abalonevintage
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Smart move. Let the games begin.... :dude:
It has a serial number (0 0975) that suits the neck profile, the thing already has a major heal break, and can be had for $1,000.
Makes sense to grab it, right?
There are many Burst buyers who don't come here.
As for who cares what the number is, the person that already has the legitimate Gibson with the number you use will care.
And those who don't like to see guitar buyers fraudulently taken advantage will also care.
I fall into the latter category. I hope others do also. :ganz
I don't agree do destroy a Melody Maker even more just to get the serial number off. Why is that better than just using a made up number. If that gets sold then it has the same number as the Burst. Just because the melody maker is a cheapo doesn't make it right to steal that too.
It's fraud to misrepresent a replica I agree, but this is a real Burst and even if it had the same serial number of another Burst, it's still a refin and is very well documented. This is a totally different animal. I don't agree do destroy a Melody Maker even more just to get the serial number off. Why is that better than just using a made up number. If that gets sold then it has the same number as the Burst. Just because the melody maker is a cheapo doesn't make it right to steal that too.
If that gets sold then it has the same number as the Burst.
everything else is just creating an illusion and therefore not a good idea in the long term since you never know where the guitar will end up.
After looking at the situation. That's the same solution we came up with also.
It's going to be there no matter what. So a clean Mahogany plug is probable the best bet.
I'm sorry but who-frikkin-cares about all this preserving it for future generations crap? Enjoy your guitar and make sure they remember to fire it out of the cannon along with your ashes once you've kicked the bucket. The yoof of today probably won't be able to tell this from an Epiphone anyway!
Based on this logic, you could also make the case that restoring the guitar to perfection is creating an "illusion."
no one know how or why the serial number was scooped out of the headstock?
It has a serial number (0 0975) that suits the neck profile, the thing already has a major heal break, and can be had for $1,000.