Probably could be avoided if Gibson lenthened the dry times between nitro coats, but I'm no expert. Seriously, finish sinking into the grain is very normal and a sign of a nice thin finish.
Ironically, it's highly likely that had this not happened in about six months you would have found a few dings and would be wondering if the guitar would look better with some checking to match.:hmm You're still in the honeymoon period enjoying your pristine guitar and this happens. I actually own a 1959 Hofner with nitro finish which has fewer cracks in the lacquer than these two Gibsons. However they are Gibsons, so everthing is forgiven. If the guitars were of Asian manufacture, no doubt we would see thousands of posts condemning them as rubbish rip offs. Gibson should have mastered the procedure by now. I have built guitars and finished them in nitro - I am familiar with the issues. I can live with that no problem - however after only 6 months it would seem to be a problem with the lacquer mix or application. I expect sinkage and cracks to appear in nitro over a long period of time as a natural sign of ageing. The guitars were stored in my comfortable home in their cases when not in use - not a sub zero car trunk. I actually expected a rush of replies defending Gibson - yup I got it. All are stored in the same place in the same way as the two new ones which have cracked, and none of these show a problem of any sort.
Just so you know I am definitely not anti Gibson - I own a 2012 LP Supreme, Nighthawk and ES339. So I will be playing these for the next ten years or so, until the age of the guitar matches the poor finish - then at least I might get a fair price for them (Reliced ?) I can honestly say that I will, sadly, never buy another Gibson. Can't sell them for anywhere remotely near a sensible price, due to the dealer price drops and finish issues, so can't replace them. European Consumer Law includes 'appearance' as a quality issue, so I'm not sure they can legally turn this problem away. What exactly does the warranty cover - specifically? Gibson are very vague about it. It seems that Gibson not only produce guitars based on a '50's model, their customer service attitude is also based in the 1950's.Īll this on top of seeing the dealer prices plummet after I had shelled out a heap of money. OK if they were 10 years old maybe - but these are 6 months old, kept in the cases, only played for pleasure in my home. I contacted Gibson Europe under the Lifetime Warranty and was turned away, on the grounds that 'finish is not warranted' and 'it must be the way I have stored them' and 'thats normal for nitro'. There is also a large area of 'sinkage' following the grain, wider than the pickups and the full length of the body on the Less Plus. I found loads of cracks in the lacquer on the back of the headstocks on both my 2015 Les Pauls (Less Plus and Standard). I had a seriously disappointing episode this week.
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