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Re: Return of the Gibson shocker thread!

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No. A fake wouldn't crack like that. :-)

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GrantB wrote:Not a fake and not 6 months old. That serial suggests either a 2004 or a 2014, most likely the latter. I've seen a few with this horizontal checking from the custom shop.
Is the way the serial is stamped normal?....looks rough as shit
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willow13 wrote:
GrantB wrote:Not a fake and not 6 months old. That serial suggests either a 2004 or a 2014, most likely the latter. I've seen a few with this horizontal checking from the custom shop.
Is the way the serial is stamped normal?....looks rough as shit
My CS Firebird had just such a stamp. Does look a bit shit, eh?

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GrantB wrote:Not a fake and not 6 months old. That serial suggests either a 2004 or a 2014, most likely the latter. I've seen a few with this horizontal checking from the custom shop.
Was probably purchased 6 months ago after sitting in store for 2 or 3 years

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jeremyb wrote:Pics from facebook of some kids $6k les paul custom.... nitro cracking in weird places after 3 months of ownership...
Is be unhappy if it hadn't started checking before 6 months. Looks killer!
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Re: Return of the Gibson shocker thread!

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Doesn't nitro crack like that if it goes from hot to cold like warm house to freezing car boot. Fender in this pic apparently cracked the finish just from being shipping in very cold weather. Looks similar to the LP Custom

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Polar Bear wrote:
jeremyb wrote:Pics from facebook of some kids $6k les paul custom.... nitro cracking in weird places after 3 months of ownership...
Is be unhappy if it hadn't started checking before 6 months. Looks killer!
It looks like the finish has cracked from over tightening of nuts and screws though!
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If it's been sitting in the shop for a few years, the screws would have been tight there too. This particular finish might have been more sensitive to the change of weather than is normal?
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jeremyb wrote:
Polar Bear wrote:
jeremyb wrote:Pics from facebook of some kids $6k les paul custom.... nitro cracking in weird places after 3 months of ownership...
Is be unhappy if it hadn't started checking before 6 months. Looks killer!
It looks like the finish has cracked from over tightening of nuts and screws though!
Looks like it's gone through a harsh temperature change, to me.
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Polar Bear wrote:
jeremyb wrote:
Polar Bear wrote: Is be unhappy if it hadn't started checking before 6 months. Looks killer!
It looks like the finish has cracked from over tightening of nuts and screws though!
Looks like it's gone through a harsh temperature change, to me.
Quite possibly, and to be fair a 17 year old kid won't have a clue about nitro being affected by temperature etc...
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jeremyb wrote: Quite possibly, and to be fair a 17 year old kid won't have a clue about nitro being affected by temperature etc...
Well, no, they don't know much about anything.
I haven't posted on his thread, but I think it makes it look better, and it was going to happen at some point anyway. I'm pleased it's not me dealing with the warranty on that one.
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Re: Return of the Gibson shocker thread!

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Polar Bear wrote:
jeremyb wrote: Quite possibly, and to be fair a 17 year old kid won't have a clue about nitro being affected by temperature etc...
Well, no, they don't know much about anything.
I haven't posted on his thread, but I think it makes it look better, and it was going to happen at some point anyway. I'm pleased it's not me dealing with the warranty on that one.
I've suggested he take it back because I'm interested in what they say. My LP has a fair bit of cracking but it's twenty years old. Wondering if RS will tell the guy its just natural aging for nitro so suck it up.

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Re: Return of the Gibson shocker thread!

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They should just show the kid a $15k aged one and tell him the more he pays, the more nitro cracks he gets. Sell 'em like they are worth something.

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Re: Return of the Gibson shocker thread!

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Where is this thread? Facebook?

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Re: Return of the Gibson shocker thread!

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Molly wrote:
Polar Bear wrote:
jeremyb wrote: Quite possibly, and to be fair a 17 year old kid won't have a clue about nitro being affected by temperature etc...
Well, no, they don't know much about anything.
I haven't posted on his thread, but I think it makes it look better, and it was going to happen at some point anyway. I'm pleased it's not me dealing with the warranty on that one.
I've suggested he take it back because I'm interested in what they say. My LP has a fair bit of cracking but it's twenty years old. Wondering if RS will tell the guy its just natural aging for nitro so suck it up.
I'm sorry; tedious repetition and all, but if it's newish and the finish isn't falling off, it's a Chinese fake.
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