B1029 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Hello, I bought a new SG Standard last week. First Gibson since my 2004 SG Special I got at 14. Absolutely love it. Stays in tune very well and is only 6.25 lbs. I just noticed this streak of what looks like plain mahogany under the lacquer. It’s not a scratch since it’s below the topcoat. I really don’t think this was there when I got it because I looked it over under a spotlight for about 15 minutes and didn’t notice anything wrong, not that this is wrong. Anyone seen this before? I did some googling and couldn’t find anything. Just the nitro doing it’s thing? <a href="https://ibb.co/wpDHknp"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/2cX29zc/3-B82565-E-957-A-42-E4-A0-AE-01-EEE82-FDA39.jpg" alt="3-B82565-E-957-A-42-E4-A0-AE-01-EEE82-FDA39" border="0" /></a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1029 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 Strange, no photo. Here it is. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 That's new? What about the scratch? I would return it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Is it supposed to be a heavy relic'ed guitar? If not, then you got some relic'ing for free.😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) You got that free of charge. Many pay thousands extra for that. Edited June 20, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) Can't tell its size from the pic but doesn't look alarming. Sprayed-over scratch? Edited June 20, 2023 by Pinch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Regular old edge wear. It wasn't there when you pre-purchase inspected it because it wasn't there. It isn't under the lacquer, I'll go out 99.9% on a limb with that. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1029 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) It is under the lacquer. It’s completely smooth over the top of it - the clear nitro top coat is in-tact. The rest of that in the photo is dust/loose plush lining from a new case I bought. I could post more pictures, but I can’t get my iPhone camera to focus exactly on that spot. Edited June 20, 2023 by B1029 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1029 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Pinch said: Can't tell its size from the pic but doesn't look alarming. Sprayed-over scratch? Right, that’s what it looks like. I initially wasn’t aware they sprayed a clear nitro top so that’s why I was confused. I thought they literally just painted and then buffed. I’m not even sure what results that would produce I guess, but anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1029 Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Pinch said: Can't tell its size from the pic but doesn't look alarming. Sprayed-over scratch? Yep, that’s totally what it is. I didn’t know they sprayed a clear nitro top. I only have poly top Fenders and matte finished Gibsons that have become “glossy” over time so I just thought they buffed the paint in production and didn’t apply a top coat. I’m keeping it since it seems to have above average tuning stability from the other 3 I tried in shops. Thanks for all the replies. Edited June 21, 2023 by B1029 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 @B1029 even your “Matt” finished Gibson has nitro finish, they just don’t buff it as much; that’s why when you play them they get glossy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 9 hours ago, B1029 said: Yep, that’s totally what it is. I didn’t know they sprayed a clear nitro top. I only have poly top Fenders and matte finished Gibsons that have become “glossy” over time so I just thought they buffed the paint in production and didn’t apply a top coat. I’m keeping it since it seems to have above average tuning stability from the other 3 I tried in shops. Thanks for all the replies. A good guitar with a scratch is preferable to an okay one that's pristine 👍 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 9 minutes ago, Pinch said: A good guitar with a scratch is preferable to an okay one that's pristine 👍 I'd second that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Eracer_Team said: @B1029 even your “Matt” finished Gibson has nitro finish, they just don’t buff it as much; that’s why when you play them they get glossy The custom shop VOS guitars are regular gloss finishes which aren’t buffed. The faded stuff doesn’t have pore filler and uses a satin nitro. The faded stuff will develop shiny spots but will never be polished to a regular gloss finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 If you play it like it was meant to be played, a year from now, it wont matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 6:21 AM, Dub-T-123 said: The custom shop VOS guitars are regular gloss finishes which aren’t buffed. The faded stuff doesn’t have pore filler and uses a satin nitro. The faded stuff will develop shiny spots but will never be polished to a regular gloss finish Agreed I would also not recommend trying to polish a nitro faded finish to a gloss. One of my pals tried doing this with one of his black faded les pauls with virtuoso polishing stuff and a white residue was trapped in the pores of the wood grain.... It was a total mess. I made him buy a number of soft bristle polishing wheels to get into the pores to remove the white residue. I was able to remove the residue and then used some Gibson polish and he was back to satin finish. lol.... More work than I wanted to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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