So, many of you know my daughter sings and plays the guitar. She has really dove off deep into her guitar playing over the past year, and NOW is considering trying to get on with a guitar shop as a guitar tech. So, I have been tearing down and showing her some of the technical aspects of an electric guitar. So, now we both decided to find a old Gibson Les Paul body and neck, or an epi project or something like that, so we can build her, her own spec guitar. She'll be doing most the work, and myself just as a technical advisor more or less.
But get this.. I found a decent project Les Paul body (I thought). It had a crappy paint job on it which was the first concern. Someone that had any experience would not have done a sloppy finish on a decent guitar body. But, as I was asking him specific questions, he tells me this..
"When I painted it, I masked off the neck joint area so paint wouldn't get in there because I wanted to be sure it had a good clean surface so the neck would be properly grounded to the body when they were put together.. "
At this point, I could not do anything but a blank stare.. hahhah.. I walked away so I wouldn't get spit on a perfect stranger from laughing too hard..
But get this.. I found a decent project Les Paul body (I thought). It had a crappy paint job on it which was the first concern. Someone that had any experience would not have done a sloppy finish on a decent guitar body. But, as I was asking him specific questions, he tells me this..
"When I painted it, I masked off the neck joint area so paint wouldn't get in there because I wanted to be sure it had a good clean surface so the neck would be properly grounded to the body when they were put together.. "
At this point, I could not do anything but a blank stare.. hahhah.. I walked away so I wouldn't get spit on a perfect stranger from laughing too hard..