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It DOES look like an indentation LM, it definitely wasn't there when I bought it and I don't remember knocking it in any way. It has to be the finish reacting to the capo or guitar stand surely? Saying that, you can feel the mark with your thumb when you play.

Kelly, yep, right where the capo was.

Thanks folks, I left the capo on for several days while I was recording, I suppose I'll have to just suck it up. As I said, the guitar plays great and sounds like a dream I'll probably just leave it alone in case I make it worse. Pity though.

Thanks Kelly, I agree, it's a great instrument, it sounds and plays great. I suppose my overall question is, is Gibson liable or is it just my bad luck? You would think that carefully placing a capo on a guitar is a normal everyday action that a guitar is meant to withstand.

I bought a new J45 Studio antique natural a couple of months ago and the finish on the neck appears to have bubbled after 2 or 3 weeks. I have had a G7 capo on the neck but I am very careful with my guitars and the G7 capo is very soft where it comes into contact with the back of the neck. I've had the same capo on my Martin for months on end without a scratch. Can the guitar finish have reacted to the capo do you think? Cheers, Mike. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TpAGpFil1pKSZg0S2g5OiGjboC6f00Vy