gearbasher Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 About 3-4 years ago, I gold-topped my Guild DV-52. I had never seen an acoustic gold top. And so, I thought I had the only one in existence. Now I see Gibson did it to the J-45: http://cgi.ebay.com/2009-Gibson-J-45-Goldtop-Limited-Edition-Gold-Top-J45_W0QQitemZ380195308111QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item588568024f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Can you spell "ELVIS"??? "Thank you very much" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Geez, that does look nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/acoustics/gibson/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Can you spell "ELVIS"??? "Thank you very much" I can, I can....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefleppard Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 i love it. alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 A few months ago I picked up one of those Connecticut tupperware models, a 1979 with 30 years worth of nicotine stains on the white top. It also had a horribly repaired crack. I bounced around many ideas for a refinish and a gold top was very close to the top of the list. I ended up airbrushing jaundiced white onto the crack and I'm happy with it. Even Ovations earn patina. I think a J200 would look screamingly delicious in a gold top with dark stained b&s a la Les Paul. Didn't I see one somewhere? Or was that just the 70s coming back to haunt me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Yes, that is cool. I've recently bought from from Shelton. The condition of his guitars are far better than he describes them as being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 ksdaddy - off topic, but - what's that absolutely yummy archtop in your current avatar? :) Please excuse the drool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Sorry but ain't nuttin,' I repreat nuttin' purtier on the face of this earth than a dark edge Gibson burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 That's one I built a couple years ago: http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/carved.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Sorry, off topic again. ksdaddy - thanks for the link, really like the look you've got there. A beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockjawdavis Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Has anyone ever played one of these Gold Top 45s? Just wondered if the finish would somehow affect the tone. Personally, I think it's kind of a cool and unexpected look for an acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I can't imagine it hurting the tone. It wouldn't be adding much to the thickness of the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I like it. "Subtlety ostentatious" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 I can't imagine it hurting the tone. It wouldn't be adding much to the thickness of the finish. Well, when I gold-topped my Guild, I purchased the paint from The Guitar Reranch. After being told the gold top wouldn't look good on an acoustic (they said the grain will show too much), I did it anyhow. If I remember right, this was the recommended procedure (which I followed): two coats of white primer, 5 coats of the gold misted on (laying the instrument flat and letting the spray fall on it), two coats of clear finish misted on like the gold (this is to keep the gold from running), then three coats of clear, applied normally with light sanding between them. And a final buffing. So, the finish was rather thick. But, the guitar sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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