thingthatisdone Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 how long does it take a guitar to oxidize and develop the vintage look? i always thought it took 30+ years till yesterday, when i saw a 96 j-50 sporting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojogood Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 It will darken much quicker if left out of it's case in a room with lots of natural light. I've even set them near a window, but only in a humidified room, being careful not to let the sun heat up the glued parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 There are so many variables that it would be hard to pin it down to an exact lengh of time, I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 As a former smoker, I can verify that smoking will reduce the age time of you, and your guitars by about half. Not to mention how well it ages the silver grill cloth on a Fender amp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Dan Erlewine refretted my Telecaster in '93 and one comment he said was (paraphrased) "Dang, man, what have you been DOING, blowing SMOKE on this thing for the past fifteen years?" Uhhh... yeah, actually. Hey, which REMINDS me, it's been almost 14 months, wasn't I supposed to buy another J200 by now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 To do the math and total up the dollar amount, I can't even begin to tell you how many guitars I've inhaled over the years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 That's one bad habit I'm glad I never picked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 That's one bad habit I'm glad I never picked up. What really sucked was, it was just that. A habit. 40 years, thousands of dollars, 3 months in the hospital, an half a lung later, I'm over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I think that was one of the reasons I never started, it cost too much. Now don't get me wrong, I have plenty of bad habits, just not that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I think that was one of the reasons I never started' date=' it cost too much. Now don't get me wrong, I have plenty of bad habits, just not that one. [/quote'] Now I'm starting to wonder which is worse, smoking, or G.A.S. (just kidding kids, I would never advocate collecting guitars.) Seriously, Now the facts are, I did look really cool in front of my friends for about 10 seconds between 11 and 14 years of age. It did make me feel more independent, and grown up as well. and one fact I couldn't appreciate until much later in life, it aged my guitars very well. That 3 count them 3 positives about smoking. ...yeah, it was worth it alright! Pick your priorities in life wisely folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibtex5 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I knew a guy years ago who used to redo Strats to look vintage - this was in the late 70s, before the whole vintage thing really caught on. He'd soak the white plastic knobs and pickup covers in tobacco juice, and it really did the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I belive they soak bone saddles in tea to give them a vintage look too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I have a friend who would regularly and purposely "tan" his au naturel guitars by exposing them to sunlight, even if indirect. It seemed that this significantly shortened the darkening of the colour of those guitars. He was quite careful to leave their tops off though, to achieve that 'all over' look. :-) Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibtex5 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I have a friend who would regularly and purposely "tan" his au naturel guitars by exposing them to sunlight' date=' even if indirect. It seemed that this significantly shortened the darkening of the colour of those guitars. He was quite careful to leave their tops off though, to achieve that 'all over' look. :-) Fred[/quote'] Yes, tan lines on a guitar are so not cool.... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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