meanstreak Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I bought this guitar tonight, it's an Epi Masterbilt AJ-500R in satin natural. Sounds fantastic now that I've put a new set of strings on it. It also is set up perfectly and came with the Masterbilt hard(ish) case. The problem is that the owner had some stickers on it for a few years that once removed have left the lighter spots you see, but it plays and sounds awesome and the price was just $260 so I thought why not. Anyway is there anything I can do to make the spots less severe or ever fix it entirely? Could I even possibly add a coat of gloss that would even everything out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat_Man_Curtis Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I bought this guitar tonight, it's an Epi Masterbilt AJ-500R in satin natural. Sounds fantastic now that I've put a new set of strings on it. It also is set up perfectly and came with the Masterbilt hard(ish) case. The problem is that the owner had some stickers on it for a few years that once removed have left the lighter spots you see, but it plays and sounds awesome and the price was just $260 so I thought why not. Anyway is there anything I can do to make the spots less severe or ever fix it entirely? Could I even possibly add a coat of gloss that would even everything out? The short answer is no it can't be saved as is. It will always have those spots no matter how hard you try to cover them up. Best to have a refinisher remove all or the rear half and build it back up. But, if it sounds good then play it as is. I kinda like the spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrplefty Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Don't know the answer to your question, but based on the shape of the middle sticker the previous owner was a fan of the now defunct Cross Canadian Ragweed. Cody Canada, the former front man is a good songwriter and is a big reason why I "had to have" a J-200. Sorry for the lack of help. The sticker outline just caught my eye. Best of luck to ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Don't know if it'll be worth a refinish - as said above, rather see it as a part of the 'persona'. Don't know the answer to your question, but based on the shape of the middle sticker the previous owner was a fan of the now defunct Cross Canadian Ragweed. Hehe, good eyes, detail had to be noted - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 leave it out where it can get indirect sun light, and over time the circles will fade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Morton Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 leave it out where it can get indirect sun light, and over time the circles will fade Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 JEREMY!!! Cool to see you drop in. We talk about your work all the time here I don't think it could be fixed either, but maybe helped a bit. The fading/tanning is either the wood, the finish, or both. You can't "untan" it, but if it is on the surface of the finish, a little rubbing compound might take some of it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanstreak Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Don't know the answer to your question, but based on the shape of the middle sticker the previous owner was a fan of the now defunct Cross Canadian Ragweed. Cody Canada, the former front man is a good songwriter and is a big reason why I "had to have" a J-200. Sorry for the lack of help. The sticker outline just caught my eye. Best of luck to ya LOL ya that's what he said! Good eye for sure. I've only heard a couple of their songs but liked the ones I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanstreak Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thanks for the suggetions guys, like some of you said you kinda liked them, it's sort of growing on me already lol. I won't bother spending any money on it since even though it sounds great it's "just an Epi" but I will put it on my living room stand that gets plenty of natural light but no direct sunlight and see how that goes. Maybe I can take pics once a month to track the progess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Ultraviolet light - Lots of talk about this on Google. http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/99665#.UOZb4Y5OTTQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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