Don't you hate it when you get a dent in your guitar?!?!

Santuzzo · 09-13-2009, 09:47 AM

I accidentally knocked over a framed mirror that leaned against the wall, so it fell and knocked over my 1527 onto my desk....this resulted a dent in the back of the neck and a tiny dent on the back of the headtock...AAARRGGHHH

I am so anal with this, those little dents bother me

Eventhough I am very, very careful with my guitars, this kinda stuff still happens, it seems inevitable.....

Anybody else that gets bothered when they get a dent in their guitar?

TomAwesome · 09-13-2009, 09:50 AM

These days, I only get bothered when it's a really minty guitar or the dent is on the neck. I have all kinds of dents and nicks all over most of my guitars, and the only ones that bother me at all are a tiny dent on the neck of my Jackson and a tiny chip on the edge of the fretboard on my Squier. My Ibanezes are beaten to shit, but the necks are nearly pristine, so I don't really mind.

Santuzzo · 09-13-2009, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by TomAwesome

These days, I only get bothered when it's a really minty guitar or the dent is on the neck. I have all kinds of dents and nicks all over most of my guitars, and the only ones that bother me at all are a tiny dent on the neck of my Jackson and a tiny chip on the edge of the fretboard on my Squier. My Ibanezes are beaten to shit, but the necks are nearly pristine, so I don't really mind.

Yes, makes sense.
The dent I just ogt is on the back of the neck, fortunately, though, on the lower side so it won't get in the way of my thumb or anything. But it still bothers me

fretninjadave · 09-13-2009, 10:02 AM

I used to have a Jackson RR3 black & crome .my friend was flipping arround a butterfly knife and it sliped out of his hands and the heavy end of the handle chipped off about a 1/2 inch circle of paint .

caughtinamosh · 09-13-2009, 10:05 AM

It doesn't bother me much, apart from if the chip/nick/dent is in the neck back. That always anoys the .... out of me.

I_infect · 09-13-2009, 10:09 AM

The back of the neck is a pet peeve of mine...it's a deal breaker for me. I won't buy/keep a guitar if the neck isn't smooth. It just irks me to no end. Body dings don't bother me as much.

Heavy Ed · 09-13-2009, 10:16 AM

Its annoying when it first happens but later on I don't give a shit. As long as its not on the neck who cares. I just dropped my K-7 the other day it only had one chip in it when I got it now it has five!

I was pretty erkked when it happened but I just looked at it now and I 'm fine with it. The only way they stay perfect is if you don't touch them.

thinkpad20 · 09-13-2009, 10:19 AM

As long as the neck is OK, I'm OK... unless I'm planning on selling it later. Of course, I always cry a little over the first nick or two... but after a few of them happen, the rest just add character.

I_infect · 09-13-2009, 10:21 AM

I always touch mine up with salon quality black nail polish... it'll hold for years. If it's another color than black I'll get some matching car touch up paint, works like a charm. As far as fretboards and maybe necks, I've heard you could steam it out somehow? I don't know much about that though, maybe someone else does here.

Customisbetter · 09-13-2009, 10:22 AM

I was driving home a form a gig two nights ago and my drummer packed my bass right behind his stack if toms...

I don't have a case for my bass so i leave it in the backseat, i guess he forgot.

Drums from three feet above knocked some biggass gouges into the face of my bass...

I haven't told him yet...

I_infect · 09-13-2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Heavy Ed

Its annoying when it first happens but later on I don't give a shit. As long as its not on the neck who cares. I just dropped my K-7 the other day it only had one chip in it when I got it now it has five!

I was pretty erkked when it happened but I just looked at it now and I 'm fine with it. The only way they stay perfect is if you don't touch them.

Ibanez finishes man... they chip if you breathe heavy

sami · 09-13-2009, 10:25 AM

What I hate the most if it's on the body's frront or back of the neck. I'll deal with it, but it just seems kinda embarrassing if it's on the body's front face. Having to deal with a nick on the back of the neck is a constant reminder every time you slide your thumb across it.

Santuzzo · 09-13-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by sami

What I hate the most if it's on the body's frront or back of the neck. I'll deal with it, but it just seems kinda embarrassing if it's on the body's front face. Having to deal with a nick on the back of the neck is a constant reminder every time you slide your thumb across it.

Yes....

Heavy Ed · 09-13-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by I_infect

Ibanez finishes man... they chip if you breathe heavy

No shit man!

It didn't fall that far or hit that hard but man the ....ing clear and paint just lept off the body. If it were an old fender strat there probably wouldn't have been a mark!

caughtinamosh · 09-13-2009, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Heavy Ed

If it were an old fender strat there probably wouldn't have been a mark!

It makes you wonder how the .... the guitar can resonate properly with all of that finish around it.

telecaster90 · 09-13-2009, 10:40 AM

Honestly, I think some battle scars can give a guitar more mojo.

hufschmid · 09-13-2009, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Santuzzo

I accidentally knocked over a framed mirror that leaned against the wall, so it fell and knocked over my 1527 onto my desk....this resulted a dent in the back of the neck and a tiny dent on the back of the headtock...AAARRGGHHH

I am so anal with this, those little dents bother me

Eventhough I am very, very careful with my guitars, this kinda stuff still happens, it seems inevitable.....

Anybody else that gets bothered when they get a dent in their guitar?

the first step to distressing the instrument

ykcirj · 09-13-2009, 10:52 AM

you must dent to djent! That was the first thing I thought of. lame sorry.

XeoFLCL · 09-13-2009, 10:58 AM

I've only really dented 2 of my guitars in my whole time of playing. I dropped a kramer bass I used to own from a ~1 foot fall on carpet somewhere around 2 years ago and somehow it chipped the paint on the lower horn? I have no idea, it just popped off. and then my old RG7620 I dented somehow accidentally from hitting it on prolly a table. Besides that I haven't really dented my guitars, I'm REALLY careful with them. I'm also careful about who I let touch my guitars, as this guy I jammed with a while ago put a tiny 2mm dent on the corner of my schecter when he was screwing around on it and nailed it on the tip of his bass headstock, and even though it's literally unnoticeable unless you're like 5 inches away from it, it still bugs me to hell. However I should add, dents don't prevent me from buying a guitar, I just don't like being there when they happen

Santuzzo · 09-13-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by I_infect

The back of the neck is a pet peeve of mine...it's a deal breaker for me. I won't buy/keep a guitar if the neck isn't smooth. It just irks me to no end. Body dings don't bother me as much.

So, if you got a dent in the neck of a guitar, you would sell it and buy a new one?

Metal Ken · 09-13-2009, 11:11 AM

It really bothered me when i owned ibby's, cause their paint falls off when you look at it wrong. No matter how much i tried, shit would come off. Most other guitars i've owned have had way more resilient finishes, and it just doesn't even bother me anymore

I_infect · 09-13-2009, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Santuzzo

So, if you got a dent in the neck of a guitar, you would sell it and buy a new one?

In all probability yes, unless it's a hard to come by model.

Santuzzo · 09-13-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by I_infect

In all probability yes, unless it's a hard to come by model.

Makes me think of whether I should do the same

But then again, this dent is tiny, maybe like 2mm, I could easily get a new RG1527RB, but then something can happen with it as well. I would lose a lot of money, too, if I decided to sell it and buy a new one.

PeteLaramee · 09-13-2009, 11:34 AM

Hey Lars, that used to bug me too. It's happened to me so many times over the years I'm now immune to it.

Santuzzo · 09-13-2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by PeteLaramee

Hey Lars, that used to bug me too. It's happened to me so many times over the years I'm now immune to it.

Thanks, Pete !
I hope I will be more relaxed about this, too.
But dents on the back of the neck simply do suck

Fortunately this was not on my new white 1527, but on the blue one which I have jad for about one and a half years...but still

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09-13-2009, 09:47 AM	#1
Santuzzo SS.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 3,506 Thanked: 70 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Don't you hate it when you get a dent in your guitar?!?! I accidentally knocked over a framed mirror that leaned against the wall, so it fell and knocked over my 1527 onto my desk....this resulted a dent in the back of the neck and a tiny dent on the back of the headtock...AAARRGGHHH I am so anal with this, those little dents bother me Eventhough I am very, very careful with my guitars, this kinda stuff still happens, it seems inevitable..... Anybody else that gets bothered when they get a dent in their guitar?

09-13-2009, 09:50 AM	#2
TomAwesome I LIKE JUICE!!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,306 Thanked: 43 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	These days, I only get bothered when it's a really minty guitar or the dent is on the neck. I have all kinds of dents and nicks all over most of my guitars, and the only ones that bother me at all are a tiny dent on the neck of my Jackson and a tiny chip on the edge of the fretboard on my Squier. My Ibanezes are beaten to shit, but the necks are nearly pristine, so I don't really mind. "Tom, you're like 1 part a serious dork, and 2 parts the most awesome ....ing guy ever." -

09-13-2009, 10:16 AM	#7
Heavy Ed singlecoil goodness Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Shits-Barre, Pa Posts: 360 Thanked: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Its annoying when it first happens but later on I don't give a shit. As long as its not on the neck who cares. I just dropped my K-7 the other day it only had one chip in it when I got it now it has five! I was pretty erkked when it happened but I just looked at it now and I 'm fine with it. The only way they stay perfect is if you don't touch them. So much gear, so little cash ...

09-13-2009, 10:19 AM	#8
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09-13-2009, 10:02 AM	#4
fretninjadave Seven String Samurai Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Paso tx Posts: 779 Thanked: 25 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I used to have a Jackson RR3 black & crome .my friend was flipping arround a butterfly knife and it sliped out of his hands and the heavy end of the handle chipped off about a 1/2 inch circle of paint .

09-13-2009, 10:05 AM	#5
caughtinamosh Linguist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,771 Thanked: 55 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	It doesn't bother me much, apart from if the chip/nick/dent is in the neck back. That always anoys the .... out of me.

09-13-2009, 10:09 AM	#6
I_infect SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PA USA Posts: 1,350 Thanked: 18 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	The back of the neck is a pet peeve of mine...it's a deal breaker for me. I won't buy/keep a guitar if the neck isn't smooth. It just irks me to no end. Body dings don't bother me as much.

09-13-2009, 10:21 AM	#9
I_infect SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PA USA Posts: 1,350 Thanked: 18 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	I always touch mine up with salon quality black nail polish... it'll hold for years. If it's another color than black I'll get some matching car touch up paint, works like a charm. As far as fretboards and maybe necks, I've heard you could steam it out somehow? I don't know much about that though, maybe someone else does here.

09-13-2009, 10:22 AM	#10
Customisbetter WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 8,462 Thanked: 76 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	I was driving home a form a gig two nights ago and my drummer packed my bass right behind his stack if toms... I don't have a case for my bass so i leave it in the backseat, i guess he forgot. Drums from three feet above knocked some biggass gouges into the face of my bass... I haven't told him yet...

09-13-2009, 10:25 AM	#12
sami porkshop sammiches Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Austin TX USA Posts: 3,925 Thanked: 172 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What I hate the most if it's on the body's frront or back of the neck. I'll deal with it, but it just seems kinda embarrassing if it's on the body's front face. Having to deal with a nick on the back of the neck is a constant reminder every time you slide your thumb across it. ɹıɐ-lǝq pǝllɐɔ uʍoʇ ɐ ɟo ǝɔuıɹd ǝɥʇ ǝɯɐɔǝq ı ʍoɥ noʎ llǝʇ ll,ı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʇɥƃıɹ ʇıs ʇsnɾ ǝʇnuıɯ ɐ ǝʞɐʇ oʇ ǝʞıl p,ı puɐ uʍop ǝpısdn pǝuɹnʇ 'pǝddılɟ ʇoƃ ǝɟıl ʎɯ ʍoɥ ʇnoqɐ llɐ ʎɹoʇs ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ ʍou OH GOD WHY AM I TELLING YOU THIS - DDDorian

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ykcirj SS.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: texas Posts: 527 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	you must dent to djent! That was the first thing I thought of. lame sorry.

09-13-2009, 10:58 AM	#19
XeoFLCL Consumer Whore Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 2,199 Thanked: 54 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I've only really dented 2 of my guitars in my whole time of playing. I dropped a kramer bass I used to own from a ~1 foot fall on carpet somewhere around 2 years ago and somehow it chipped the paint on the lower horn? I have no idea, it just popped off. and then my old RG7620 I dented somehow accidentally from hitting it on prolly a table. Besides that I haven't really dented my guitars, I'm REALLY careful with them. I'm also careful about who I let touch my guitars, as this guy I jammed with a while ago put a tiny 2mm dent on the corner of my schecter when he was screwing around on it and nailed it on the tip of his bass headstock, and even though it's literally unnoticeable unless you're like 5 inches away from it, it still bugs me to hell. However I should add, dents don't prevent me from buying a guitar, I just don't like being there when they happen ¯\(゜Д゜) ¯\(゜Д゜)/¯ ¯\(゜Д゜三゜Д゜)/¯ "North Korean women in uniforms waving at the traffic, raining from the sky on platforms, hold by giant umbrellas. Scary... just wait until they invent electricity and traffic lights. Imagine traffic lights falling from the sky and just confusing everyone..." - SD83

09-13-2009, 11:11 AM	#21
Metal Ken Hates the Air Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 17,846 Thanked: 82 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	It really bothered me when i owned ibby's, cause their paint falls off when you look at it wrong. No matter how much i tried, shit would come off. Most other guitars i've owned have had way more resilient finishes, and it just doesn't even bother me anymore If you list your gear in your signature, you're a prick.

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