RobF -> RE: Speeding up guitar aging for better tone? (Aug. 20 2020 14:28:48)
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I have a lacquered guitar that sounded like a piece of crap when I first got it. It was already a few years old but was virtually unplayed. Probably because it sounded like a piece of dead wood. I didn’t play it for the longest time but finally took it from its case and left it on a stand in my living room so I could have something within easy reach. It did improve a lot. Its color also changed from an obnoxious yellow to a much more acceptable noxious yellow, so...bonus. It took over ten years to improve, however. I guess that means the answer to your question is no. P.S. I also have a 60 year old Gibson acoustic that’s been played a lot. It’s technically not a great sounding guitar, it never was, and I suspect it never will be. Just to provide a counter-balance to the old saw that things improve with age. It’s good for blues, though, so maybe it’s not so bad.
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