UJ Supanova Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Hi there's an Epiphone Les Paul Standard here with severe damage to the front near the bridge. what can be done to restore this? here's some pics... thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum1284 Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 u could fill it with some sort of clear epoxy. im not sure how that will loook though. another option fill with a wood filler the refinish the whole top. how did that happen but the way? adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Are those dents? If it's compressed wood, you may be able to steam the worst of it out, but it could wreak absolute havoc with the finish. Is it really worth the touchup hassle? Epi's probably got one of those indestructible poly finishes, meaning touchup could be a pain. Filling holes with epoxy will make them look very, very obvious IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I'd just call it a beater and play the hell out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Yeah, character marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Its now a true rock guitar, i love my epi so much more now its got dings and dents, i can thrash the living hell out of it and not worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I seriously wouldn't worry about it too much - gives the guitar character. Now you can make up a story to tell your friends about how they got there... Like how you just got done rocking out at a gig and got mugged by hundreds of fans and you had to use the guitar like a bat to fend them all off... or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I'd just leave it. What the heck happened to that thing? Looks like someone took a ball peen hammer to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) Got mad with a hammer? Marbles fall from the sky at 100 mph? Those dents are deffinitly in the wood (at least it looks that way from the pics...) Since it's an Epi you can bet the farm that it's a veneer not a cap of maple so sanding it out is out of the question. You would have to sand really deep and change the whole carve of the top to do that anyways... Basicly I can't really see how it's possiable to get those out. You could re top it but that seems like a bit much just to get out some dents. But really I seriously want to know. How did those get there Ps Does that guitar intonate correctly with the saddels set up like that? Read this Edited October 10, 2005 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loudandproud Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 i would fill it in and do a black finish on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) you could always do something like maiden69 did on his Epi. link to his thread Edited October 10, 2005 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riff_master Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 f**k it,road wear.it's an epi,it'll survive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 What the heck happened to that thing? Looks like someone took a ball peen hammer to it. Looks like work of woodpecker to me. Reminds me of wooden sailing boat friend of mine bought while back. The nice boat was minding it's own business till this crazy woodpecker comes along......taps the wood....thinks....hey, this sounds awefully hollow.....hollow = food.....so this mad bird starts tapping and drills 7-8 holes in hull, in process ruining a $450k sailing boat. Maybe the plywood Epi sounded awefully hollow to the pecker. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UJ Supanova Posted October 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 The only reason i was looking at refinishing it is because those holes were there when i bought it, they're not mine. When i bought it they were covered up by a sticker so i didn't know about them, still, i only paid £190 for it. i think i will leave them. i have no idea what caused them, looks like it's either been drilled or something has been hammered onto it. ah well thanks lads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 When i bought it they were covered up by a sticker so i didn't know about them, still, i only paid £190 for it. If you were real a-hole.....you always could cover up the holes with a new sticker and sell the puppy on ebay. But that wouldn't be nice. The sticker option is always an option of course....if it bothers you too much. Play it with sticker on it, I mean....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemm012 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 (edited) Man, that's just despicable. Galen. Edited October 12, 2005 by Gemm012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 You could sand the finish up, put water in the holes to rasie the grain, and keep doing so little by little (dont drown the guitar all at once) till the grain is rasied over the rest of the body and sand back down flush. Ive seen guys with dents worse then that in there wood in shop class and our teacher tells us to do this method, works really good for us, just u have to have patience and do one at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I'd either, live with it as it is, orsand it down, fill the holes, prime it, and shoot it in black pearl or candy apple red. But that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x189player Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 call me a lowlife... but i'd fill those whoppin' big craters with super glue, harden em with accelerator, level em down with a razor blade, sand it down to 2000 grit and polish it glassy smooth. Sure, you'll always be able to see the marks, that's irreversable, but you can level and fill so that the smooth surface is unbroken. From more than 10 feet nobody will know the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I'd live with'em, but I'm also the guy who took a staple-gun and screwdriver to my strat (don't worry, just a Mexi, though I still loved it!) once during a jam. Regarding the intonation--it DOES look like it could be off, but intonation's never something you can tell by eyeing... I've seen weirder saddle 'patterns' before. This one's fairly normal by comparison. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I'd either, live with it as it is, orsand it down, fill the holes, prime it, and shoot it in black pearl or candy apple red. But that's just me. ← In all my life ive never seen a les paul in that colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I'd either, live with it as it is, orsand it down, fill the holes, prime it, and shoot it in black pearl or candy apple red. But that's just me. ← In all my life ive never seen a les paul in that colour. ← Given it's a standard Fender colour, that doesn't surprise me. Sounds intruiging, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Yah, i know its a fender colour, but with all the custom builders and what not, and the fact is a drop dead gorgeous colour its weird that ive (we've) never seen one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodBlessTexas Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I've never seen a Candy Apple Red, but I have seen a darker wine red, and I must say that a candy red would probably be beautiful. GBT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Y'know, I'm really not big on solid colours, but I'm suddenly very, very tempted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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