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Noeski · February 8th, 2013, 05:51 AM

Hey,

Maybe I'm being a bit precious about this build that I have commissioned, but after a couple of months wait for the wood to arrive it turns out like this...

I am going for a (not very cheap) 'Micawber' replica so a nice clear Butterscotch finish is planned, but I just can't help thinking that this ugly blemish is all I'm going to notice for the next 20 years when I play this thing...

WOULD YOU SEND THIS BODY BACK???

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TeleToTheRain · February 8th, 2013, 05:57 AM

Is there a pic?

Noeski · February 8th, 2013, 05:59 AM

Pics showing up at my end...

??????????????

Rich Rice · February 8th, 2013, 06:04 AM

It wouldn't bother me in the least, but it's your guitar. I'd look at it as character. If you play the guitar it won't bother anything, and will soon have many (far worse) imperfections- scratches, nicks, dents, etc.. On the other hand, if you study it and focus on a spot, you'll never be happy.

guitarbuilder · February 8th, 2013, 06:23 AM

There is nothing wrong there. It's a natural material, not a piece of plastic with no interest. If every 1 piece body was discarded because of things like that, then bodies would be a 1000 dollars each.

hemingway · February 8th, 2013, 06:30 AM

Wouldn't bother me.

Jupiter · February 8th, 2013, 06:33 AM

Looks like wood.

You'll be surprised how much it evens out with some lacquer on it.

dblues · February 8th, 2013, 06:47 AM

Do you like everything else about it? If you do I'll bet that little spot won't bother you for long. And it's really going to blend in alot more when finished.

otterhound · February 8th, 2013, 07:32 AM

Leo Fender would have used it .

gsh1968 · February 8th, 2013, 08:09 AM

Is it just marbling in the wood or has someone attempted a repair (which is what it looks like in the last photo)?
If a builder has sent you a body with a noticeable repaired blem without getting your agreement first, then yes, I'd send it back.

SamClemons · February 8th, 2013, 08:15 AM

It would hardly be noticible if filled and then finished in butterscotch. Like the grain on the back. Back should have been the front.

Chocklit_Thunda · February 8th, 2013, 08:35 AM

I think blemishes like that add character... My pine Tele build has a pinkish "skunk stripe" line down the back... I think it looks cool :)
My cort Yorktown has a blemish on the back near the bottom.... I love it! It matches perfectly with the girl I named it after who had a birth mark right under her bum where we thigh begins :)

It's all about character and having a unique instrument. If it bothers you, tell people you got it when you used it to bash a werewolf on the head or something :)

Rich Rice · February 8th, 2013, 08:37 AM

People will not notice it once it is finished.

Commodore 64 · February 8th, 2013, 08:40 AM

It's part of the wood. There are flecks and specks on the back too. You are being obsessive. Your guitar is going to have 5 strings and you are worrying about a natural anomaly in a a piece of wood?

Ronkirn · February 8th, 2013, 08:52 AM

what blemish….. ? If ya order a piece of wood, and it arrives with the character one would find in wood…..

Ron kirn

guitar2005 · February 8th, 2013, 08:55 AM

I think it looks great.

dazzaman · February 8th, 2013, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by otterhound

Leo Fender would have used it .

Exactly. If it is good enough for Leo...
It personally wouldn't worry me in the slightest.

walleyeman · February 8th, 2013, 09:05 AM

Send it back. It will only bug you more as time passes. You will see it everytime you look down at your guitar.

JustPlay · February 8th, 2013, 09:13 AM

It's awful... Send it directly to me!!!

Fred.T · February 8th, 2013, 09:27 AM

I wouldn't mind the body but your bridge is missing a saddle

February 8th, 2013, 05:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Noeski TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Melbourne Posts: 14	Would You Send This Body Back?????? Hey, Maybe I'm being a bit precious about this build that I have commissioned, but after a couple of months wait for the wood to arrive it turns out like this... I am going for a (not very cheap) 'Micawber' replica so a nice clear Butterscotch finish is planned, but I just can't help thinking that this ugly blemish is all I'm going to notice for the next 20 years when I play this thing... WOULD YOU SEND THIS BODY BACK??? [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]

February 8th, 2013, 06:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rich Rice Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Age: 58 Posts: 6,586 11 Photos	It wouldn't bother me in the least, but it's your guitar. I'd look at it as character. If you play the guitar it won't bother anything, and will soon have many (far worse) imperfections- scratches, nicks, dents, etc.. On the other hand, if you study it and focus on a spot, you'll never be happy. __________________ When I grow up, I'm gonna be just like me.

February 8th, 2013, 06:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
guitarbuilder Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 59 Posts: 6,324	There is nothing wrong there. It's a natural material, not a piece of plastic with no interest. If every 1 piece body was discarded because of things like that, then bodies would be a 1000 dollars each. __________________ Institute of Incomplete Guitar Projects

February 8th, 2013, 06:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
hemingway Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,420	Wouldn't bother me. __________________ Sic transit gloria

February 8th, 2013, 06:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jupiter Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Osaka, Japan Age: 50 Posts: 6,468 6 Photos	Looks like wood. You'll be surprised how much it evens out with some lacquer on it. __________________ If only we could use our evil powers For the good of mankind. --Tito and Tarantula Climbing Mt. Stupid since 1962

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February 8th, 2013, 05:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
TeleToTheRain Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 353	Is there a pic?

February 8th, 2013, 05:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
Noeski TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Melbourne Posts: 14	Pics showing up at my end... ??????????????

February 8th, 2013, 06:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
dblues Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: smyrna tn Age: 60 Posts: 483	Do you like everything else about it? If you do I'll bet that little spot won't bother you for long. And it's really going to blend in alot more when finished.

February 8th, 2013, 07:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
otterhound Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manheim Pa. Posts: 4,107 12 Photos	Leo Fender would have used it .

February 8th, 2013, 08:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
gsh1968 Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 686 12 Photos	Is it just marbling in the wood or has someone attempted a repair (which is what it looks like in the last photo)? If a builder has sent you a body with a noticeable repaired blem without getting your agreement first, then yes, I'd send it back.

February 8th, 2013, 08:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
SamClemons Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Jasper, TN Posts: 2,805	It would hardly be noticible if filled and then finished in butterscotch. Like the grain on the back. Back should have been the front.

February 8th, 2013, 08:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
Chocklit_Thunda TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Benoni, South Africa Posts: 33	I think blemishes like that add character... My pine Tele build has a pinkish "skunk stripe" line down the back... I think it looks cool :) My cort Yorktown has a blemish on the back near the bottom.... I love it! It matches perfectly with the girl I named it after who had a birth mark right under her bum where we thigh begins :) It's all about character and having a unique instrument. If it bothers you, tell people you got it when you used it to bash a werewolf on the head or something :)

February 8th, 2013, 08:37 AM	#13 (permalink)
Rich Rice Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Age: 58 Posts: 6,586 11 Photos	People will not notice it once it is finished. __________________ When I grow up, I'm gonna be just like me.

February 8th, 2013, 08:40 AM	#14 (permalink)
Commodore 64 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kent, OH Age: 37 Posts: 1,864	It's part of the wood. There are flecks and specks on the back too. You are being obsessive. Your guitar is going to have 5 strings and you are worrying about a natural anomaly in a a piece of wood?

February 8th, 2013, 08:52 AM	#15 (permalink)
Ronkirn Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 66 Posts: 7,415	what blemish….. ? If ya order a piece of wood, and it arrives with the character one would find in wood….. Ron kirn __________________ “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us innocent. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” — Bonhoeffer www.ronkirn.com

February 8th, 2013, 08:55 AM	#16 (permalink)
guitar2005 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada, Québec Posts: 610	I think it looks great.

February 8th, 2013, 09:05 AM	#18 (permalink)
walleyeman Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hills of Arkansas Posts: 336	Send it back. It will only bug you more as time passes. You will see it everytime you look down at your guitar.

February 8th, 2013, 09:13 AM	#19 (permalink)
JustPlay Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: A Great Lakes State! Age: 59 Posts: 128	It's awful... Send it directly to me!!!

February 8th, 2013, 09:27 AM	#20 (permalink)
Fred.T Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Age: 47 Posts: 257	I wouldn't mind the body but your bridge is missing a saddle

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