Does it bug you that picking scratches get into the finish of your Axis?

[ily]

picks scratches is the best news
you play your guitar it's the most important
for me it's not a problem even i don't like dings

 

[Moe Owens]

I think some pick scratches and belt rash look awesome on a guitar! If you buy it to play it, let it wear! Old looking guitars are all the rave anyway.

 

[T- Bone]

I think some pick scratches and belt rash look awesome on a guitar! If you buy it to play it, let it wear! Old looking guitars are all the rave anyway.

Until you go to sell it and it looks beat to crap and back

I'm all about keeping my stuff looking nice and clean. Not that I am selling any of them, but you never know what may come up. Also, would you have scratch and dents on your car? Feels good when your car is nice and shiney clean all waxed and polished...even makes it seem like it runs and handles better. Same goes with a guitar for me

Make sense?

 

[Evh_axis_eric]

It bothers me a great deal thats why i use "swirl remover" to get rid of them

 

[Evh_axis_eric]

It's ok to scratch your Balls.

Thats what she said!

 

[alf cockle]

Check out Keef*s beaters..he practically destroys his geetars..maybe it*s a control thing..who*s the boss here?I wouldn*t sweat the scratches and swirls..I*ve found the older they get,the better they feel,and play..But..whatever turns your crank...

 

[megaroel]

lmao

 

[Moe Owens]

Until you go to sell it and it looks beat to crap and back

I'm all about keeping my stuff looking nice and clean. Not that I am selling any of them, but you never know what may come up. Also, would you have scratch and dents on your car? Feels good when your car is nice and shiney clean all waxed and polished...even makes it seem like it runs and handles better. Same goes with a guitar for me

Make sense?

Yeah man! If that's what floats your boat. My thing is people spend up to 3x the money on relic'd guitars and basses. You're essentially making a relic.

 

[straycat113]

I don't know about this one as pick scratches are a lot different than a big gouge into the wood. I just turned 50 and at this stage any new guitar I buy I sure as hell am not going to be alive if it ever jumps up in value. Not to be a hypocrite as I do own a few case queens and I would be sick if they ever got blasted, but they are in a way my least favorite guitars since they spend most of their lives in their cases. The 3 or 4 guitars I have scattered throughout the floors of my house have not seen the inside of a case since I bought them. I too have a little OCD but my players are just that and if they fall or get knocked over they get tuned and back in the ring. I take care of my gear as good as anyone but if you buy a guitar to be a player you have to expect the wear and tear. Honestly after a year or two you will not even notice a bullet hole.

 

[tommydude]

OK, let's look at the real problem..... How are you people holding your guitar pick?

As a teacher, that is one of the first items that I go over w/students. You really only need a 1/4" of pick below thumb to be visible/hit the strings. Hold only w/Thumb and Index finger. That's it! Fan your other three fingers out.

Holding pick w/fist really limits your ability to play accurate and fast.

 

[luv]

i take good care of my instruments. pick scratches don't bother me a bit. i buy guitars to play them. pick scratches happen when you play a guitar (though some people are sloppier than others). i would never not buy a used guitar because it had pick scratches. that being said, i have scratch/swirl mark removers to buff my guitars out if needed.

the idea of normal use pick scratches devaluing a used guitar seems a little ocd to me. if someone is bothered by pick scratches, they should be looking at a new guitar instead of a used one.

 

[koogie2k]

I wish I had pick scratches and that's all. Well, no I don't. I beat mine to hell gigging and wouldn't have it any other way. My JP, for some odd reason, is still prestine. My bongo, as a lot of you know, is REALLY beat up. The bongo still kills though and that is all that I care about.

Go with the compound as Spud said or just enjoy playing the guitar and not worry about it. I would go with just play and not worry about it myself.

 

[Mick]

no