Hey,
So for about 15 years now I’ve been wanting an 84 silverburst les Paul custom but alas due to their rise in popularity (and price) it’s looking like it’ll never happen. So, I was thinking that an alternative might be to buy an Orville by Gibson and get it refinished in an aged silverburst with the proper teardrop burst. Now I like my silverbursts all yellow and greened out and as I understand it happened to the originals because the nitro clearcoat finish reacted with sunlight which led to it yellowing over time and while the silver paint underneath remained silver, the yellowed clear coat created this sort of greenish effect.
I was just wondering if it’s something that can be replicated today (as I’m sure clear coat is quite different now with more plasticisers, etc in it) so I don’t even know if it’s achievable. If it is I’d be interested to hear recommendations that people might have for folks that do refins that could produce a nice aged greenish silverburst.
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The usual amber and light tints might not be quite right for the greener look these can have. The sprayer should be able sort that easily enough.
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I had a ‘79 about 10 years ago, that had a pretty reasonable neck break at some point. It was a boat anchor and not fantastic sounding but looked really cool. Sold it for £1,600, think it might be worth a couple of quid more now!
It might be worth holding out for the Adam Jones Epiphone which I think is meant to be out this year? I know it's not a Gibson but probably as close as you'll get without spending a small fortune.
Precision Guitar Kits do LP style builds, you could then have it sent to be finished to your liking. I imagine there are others as well.
This is what I would do myself, as then I could choose a Mahogany cap instead of maple, have an ebony board, also choose your fretwire thickness and so on.
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