Paul Gilbert has signed my PGM301 how to seal it!???

[sharpant]

Hey people

I went to see Paul in Leeds last night and he was amazing, he put 1 note wrong all night, ONE! phenomenal playing and such a nice guy when meeting him at the end, he truly is an inspiration, here are the pictures







I asked him to do one of his cartoons and he happily obliged :D he then went off to eat a Chinese with his band :P

The only bad thing now is that i can't really change to Bare knuckle pickups now :( not sure weather i should even play it...

Anyway my real question is how do i seal this in the best way possible? i want this to never ware off.

Thanks

Anthony

[Lazy_McDoesnothing]

I have no advice for you.  I just wanted to say that is awesome!  Paul Gilbert:  Classiest Man In Rock?  I think so.

[Jonny]

Why can't you BK it?

[sharpant]

I've decided i will use BKP's as im not looking to sell the guitar, want it for life :)

[Jonny]

I've decided i will use BKP's as im not looking to sell the guitar, want it for life :)

If you think it'll wreck the uniqueness then you can always get white open coils. OR a more expensive option - buy another PGM

[sharpant]

If i had the cash I'd buy another but I'm a poor student :(

[Jonny]

Ah. A student. Oh dear. Did you buy the PGM with your money? I bought two Ibanez with mine, lol..

[sharpant]

Well I'm not a real student i live at home and pay no fee's but i still had to save up £800 of my own cash for it

[FELINEGUITARS]

Do you have the pen that he signed with?
I ask because it might say what type solvent is used in the permanent marker.
Also a sprayer would be able to test their spray against something drawn with the pen - other than whats drawn on your guitar.
The last thing you want is to dissolve the marker with the solvent in the paint to seal it in.

[sharpant]

He used this :) and yes i still have it

http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Product/Sharpie_Fine_Point_Permanent_Marker.html

[Jonny]

Put it in a glass case, lying on a soft quilt and have it engraved as "Paul Gilbert touched this, $%&# yes."

[silentrage]

Agree with the glass case idea, put it in there, make sure it's vacuum sealed,
and hang it up on the wall, and demand anyone who comes to your house to kneel, raise their hands and shout out "WE"RE NOT WORTHY"

[the guitar repair workshop]

Do you have the pen that he signed with?
I ask because it might say what type solvent is used in the permanent marker.
Also a sprayer would be able to test their spray against something drawn with the pen - other than whats drawn on your guitar.
The last thing you want is to dissolve the marker with the solvent in the paint to seal it in.

+1.
you need to keep it out of the light if possible to really preserve it - it'll start fading pretty quickly.
I'd get it sealed pretty heavily, keep it in the case when you arent playing it and it'll last a long long time :)

[Spitfire]

keep it in the hardcase.. stick some masking tape on the side.. and write... paul gilbert once lived here

[sharpant]

So you wouldn't change the pickups? Here is am with a miracle man right next to me