That is a big job with not necessarily a good result for someone with little knowledge on how to.
Help restore Epi Les Paul Traditional Pro III
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Diamond Dave
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First, these are great guitars. I had one a few years ago, sold it because I'm dumb, and just bought another (different model) Epi for $200 more. ANYWAY, these were Guitar Center/Musician's Friend exclusives. Nice chunky old school neck profile. They had a gloss top and open pore, satin finish back and neck.
I don't know why someone would sand down a pretty fast neck unless they thought it looked like a relic job, which it doesn't. Whatever you put on it, don't use anything with a gloss finish.
If it were me, I'd a) leave it as is, and if I couldn't, I'd b) apply some kind of wood stain followed by a very light coat of satin finish polyurethane. Maybe even matte. The necks and backs were NOT shiny at all.
I don't know why someone would sand down a pretty fast neck unless they thought it looked like a relic job, which it doesn't. Whatever you put on it, don't use anything with a gloss finish.
If it were me, I'd a) leave it as is, and if I couldn't, I'd b) apply some kind of wood stain followed by a very light coat of satin finish polyurethane. Maybe even matte. The necks and backs were NOT shiny at all.
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It could be. Never can tell what somebody can do until they try.
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Diamond Dave got it right. Hearing him describe the back of the body as “open pore satin finish” makes sense to me now.
I have a Trad II with the baseball neck. The finish is unusual on these guitars on the back. My feeling is that whatever was used on the back was more like a coating than a paint job under the satin finish.
Perhaps the original owner wanted to see how easy it would be to sand it off,
Not very easy I bet. I really don’t know why he would have done that, it’s a great playing guitar and the neck is smooth.
They are really one of Epiphone’s best kept secret as far as bang for the buck.
Pat
I have a Trad II with the baseball neck. The finish is unusual on these guitars on the back. My feeling is that whatever was used on the back was more like a coating than a paint job under the satin finish.
Perhaps the original owner wanted to see how easy it would be to sand it off,
Not very easy I bet. I really don’t know why he would have done that, it’s a great playing guitar and the neck is smooth.
They are really one of Epiphone’s best kept secret as far as bang for the buck.
Pat
