin (very thin) paint job will start to "expand" or "grow" like a cancer with continuos use. I have already placed a piece of felt under the pickguard's nut so it doesn't scratch the finish anymore but the existing dent is already there. Any thoughts on this? Do I need to do something to the chip? Will it stay the same?