Bob1034 Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 I finally made the leap and bought a Standard 60's. Got a pretty good deal, but it was still super expensive. I was on the fence about keeping it, so I didn't do much to it for about 30 days. Finally decided, yep, this one stays, and put it up on the bench to restring/condition fretboard/poke around, etc. Anyway, there's a paint blem or maybe a bubble around the screw hole where the pickguard is. If I were a pickguard off guy, that would bother me a lot more than it is. I guess my question is, does it seem like this is going to get worse to the point where the nitro might start cracking? I have a little over a week to box it back up. (Also, I'm currently living in a place where the A/C doesn't exactly work all too good so this will be experiencing humidity changes frequently over the summer. Not sure if that'll make the paint bubble thing worse faster?) https://i.ibb.co/ZLd389q/IMG-8365.jpg https://i.ibb.co/rvHkSyw/IMG-8366.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 It’s fine put the pick guard back on you’ll never see it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 It's a Murphy Labs Ultra+ Lite Aged prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10PoundLester Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Careful what you post - Gibson might send you a bill for the relic job. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobalu Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 I certainly see what you mean there. If you are a pickguard on guy (like me), I would just leave it. Pickgaurad off would be a non-starter for me - I would absolutely return it. With the pickguard left on, I don't think it would get any worse. A true luthier would know much better than I though. With Gibson, there is always the risk that the replacement guitar might be worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Probably will not get worse. but, -- if it's buggin you, I would really consider an exchange, before the return window closes. regarding the heat and humidity, the case is for sure the safest place when not being played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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