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Brooks
Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:   

Ok, give me some opinions on what you think about refinishing older (80's) guitars. Like the Destroyer. I have had people tell me that its not worth anything if you get it refinished, then people have told me the value goes up. I have a Destroyer that needs a little "love and care".
Thanks for any feedback!
Brooks
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timo
Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:   

This is a touchy subject. Original Korina
Destroyer? Or the 1980's on Destroyer II?
Personally, if I purchase a guitar with no
intention of ever selling it, I'm more open as to
what I will let myself do to it. After all it's my
property no mater what anyone says it't worth(or
not).
If I were to refinish something I would certainly
pay for a top quality job. But again, this would
be to please myself, not anyone else whom might
claim the the value has been ruined by changing
something(anything!) from stock. So to me the
questions are:What is it worth to me and will I
ever sell this guitar again?
If I intend to sell something again, I'm inclined
to keep things the way they are, even if this
might mean that the guitar looks shabby. The
theory being that it's easy to find crummy
examples of botched refinishes, badly routed Floyd
retrofits, "original except for..." guitars. It's
hard to find truly unmolested examples of some
models so therefore originality generates more
value and desireabilty for collectors even though
there might be many miles on the "odometer".
Lets talk some more because I'm crazy about
Destroyer II's and I have 5 of em! And one of them
is a DT-555 "Phil Collen" model that needs a
refinish.
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JohnS
Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:   

Brooks:

I think I'd change your sentence to read as follows:

"I have had people tell me that its not worth anything"...to a collector..."if you get it refinished, then people have told me the value goes up"...if you sell to someone who understands it's value as a player.

I'd agree with Timo about figuring out what you expect to do with the guitar, in the future. Are you going to sell it? If so, do you want top dollar for it? If you answer yes to both questions AND the guitar is already somewhat collectible...leave it as is. Get your/investment out of it and keep trading up.

That's my 2 cents.
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Brooks
Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:   

Yea, I agree with both of you. I dont sell. I am a collector. I was just wondering if to get 1 refinished or not. We will see.
Thanks guys!!!
Brooks
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Brooks
Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:04 am:   

Actually, I have a bud that has (2) of the set neck Collen Destroyers, and he is getting a Marilyn Monroe graphic on 1, and the Def Leppard Pyromania graphic on the other. GMW Guitarworks (gmwguitars.com) are doing them both. I cant wait to see the Destroyers refinished.
Brooks

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