ppmcgee33 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I may buy a used epi lp, but it has been dropped. There isn't a gash out of it or anything like that but there is a substantial scrape on the lower side of the body. Can this negatively effect the guitar's sound or performance? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxicy Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 No, a visible surface blemish does nothing. Now, the impact of smacking a laminate body into the ground could cause microfracturing along internal stress points in the glue and have all kinds of structural integrity and tone impacts. Not necessarily anything to worry about (you could smash your guitar up against the curb pretty bad and if the neck doesn't crack and the body stays mostly in tact save for what you crack off around the edges it might just be uglied; think about routing it out to add more electronics, or cutting another LP cut for a double-cut, zero impact), but not necessarily harmless either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppmcgee33 Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Hmm...what do you think I should look for to ensure that the damage is only cosmetic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpkg Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Hmm...what do you think I should look for to ensure that the damage is only cosmetic? I dont know what you are spending, but whatever it is, its money you COULD have put towards a guitar that has never been dropped. if its 100 bucks thats great, but if inside six months the neck starts to separate or some other horror becomes apparent, you would want that benjamin back. and its probably not 100 bucks but more... I would pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I'd ask the guy who dropped it first. how far. onto what. everyone makes good points.. but they're a little fussbudgety to me.. for instance he let it slip out of the case and was holding the neck but it hit something or the ground or pavement.. most likely he just bunged up the finish.. he threw it at his brother and it bounced off and landed on the garage room.. whole other concern there. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxicy Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Yeah, and pure body damage is easy. Sand what's left of the finish, add a little wood chips/dust + glue mix for a body putty mixed with some good dye, let that settle together, give it a good sanding and then a dye coat (yes dye on dye), and then lacquer it ;) Not that I've done this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpkg Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I'd ask the guy who dropped it first.how far. onto what. everyone makes good points.. but they're a little fussbudgety to me.. for instance he let it slip out of the case and was holding the neck but it hit something or the ground or pavement.. most likely he just bunged up the finish.. he threw it at his brother and it bounced off and landed on the garage room.. whole other concern there. TWANG its only fussbudgetting if there is a budget in place... So..... how much is the guy charging you for it and what kind of spill did it take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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