Author Topic: How to Age Guitar parts (Read 6759 times)

greeny76 · « **on:** May 25, 2006, 10:06:42 PM »

Hi I have another quetsion:

I am playing a Gibson Les Paul

and although it sounds great and looks good too

I am looking at getting the bridge and tail pieces aged and was wondering how to go about it

I am looking at getting Some Bareknuckle Humbuckers with aged covers wired out of phase like Peter Greens old Les Paul

thanks

Wayne

_tom_ · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2006, 10:07:45 PM »

Play it more :)

Dakine · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2006, 10:08:38 PM »

what E said ^ lol

greeny76 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2006, 10:16:02 PM »

Thanks I didn't think of that :D

but seriously if I am getting aged pickups I just want the other parts to look older too

:band5:

indysmith · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2006, 10:18:48 PM »

Quote from: greeny76

Thanks I didn't think of that :D

but seriously if I am getting aged pickups I just want the other parts to look older too

:band5:

seriously man - just ABUSE your guitar - if you're not scared to relic it you'll have lots more fun playing, as you'll be concentrating on playing hard instead of taking care of ur baby

greeny76 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2006, 10:24:04 PM »

Yeah I suppose you are right,

I will just get the pickups worked on by Tim, will have to send them to him to "Greeny" them for me

I just want my Gibson to look different to all the other little pretend guitarists in my area who think they can play :shock:

I must admit though I have just been playing it and the tail piece is starting to fade nicely

Searcher · « **Reply #6 on:** May 26, 2006, 06:09:16 AM »

Leave it outside for a couple weeks.

plastercaster · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2006, 07:16:43 AM »

not 100% on this, but you could VERY carefully remove some of the polish from the tailpiece, at least,
with some wet/dry paper, or an emery board, or maybe even a nail file if you had the patience?
unless anyone knows any better its worth a shot. wouldn't try it on the bridge though. :?

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #8 on:** May 31, 2006, 09:35:15 PM »

Quote from: plastercaster

not 100% on this, but you could VERY carefully remove some of the polish from the tailpiece, at least,
with some wet/dry paper, or an emery board, or maybe even a nail file if you had the patience?
unless anyone knows any better its worth a shot. wouldn't try it on the bridge though. :?

or just leave it in a big bucket of bleach for a fortnight

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #9 on:** May 31, 2006, 09:35:47 PM »

Quote from: CaffeineJunkie

Quote from: plastercaster
not 100% on this, but you could VERY carefully remove some of the polish from the tailpiece, at least,
with some wet/dry paper, or an emery board, or maybe even a nail file if you had the patience?
unless anyone knows any better its worth a shot. wouldn't try it on the bridge though. :?

or just leave it in a big bucket of bleach for a fortnight

^ sarcasm, don't actually do this, trust me-it doesn't work

headtheball · « **Reply #10 on:** May 31, 2006, 09:44:59 PM »

Send me the metal parts. I'll leave them lying around my lab for a couple O' weeks and send them back. The air's about 1% nitric acid and it decays everything. The missus won't let me bring feckin teaspoons in with me anymore...

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #11 on:** May 31, 2006, 09:47:39 PM »

lab??? BKPs resident mad scientist :D

Dakine · « **Reply #12 on:** May 31, 2006, 09:52:36 PM »

^
hmmm, Bexhill, sounds like "Boxhill or Bust", Dumpy's Rusty Nuts :)

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #13 on:** May 31, 2006, 09:57:46 PM »

Quote from: Dakine

^
hmmm, Bexhill, sounds like "Boxhill or Bust", Dumpy's Rusty Nuts :)

more like dusty old ruts, more old people here than in God's waiting room

Dakine · « **Reply #14 on:** May 31, 2006, 10:22:35 PM »

hmmm, party central? what for then vicks vapor rub? :P