Vister Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I recently bought an early 2000s Les Paul Standard. Looking it over carefully, everything looked pretty good with the exception of there being a decent amount of finish checking on the front, back and sides. However, once I put it under a blacklight I found a pretty consistent glow over front, sides, headstock and neck but the back looks different. I'm assuming a back only refin was done but really don't know much about guitar repair and such so posting here just to confirm. Also wondering how much this could hurt the resale on the guitar. I'm still in the return period for the guitar so trying to decide if this is a deal breaker for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 I'm not sure what I'm looking at here. There are areas on Gibson guitars and specific models—and especially with specific finishes such as alpine white—where finish checking is more likely to appear. You can also force finish checking by exposing your guitar to sudden temperature changes. Needless to say, refinishing a Gibson guitar highly affects its resale value negatively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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