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That Collings is an absolute mess. They had to have known before they sent it out that it was a terrible job.
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03-17-2023 01:03 PM
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Heard if I want a really good Martin, buy a Collins. Going to drop that aphorism now.
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Originally Posted by jim777
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Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
Unfortunately, I will be 107 then, and I probably won’t know the difference between a guitar and a suppository.
I seriously do not like checking. And I am glad there are others who don’t mind checking. That means some people will want my guitars when my plan doesn’t quite work out!
JD
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The Collings is not a relic. The owner has done something very bad to it. The screenshots he includes from the Music Emporium site show no relic work, and they do not mention it in their description. Collings sell the guitar with an aged finish, not a damaged finish.
But what did the owner do to his guitar to make it so horrible?
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Collings aged finish = checking. trust me I owned three of them
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I like Collings guitars. I've had a few of them. Excellent instruments, IMO. No question, the instrument under discussion is not very attractive. If I was in the market, I'd be happy to buy it, so long as it was priced at an appealing discount, or part of a trade.
My favourite checked guitar (since updated with a proper pickguard and vintage pickup):
Last edited by Hammertone; 03-19-2023 at 01:56 AM.
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I'd buy it for a deep discount and refinish it.
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Originally Posted by Max405
I mean make sure they are free of checks.
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Thank you my good man.
JD
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Enclosed is a link to the original ad when the guitar was sold as new by the Music Emporium.
Collings I-30LC Aged Natural w/ Throbak P90s | The Music Emporium
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I hate this VOS fad. I find it ridiculous. Buy new or buy old.
I bought a new Borys that IMO looked like crap.
I had the corroded tailpiece gold plated and am currently having the whole guitar refinished by a real pro.
Paying more to have a new guitar beat up is just crazy.
Would you buy a brand new car with dents and scratches all over it ?Last edited by vinnyv1k; 03-18-2023 at 02:37 PM.
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Originally Posted by Audioguy5
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Originally Posted by skittles
Collings I-35 LC Aged | Folkway
Collings I-30LC Aged Finish w/ ThroBaks SN 20417 – TR Crandall Guitars
Collings I-35 LC Deluxe Aged Finish and Hardware - Pelham Blue - Eddie's Guitars
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[QUOTE=omphalopsychos;1254601]This is incorrect. Here are three examples of Collings aged finish: all three had lacquer cracks, which is done at the factory. They reason you can’t see them in the music emporium site is because of how they photograph their instruments. Like I’ve said I’ve owned three Collings electrics with aged finish, none of them look as bad as this one but all three had lacquer cracks done at the factory.
None of them look realistic. The cracking on the blue one is too evenly small over the entire top, the cracking on the blonde one is too long or wide, the brown one looks like a defect, like someone spilled something on it and the black one has too much cracking in one place. I wonder if whoever sprays these or ages them even researches pictures of vintage guitars on the internet? An artistic touch is needed to capture the randomness of aging without overdoing it. It's stupid to do this on archtop guitars. I guess there is a market for old looking Telecasters and such but it just ruins the looks of an archtop. I thought finish cracking reduced the price of vintage archtops.
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Originally Posted by skittles
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Originally Posted by customxke
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I stand corrected. Phone browsing and didn’t catch those details. So, yeah, an awful example of an unfortunate trend.
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With respect to the original post. I have re-finished guitars that were not that bad!
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
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why not just leave it in the garage in 20 degree temps for a couple days then bring it into your 80 degree home.
voila, instant relicing, no extra charge
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Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
Wow! I remember reviewing your posts expressing dissatisfaction with the tailpiece finish. Didn’t know you had issues with the entire guitar finish.
AKA
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
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Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
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Originally Posted by AKA
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