m bernardi
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HARDER LACQUER BETTER TONE!!!!!!!!!!:salude
My 2018 R8 has a harder nitro coat than my 2009 R8.
Finish cracks already appear from the bridge posts towards the bridge pickup ring and from under the pickuprings where the screws go in on the 2018.
It also has 2 paintchips on the side, when that happened the chipped of finish looked like splintered glass.
Also, a friend of mine played it and when he put the cable behind the strap before plugging in he let the cable go and the tip of the jackplug hit the top, leaving what looks like a mini bullethole-trough-glass.
On the the 2009 R8 when that sort of things happen it just dents the finish instead of splintering or cracking.
Mine is a 2018 R0 with no signs of any checking whatsover. I touched up the screw holes from removing the pickguard with standard StewMac Nitro and see no evidence of any laquer that is harder than usual. Removed pickguard rings and replaced strap buttons also with nothing unusual happening. I am hoping to never see any checking just like I dont want any scratches or dents on my new van.
Both of my R8's are played and handled everyday and taken tot gigs/jams/everywhere in divers conditions, be it hot/cold/high humid/low humid sometimes all those conditions in a short time.
I guess that is one of the reasons my 2018 is already starting to finish craze on areas where there's some pressure, like screwholes on the pickguard, mountingrings, jackplate, pots etc.
My 2018 R8 has a harder nitro coat than my 2009 R8.
Finish cracks already appear from the bridge posts towards the bridge pickup ring and from under the pickuprings where the screws go in on the 2018.
It also has 2 paintchips on the side, when that happened the chipped of finish looked like splintered glass.
Also, a friend of mine played it and when he put the cable behind the strap before plugging in he let the cable go and the tip of the jackplug hit the top, leaving what looks like a mini bullethole-trough-glass.
On the the 2009 R8 when that sort of things happen it just dents the finish instead of splintering or cracking.
:rofl
I've got a '58 epiphone zephyr and an es125 and a handful of other guitars from that era... None of them have CRAZY over the top checking.... but they all have some weather related lines, crazing etc. They certainly haven't been babied by me.
My 92 J100 has the most pronounced checking of any of my guitars, and it's not nearly as pleasant looking as the "aging" on the older guitars. It's not always true. But as far as nitro goes...the old way is the better way.
Because we don't like defects, blemishes and dents.
Sure we do! We even pay a premium to have some guy scratch up our brand new guitar at the factory. It gives it "Mojo" ..........
That just doesn't make sense. Any Mojo my guitar may acquire will be from me.
You just said you don’t like blemishes and dents. Make your mind up...
and something to smoke with our beverage alsoIt's Friday fer God's sake!
WE ALL NEED SOME HARD LAQUER!
Jes tee to many! Hehe!
This is from Mark's Guitars on the beautiful Guitar of the Week.
" NOTE: It appears that Gibson is now using harder lacquer with less plasticizers which is great news!"
Seems more like his personal assumption than anything....
Seems more like his personal assumption than anything....
Fake News
It's fact.
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