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Thank you all for the tips.
I leave the stain as is for now... It will be a interesting argument of discussion next time I'll talk to a luthier in person.
It is worse in person than on photos. It's not easy to shoot... I don't like heavy relic guitars 'cause I prefer something natural, but this is a really unnatural black halo, nothing related to the good looking 'aging' process.
It is a week old guitar too... yet shining. So annoying.
I can try...
This is a sad post (my first post here btw).
My one-week-old LP Slash Standard Goldtop has a black stain clearly visible on the cream binding.
This happened due the use (5 minutes!!) of a Klotz guitar cable locked into the strap, as every player does when standing with the guitar.
I try...