Horrible things we've done to guitars

[fumblefinger]

In 1966 I traded a $100 Framus electric 12 string for a well used 59 Strat. I took

a belt sander to that Strat, then painted it forest green. My kid brother later took

a cue from the Stones and painted it black. In 92 it was stolen from my son's

house. Probably just as well, other wise I would be kicking myself every time

I saw it.

[Buc McMaster]

Ouch! But who knew in '66 what a 1959 Strat would be worth 30 years on? Wonder where it is now............

[j45nick]

I'm sort of embarrassed to respond to this topic, as I have a long history of "improving" my guitars.

 

All you have to do is look at my avatar, and say "that doesn't look much like the headstock of a 1948 J-45".

[merseybeat1963]

Worth... !

It's main worth was not in its monetary value, its main value was as an instrument.

 

My 57' Les Paul Jr has a tunomatic bridge installed from before I got it.

It is a magic guitar that thing.

At the very begining 1978, to tune the guitar to pitch I used to bang my thick tuning fork on its face..soon I realized, wait a minute..

 

Had an original LP Special 58' brother gave me. The guitar really was such a dud.

I had installed a tune o matic bridge on it & waxed the squeeling pickups..it got no better.

Reinstalled original bridge,had holes professionally plugged & touched up..which later showed when paint settled.

Eventually It went to Daves Guitars which paid two thirds for a Historic 59 Lemon Burst Les Paul Std which really is a good guitar.

[brannon67]

I have seen a vintage Martin D45 where some brilliant person decided to do a paint job on it. When I mean paint job, they slapped a couple of coats of house paint on it. Now, tell me what it did to the value. What is wrong with people?

[BluesKing777]

I have seen a vintage Martin D45 where some brilliant person decided to do a paint job on it. When I mean paint job, they slapped a couple of coats of house paint on it. Now, tell me what it did to the value. What is wrong with people?

 

Oh no, Pa!

 

 

I said paint the windows, not the guitar!

 

 

Oh No, Oh No..........................................................

 

 

BluesKing777.

 

 

(A friend at school showed me a new invention at the time - purple metallic in a spray can! Hummingbird sort-of-copy got a few cans worth and they lied about the metallic look.......didn't matter in the long run - someone I won't name trod on it and broke it to bits !)

[brannon67]

May as well just threw it in the fire. All the tone, playability and value out the window. Sad that people are so stupid. Alot of inbreeding going on I guess.

[ballcorner]

I was at a gig and a 280 lb. guy started slapping his girlfriend on the dance floor. I did the el Kabong with a 1929 0-18K Martin. Slowed him up long enough that we put him on the ground. Guitar was a write-off. The pickup survived, but it was a 1980.

[brannon67]

I was at a gig and a 280 lb. guy started slapping his girlfriend on the dance floor. I did the el Kabong with a 1929 0-18K Martin. Slowed him up long enough that we put him on the ground. Guitar was a write-off. The pickup survived, but it was a 1980.

OOOOH, that had to suck big time.

[blindboygrunt]

I was at a gig and a 280 lb. guy started slapping his girlfriend on the dance floor. I did the el Kabong with a 1929 0-18K Martin. Slowed him up long enough that we put him on the ground. Guitar was a write-off. The pickup survived, but it was a 1980.

 

while i certainly dont agree with women getting hit , i think what you did was worse . the world's full of women . and you also couldve used a mic stand . hang your head in shame

[ParlourMan]

I was at a gig and a 280 lb. guy started slapping his girlfriend on the dance floor. I did the el Kabong with a 1929 0-18K Martin. Slowed him up long enough that we put him on the ground. Guitar was a write-off. The pickup survived, but it was a 1980.

 

You need a Telecaster, mate.... nuff said.

[Salfromchatham]

Old Martin D15 at the beach in the 1990s... what was I thinking?