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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Lew on March 28, 2009, 03:32:04 AM

Title: Saddle wear
Post by: Lew on March 28, 2009, 03:32:04 AM

Doh! What am I doing to this poor guitar? The shite wont come off the saddles.

Only had it two months and it's starting to look like a relic :lol:

(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6971/dirtsad.jpg)

Title: Re: Saddle wear
Post by: Madiac on March 28, 2009, 07:28:41 AM

Quote from: Lew!! on March 28, 2009, 03:32:04 AM

Doh! What am I doing to this poor guitar? The shitee wont come off the saddles.

Only had it two months and it's starting to look like a relic :lol:

(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6971/dirtsad.jpg)

Looks nice, probably just normal wear because of hand acids.
What bridge is that? Brand and model please :)

Title: Re: Saddle wear
Post by: Lew on March 28, 2009, 09:13:22 AM

Tis a PRS 513  8)

(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6516/p3280019.jpg)

Title: Re: Saddle wear
Post by: Philly Q on March 28, 2009, 10:13:24 AM

There's not much you can do about that.  If you use a quite abrasive polish you'll probably get some shine back, but you're also rubbing away the plating - and in any case the problem will come back quick enough.

I don't know whether nickel-plated hardware normally has some kind of protective layer of lacquer/polish, but if it does PRS don't use it - their nickel hardware seems to tarnish exceptionally quickly!  The bridge and pickup covers on my McCarty are already pretty tarnished, even though the guitar's not been played much.  And I have very non-Rory-Gallagher-like body chemistry, the hardware on most of my guitars looks new and I never get corroded strings.

I think it's one of those things that's annoying, but you just have to resign yourself to it.  Once it gets more tarnished it'll look pretty cool.

Title: Re: Saddle wear
Post by: Lew on March 28, 2009, 10:09:07 PM

Cheers Philly, it all makes sense.
I already steel wooled the neck, the body has a ton of scratches and I gave it a decent ding earlier so I s'pose the saddles are pretty minor  :lol:

Title: Re: Saddle wear
Post by: Alex on March 29, 2009, 12:02:48 PM

My Miracle Man looks horrible already and I have it only a year or so...  :(

Title: Re: Saddle wear
Post by: Ted 'N' Leo on March 29, 2009, 08:16:50 PM

Quote from: Philly Q on March 28, 2009, 10:13:24 AM

  And I have very non-Rory-Gallagher-like body chemistry, the hardware on most of my guitars looks new and I never get corroded strings.

You must save a fortune on strings! I'm beginning to think i may have the Rory effect on my hardware. Both gold covers are tarnished badly and the bridge pickup is actually beginning to turn green!

I'm afraid it is something you'll just have to live with Lew, you could buy replacements, but it would just end up getting silly, unless you could get Stainless Steel ones, they might hold up a bit better.