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hi guys i bought 3 years ago gibson les paul and i love the old les pauls i want that my guitar will be look like this how do i care of it?

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At "Worn" Guitars you just have to play ... my SG Faded Worn looks really cool after playing it for 10 Mouths. REALLY Aged :D It looks like beeing 5 or more Years old ;)

 

On "Solid" Finish's you have to ask someone else, sorry that I couldn't help you with that. I want to know this too.

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At "Worn" Guitars you just have to play ... my SG Faded Worn looks really cool after playing it for 10 Mouths. REALLY Aged :D It looks like beeing 5 or more Years old ;)

 

On "Solid" Finish's you have to ask someone else' date=' sorry that I couldn't help you with that. I want to know this too.[/quote']

its ok thanks man, i tought to buy a sg special worn when i bought my guitar but i love mor the les pauls i have agibson les paul studio wine red with a nice binding and i want that she will look like the old les pauls. i have one peeling on the paint and i dont know if worth to paint it again what do you say?

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In my opinion no ... If you really want a real Vintage Guitar, you have to live with things like that, because of the Vintage [crying]

So, you have the Faded Worn Cherry Color too? Or that "Solid" Finish?

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its ok thanks man' date=' i tought to buy a sg special worn when i bought my guitar but i love mor the les pauls i have agibson les paul studio wine red with a nice binding[/quote']

 

Les Paul Studio's don't have binding unless you did something to it....

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SG's dind't have a Binding.

 

The Standard has a Pearl of Mother (I think) Gibson Logo, an SG on the Truss Rod Cover, this kind of cool Headstock Inlay, Crown Fret-Inlays, a clear code over the laque, other Knobs and a 498T as Bridge PU insteed of a 490T.

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SG's dind't have a Binding.

 

The Standard has a Pearl of Mother (I think) Gibson Logo' date=' an SG on the Truss Rod Cover, this kind of cool Headstock Inlay, Crown Fret-Inlays, a clear code over the laque, other Knobs and a 498T as Bridge PU insteed of a 490T.[/quote']

 

SG standards and up have fingerboard binding.

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SG's dind't have a Binding.

 

The Standard has a Pearl of Mother (I think) Gibson Logo' date=' an SG on the Truss Rod Cover, this kind of cool Headstock Inlay, Crown Fret-Inlays, a clear code over the laque, other Knobs and a 498T as Bridge PU insteed of a 490T.[/quote']

 

This is incorrect.

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...........OK first what you wanna do is..............throw the guitar outside in the dirt................throw it so it hits face down or you will snap the neck off.

...........Then leave it out there about a year or so...........

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well, from what i hear, lemon oil (like fretboard lemon oil) is corrosive to your guitars finish...Maybe im wrong? and it may just give you a "worn" look as much as it would an "im an idiot and don't really know what lemon oil is supposed to be used for" look...id try it on a wal-mart guitar first, or you can TRY sandpaper.

also, if you can find a luthier, im sure that he/she could "relic" it for you, but it seems like thats more of a fender thing, ya know?

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also' date=' if you can find a luthier, im sure that he/she could "relic" it for you, but it seems like thats more of a fender thing, ya know?[/quote']

 

Worked for ex Gibson's Tom Murphy...

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Thanks for that, Neo!

 

Really made me laugh!

 

Tom Murphy settled for a blade from a 'Stanley' type knife and many, many hours of research and effort - but your suggestions would work quicker!

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