BLACKZEPPELIN
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ok just had a Reply from Gibson .......Gibson guitars have all the characteristics of guitars that are still produced in the classic American way, like guitars were made many decades ago. They are still handmade, using exactly the same materials and ways that they always been famous for. While other manufacturers apply more modern lacquers that will seal the wood off like in an air tight shell, Gibson has never moved away from traditional nitro lacquer. Nitro finish slowly absorbs into the wood over the years which ensures that the guitar ages and the wood ‘breathes’ during its life-time. Over time the finish will start to crack slightly, called finish checking. A Gibson guitar is regarded as being at its best once the wood has shifted and settled which actually ensures great tone and playability years later.
What we see on the photos looks like the typical signs of aging and playing in the wood, which appear on many nitro cellulose guitars after some years. Usually you do not need to worry about such things which are regarded by many players as marks of a high quality guitar.
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If it was anything to do with the climate , then why is the Back of the guitar not cracking [or any of my other les pauls]..ps there is now a small crack starting far away from the pots ..opposite side , so i am baffled
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That Gold top is the newest guitar of all of these ..one of these les pauls i brought in 1982 ..yet NONE of them have this razor like checking !!
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re: stress cracks, exactly what I thought when I saw them too, like if the tone controls got loose and tightened too much would cause something like this, especially on a newer model where the nitro has not fully cured.
but that would not explain the check marks that we see below the tone controls closer to the edge/binding.
again, it doesn't seem right, I know Gibson does not warranty the finish, but for this to happen after not even a year? somethings up.. I would make some inquiries.
I Have emailed Gibson service 3 days ago with pictures ..and the dealer i brought it from , but have yet to hear any reply from them ..
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see the lines ...well i have another 3 Les paul standards that are many years older than this ..1980 etc and not one of them has these marks in the nitro , yet they are all stored in the same room and in there case plus they never leave my bedroom.
Historic 57 Gold top is this Normal ..?
in Gibson Repair and Restoration
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what i did fail to mention is that its a 2014 year production , so call it 2 years old ..although i brought it Brand new in oct 2015 ..in 2016 the checking developed ..