Poll: Do you own any guitars without dings?

[DAJE]

Do I own any guitars without dings?

Not for long...

EDIT: I take good care of my instruments, because I'm not a child. But they get used, and it's impossible to use a guitar/bass/etc without some level of wear and tear.

 

[Preverb]

Haven't bought a new guitar in the last 30 years. A few of the ones I bought from Japan were 10 years old but were immaculate. I didn't keep those ones though.

 

[ADAOCE]

Only cause she’s new lol (Tagima 530)

 

[PapaBear]

I have a total of nine guitars.... and ONE is ding free... and like @Barry its a mater of when not if... you play them long enough it’s going to happen.

And I probably cursed myself by even mentioning it.

I thought there would be safety in numbers, have around 20 and maybe 4 or 5 that are ding free, but they are relatively new and don't leave the basement, all my players except one or two are well worn

 

[jjjimi84]

For a second I thought the title was "do you have any guitars without drugs?"

No i do not.

I am adding a new segment to my videos called story time, where I talk about what influences the pedal art…..

Its not not drugs.

 

[giovanni]

I think my G&L ASAT and S500 both have no dings, but I need to verify that. I have a Novo that I accidentally slammed into a desk so now it has a small ding on the headstock (and it was a no distress one, so it is noticeable). My trusty Reverend Club King has several dings. I have a Yairi classical guitar that I inherited from my uncle when he passed that was built in 1983 and has a ton of dings (that I didn’t cause). I have another classical, an entry level Ramirez that got dinged in a few places: once I did a masterclass with Frank Gambale who borrowed it and left pick marks all over the finish; another time I was replacing strings and the G string wasn’t properly secured on the bridge so, as I was tuning it, it slipped off and caused a 3/4 inch finish scratch by the bridge; there is a ding on the back that was probably caused by a belt or something. When I was in high school I bought an Epiphone Les Paul (sorta like a Tribute, no maple cap) and the drummer from my band at the time decided to throw a screwdriver across the room which made a big ding on the body (yes, I yelled at him).

It’s just a matter of time…

 

[peccary]

You went from the Jamersons to TI noodles? I want tot put the Jamersons on one of my P basses but I keep hearing stories of necks bent beyond repair. How were they?
I'm considering the 49-109 Labellas which are slightly smaller but have a thinner core.

I know, right? It was a wacky change. The Jamersons felt fantastic, honestly. I have a light touch and the high tension really complimented that.

The thing is that my bass is already pretty resonant, and the tension in those strings made my bass vibrate I'm strange ways and caused a lot of ringing harmonics. They also expanded the dead spot across three frets. They sounded fantastic, though!

The TI's aren't that bad (well, the A string is) but they sound great. The A is flabby and I kind of hate how it feels. I've actually been thinking of putting the Jamersons A on there to see how that'd be, but I feel like if I do that then the tension across strings will be a bit wacky and it'll make me realize that the TIs are flabbier than I think

I really want to try a couple of different La Bella strings. The lighter gauge Deep Talking Bass and their tapewounds in particular. I just felt that these TIs were so damn expensive and people rave about them so much thay I needed to give them proper time to break in. Broken in they do sound good, but playing the A string will never feel good. I would like a higher tension across the strings.

 

[spi]

I have a couple without dings but it's only a matter of time.

I actually sold a 25 year-old, ding-free guitar because I didn't enjoy playing it out of fear of messing it up--the finish was practically mint, and the only sign of aging was oxidation on the hardware. I kept it in a case and always handled it carefully, playing it for a few minutes and putting it back in its case--no fun. I replaced it with a guitar I wouldn't worry about, and which has received dings.

 

[andare]

I know, right? It was a wacky change. The Jamersons felt fantastic, honestly. I have a light touch and the high tension really complimented that.

The thing is that my bass is already pretty resonant, and the tension in those strings made my bass vibrate I'm strange ways and caused a lot of ringing harmonics. They also expanded the dead spot across three frets. They sounded fantastic, though!

The TI's aren't that bad (well, the A string is) but they sound great. The A is flabby and I kind of hate how it feels. I've actually been thinking of putting the Jamersons A on there to see how that'd be, but I feel like if I do that then the tension across strings will be a bit wacky and it'll make me realize that the TIs are flabbier than I think

I really want to try a couple of different La Bella strings. The lighter gauge Deep Talking Bass and their tapewounds in particular. I just felt that these TIs were so damn expensive and people rave about them so much thay I needed to give them proper time to break in. Broken in they do sound good, but playing the A string will never feel good. I would like a higher tension across the strings.

Thanks for sharing your experience.
Here in Europe Labellas cost as much as TIs and now Chromes too.
Waiting for se black Friday deals!

 

[Harry Klippton]

I've worn big belt buckles longer than I've played guitar and the back of my guitars show it

 

[Matmosphere]

I believe in the case of guitars and dings that time should be considered fluid. Therefore all guitars have dings and all are in perfect shape.



I honestly couldn’t tell you for sure. I have between seven and ten guitars, but I’ve had most of them for a long time. There are some dings I remember happening, others that I know are there, and I’m sure if I looked I’d find a bunch I either forgot about or just never noticed in the first place.

 

[BuddytheReow]

Hell to the no. I’ve got a LP that’s 10 years old, an acoustic that’s 15, and a strat that’s almost 20. Even as a bedroom player they get dings even from light, non-gigging use. Oh, I’ve also got one that I built from a kit from The Fret Wire 2 years ago. Hard to say if it’s got dings cuz I didn’t do the best of finishing/staining jobs, particularly on the neck.

If you’ve got a guitar that isn’t constantly in a case and barely used it’s inevitable to get marks on it. Even the greats still use their guitars that had to be wood glued back together.

 

[peccary]

I've worn big belt buckles longer than I've played guitar and the back of my guitars show it

Same for me and snap up western shirts. They're not as harsh as buckles, instead making it dull and swirly.

 

[DAJE]

I've worn big belt buckles longer than I've played guitar and the back of my guitars show it

I turn my belt around so it buckles over my left hip if I'm playing live and there's nothing between buckle and guitar. Otherwise, shirt over belt if the shirt is thick enough to prevent damage. There's no need to ever inflict buckle damage. It's easily preventable.

 

[HamishR]

I have six guitars and very few dings. The dings which annoy me are the ones on the back of the neck. A few months ago I accidentally put a decent size ding into the back of the neck of my main player, a Gretsch Duo jet. I was mortified!

So I put a slightly damp cloth over the ding and heated it gently with my soldering iron and it worked (kinda) - it definitely helped some of the timber pop back and reduced the size of the ding considerably. So with a much smaller ding to deal with I slowly built up a layer of super glue over the course of a couple of hours until the rest of the ding was filled. Some sanding with wet and dry, both wet and dry (!) and then some car polish and I now can't tell where the ding was.

Of course in doing all of this I managed to put another ding in it - this time on the headstock. That one is not getting fixed - I can't feel it when I play so I don't care.