VECTOR Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Hi HFCers I've got a 82 Standard with a black top. The pre-owner told me, it was painted by a regional luthier in the 90s to "beautify" the guitar. The Writer of THE BOOK told me, this Guitar left the factory in a sunburst color (thanks again) . Here is my Question: Shall I 1. Keep her in black (with its own history and mojo) or 2. Try a refinish/ retopping by a luthier or 3. Try a complete restore. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerteddybear Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 4. Rock that monster as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoogieMKIIA Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, killerteddybear said: 4. Rock that monster as is. I agree. Only do any work to keep it playable and play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Keep it black and play it hard. Don’t worry about babying it since it’s a re-fin. You won’t increase its value by much if any. Definitely not enough to get your money back out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0054 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtone Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Looks perfect as it sits. In fact, methinks some folks would pay extra to have it aged the way it has. Can't beat honest wear IMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 If the black refin was a good job, leave that guitar alone. Just play it. The cost of retopping and refinishing is not going to have any financial return. You only do that if you are never going to sell a guitar. A lot of "keepers" get sold eventually. Your Standard looks like a veteran of 1000 shows. Keep it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I’d keep it like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I would keep it like that. Are there any chips that show that the original veneer is still intact under the black paint? I'd say keep rocking it and watch it turn into Gilmour's black strat as the black wears away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0054 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 That guitar looks real, people pay shit tons to relic guitars and they always look like plastic. This looks authentic. I bet you were drawn in by the color and loved how it played. Point 2 (was there a point 1?LOL), Good conversation starter with Lita Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 What everyone else said...especially @0054 with point 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I say if you like the black and since it's real play wear, keep it. If you dig a good burst, at least have someone look at it and see what it would take. If you don't think it's worth it then, still leave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topekatj Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Buy three black knobs and yer done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 It‘s good as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VECTOR Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 Thanks for your answers! You all confirmed my tendency to keep it like that. Have a nice day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I own a factory refin 4 digit, retopped rosewood with dots. I am going against conventional wisdom but I am going to have the fingerboard removed and replaced with a bound and crowned board and I am seriously considering going all out with an ebony board as well. Here's my logic, the guitar will never have the value of an all original and most of the devaluation happened during the retop/refin anyway, so I may as well have it the way that makes me the happiest. Flame away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 5. Sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, kizanski said: 5. Sell it. You're not the boss of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 A re-re-fin that doesn't go as planned will make you hate it. Leave it. Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 10 hours ago, topekatj said: Buy three black knobs and yer done. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, hamerhead said: A re-re-fin that doesn't go as planned will make you hate it. Leave it. Looks great. Nah, then he could get a re-re-re-fin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 If the finish looks like a pro job I'd keep it. If it looks and feels dodgy then I would seriously consider a re-fin. If the guitar is a keeper that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 11 hours ago, 79Sunburst said: I own a factory refin 4 digit, retopped rosewood with dots. I am going against conventional wisdom but I am going to have the fingerboard removed and replaced with a bound and crowned board and I am seriously considering going all out with an ebony board as well. Here's my logic, the guitar will never have the value of an all original and most of the devaluation happened during the retop/refin anyway, so I may as well have it the way that makes me the happiest. Flame away. Not a flame, but it will cost you $600-$750 to get that done properly, and at that point, you’ll potentially have close to 2-3x what a reworked Standard should/will likely sell for. Great if you’re keeping it forever, but if you’re not, I’d sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Just now, cmatthes said: Not a flame, but it will cost you $600-$750 to get that done properly, and at that point, you’ll potentially have close to 2-3x what a reworked Standard should/will likely sell for. Great if you’re keeping it forever, but if you’re not, I’d sell it. Yep. That's why I listed it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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