louismatlock Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Not a major problem but i've had my SG special limited for about a year and 2 months now (so not long) and just realised that around one of the tuners the sorting of 'coating' (not very good with technical terms) has flaked away, I haven't hit it in that spot so kind of wondering why it's done that and if it'll do it more as time goes by... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 . Looks like the turner assembly got tightened a bit too much at the factory or perhaps the finish got lifted a bit when the tuning post was pushed through, resulting in damage to the finish. Gibson is very picky about warranty finish repairs - they've got a disclaimer for finish problems in their warranty. But, if you take it to an authorized repair shop for inspection, Gibson might decide to cover this repair under warranty. Another thread with same situation - http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/78913-headstock-blemish/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louismatlock Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Cheers for the quick reply man, yeah I had a feeling it might be something along those lines, just seems a bit rubbish on Gibson's behalf to have something like that happen on a guitar that isn't exactly cheap haha. Guess i'll take it to a repair shop and see what they have to say and possibly try sort this with Gibson directly. Very annoying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I've seen Les Paul Custom's and SG Custom's, with the same kind of problem. Around the tuners, or where the "Gibson" inlay is. Gibson DID NOT cover those, under warranty. And, they were "babied" guitars, too...not abused, at all! So...??? Good Luck, I hope you have better results, with Gibson, on this issue. They've always been good, to me, on other issues. But, they didn't cover my friend's similar guitar finish problems. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PP_CS336 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Hi, Louis! CB is correct. I have a CS-336, which is a Custom Shop guitar. I've got some peeling around the Gibson MOP logo and the MOP crown in the center (MOP = Mother of Pearl). It's a drag, especially on a guitar that expensive. I don't have a digital camera, otherwise I could take a photo and show you what I mean. Good luck getting yours fixed. Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgplayers Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 same thing happened to my white sg when i snugged up my tuner nuts under the strings. They don't tell us about being careful with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louismatlock Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Doesn't seem to be that much of a rare problem then, maybe Gibson could try stop this from happening as often in the near future... expensive guitars with faults that could probably be stopped with a bit of extra attention to detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexorgtr Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 A good luthier should be able to fix that without too much cost....... I got a second hand LP that had the back finish RIPPED UP by a cowboy belt buckle. It cost 100$ to get it fixed. I'd think your issue would be 50-75$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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