dylanseeger Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 So I'm just interested in seeing what other people do... Do you take the stickers that come on the back of the head of the Epi that say "Made in..." and "Quality Check 100%" and all that fun stuff when you get a new guitar or do you keep them on? Wondering if I should take em off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSAR Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 It's just personal preference. I leave them on, just because I can't be bothered to take them off... If you leave them then it also saves some guess work on where it's made for the next guy if you ever sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sada Yairi Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I take them off. I keep an electronic record of all the details (specs, country of origin, scanned copies of receipts etc) so all the info is there, but on the actual guitar I like a minimalist approach. I find stickers etc gaudy, plus the guitars I have are very carefully chosen, with the aesthetics (woodgrain, finish etc) being important, so I don't want crass little stickers getting in the way of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilm3 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Yes, they come off immediately. They are tacky in more ways than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchtopBill Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I take mine off day one, but apply them to the hang tag that came with the guitar. If I sell or trade the guitar, the new owner gets the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinlander Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Such a sticker doesn't belong on any of my personalised ladies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I tend to leave them on the more expensive guitars in case I ever need to resell it might make the guitar look "newer". The cheaper guitars usually get modded anyway, so I take 'em off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSDx Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I take 'em off without a second thought....I WOULD think twice if the serial number was a sticker, though ... that'd likely stay, but my electrics have numbers on the hs under the poly :) My acoustic has the sn sticker inside the body, amazingly holding well...better than the pickguard that peeled off last year (it's a '99).....kinda cool w/o the pickguard, as the natural finish has darkened over the years, and the finish where the pg was is light ...kind of a ghost pg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I generally do, but still have the serial number and "Made in Korea" stickers on my '87 Sheraton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Removing the stickers will void the warranty, leave sticky residue behind, kill the guitar's tone, and rob it of it's factory installed MOJO......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwhi2001 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I remove them and keep the stickers in cases, in humidity-controlled rooms. Then I throw the guitars away. I prefer the Korean ones, especially on Samicks from the late 90s/early 2000s. Better grade of paper. The Chinese ones look similar, unless you know what you're looking for, but the quality varies. Of course the Elitists are best, with USA-manufactured adhesive, but you pay more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNick Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I usually cut the head-stocks off, preserving all the stickers under glass in a humidity controlled vault, and throw away the rest as totally useless rubbish.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I usually cut the head-stocks off, preserving all the stickers under glass in a humidity controlled vault, and throw away the rest as totally useless rubbish.. Yup......I did that to this Gibson S.G..........Then I remembered it didn't have any stickers on it to begin with..... .... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNick Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Yup......I did that to this Gibson S.G..........Then I remembered it didn't have any stickers on it to begin with..... .... ... Well that's what you get for buying one of those impressed guitar headstocks. Sticker are forever......[flapper] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebox Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Yes the stickers come off but the glue left behind has to go too. That stuff is gross! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Yes, all stickers come off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasbluezman Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I let them slowly peel off by themselves. It's the start of the relicing process! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonesomeblues Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 i scratch at each sticker twice with a finger nail everytime i play. It takes longer, but i can go for days without washing my hands that way= finger nails don't get super gunky from glue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 I leave stickers pertaining to country of origin etc. in tact on the guitar just in cased eve I'r come to sell or trade the guitar,the buyer wouldn't feel that I had removed them to portray them as originating from somewhere else-possibly a "better" factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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