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The VintAxe Guitar Forum A Place for Vintage Guitar Enthusiasts to Pursue their Passion 2012-11-02T10:36:04-06:00 http://www.vintaxe.com/phpBB3/feed.php?f=6&t=3228 2012-11-02T10:36:04-06:00 2012-11-02T10:36:04-06:00 http://www.vintaxe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=3228&p=13572#p13572 <![CDATA[Advice for a vintage newbie]]> Statistics: Posted by BluesHawk — Fri Nov 02, 2012 10:36 am

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If it sounds good, then altering the pickup alignment is getting into OCD territory, rather than making a significant improvement to the performance of the instrument

Statistics: Posted by Mgeek — Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:57 pm

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It looks to me like you have a good handle on the pros and cons of modifying vintage instruments. Any non-factory modification to a vintage instrument will hurt value, even if the modification improves playability. Collectors want "under the bed" instruments that have not been modified. Of course, players have a different agenda, they need instruments that are reliable and feel and sound the best that they can be.

Personally, I would leave it alone. If it isn't the right tool sell it and buy the right tool. If it meets your needs "as is" then play the heck out of it.

Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:28 pm

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The erstwhile collector in me says, no don't touch a thing, anything you change diminishes its value. I should say it's already not a 100% authentic -- someone refinished it probably around 1960 -- but it certainly is mainly vintage and the refinish is so old that it's vintage itself.

Are there do's and don'ts here? Like, it's OK to mount a strap button on the back but it's not OK to put humbuckers in it? What are the things that collectors really don't want to see?

Any advice would be welcome.

Statistics: Posted by zootsuiter — Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:54 pm

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