my friend drop my electric guitar.
and now its seriously damage. i dont to even see it now.
it like a new ibanez guitar which is 2 weeks old.
And he drop it,becuase he put it on the chair,and it feel on the floor.
now the bottom of the guitar paint already gone(about a 20sen size large)
the top got kena abit.
then i dont dare see le.
never check the neck or anything.............cannot tahan to see.

How much wil it cost to respray it??

and is it possible to spray that area only or u gotta spray the whole thing??

and will it look the same as before ?

i guess ur fren shud be responsible for it. but it will really affect ur frenship...

Nope. But congrats, you got your first battle damage!
There ARE guitar painting services, but they are expensive and some might not do a good job. I'm sure some of our forum members can point you out to a good one.

But be brave....... check for major dents and more importantly, cracks. If there are cracks on the neck, it's usually VERY bad. But the major damage from a fallen guitar, are usually the neck area, so hold your breath, and check that area properly. If it's bad, you gotta send it to a luthier. Tham is highly recommended, but must know the extend of the damage....... and remember, they can cost alot.

But in all seriousness, very sorry for your guitar. Make SURE you get your "friend" to pay for the damages to make them know your serous and very PO'ed about the incident.

it was a concert day which every class has to perform. but the concert ended up a disaster cause the stupid student who control the volumes made a serious mistake. at the begining, the volume was loud, and we singing girlfriend(arvil lanvinge) and he lowered the volume until i cannot hear any music. so we were lost on stage, i holding the guitar, donno wat to do. we were suppose to win. but...........

Anyway,after 10mins, my friend accidentally dropped my guitar. i donno why he took it the first place. my brain went blank for that second. hearing the smash sound on the floor. it juz couldnt accept it,i look at it awhile,and zip it up in the bag. i ended up crying at home.

well thats the full story,

if i were just to do a spray job only,how much will it cost?
and is it possible to spray onli at 1 area or i gotta respray the whole thing?

How complex is the damage? Please take some pictures then we can evaluate.
Also, in the mean time, what model and finish is your guitar?

If its just a paint chip, in my opinion its not feasible to go all the way to respray it. However, based on your description, its more important to check for any serious damages like cracks or dents. Cracks on the neck are very serious damages and might cause severe injury if it were to snap (string tension are not exactly low). If its just minor dents around the body, worry not, most of our guitars have them anyway.
If its cracked neck you have, I'd suggest you sort it out with your friend. Get him to pay for it if you send it for repair.

If you need to find places to repair, look up the luthier thread which is pinned. Tham or Simon should be able to do the job, for a price of course.

for some reason i got the color blue in my head

and you can spray that small part, but it will stand out cos its never easy to match colors...
even if you manage to match it, you can still see the outline of where it was resprayed, like how oil drops look in water.

but forget about the respray, your main concern obviously is the neck.

OOO!!!
after bringing up my confidence. i brought up my guitar


this is the model of my guitar.
well,nothing happened to my neck. THANK GOD.
only cracks at the bottom. i can see the brown wood already. (pass through the silver fiber)

so how to settle???
do i need them to rub the silver thingy on the guitar??
then ask them respray??


(and how is the quality of respray)

from the pic thats a GIO. i think a proper well done repaint might cost you a brand new guitar.

WTF?? but just a for a crack at the bottom.
i gotta respray the whole thing??
its a brand new guitar!

the crack is:
bout 2-3cm long
pass the black paint
pass the silver fibre
i can touch the light brown wood

if u just paint that part, its going to still be obvious, like what everdying says

dont need to repaint..just leave it like that..BARU ROCK!! in all seriousness check the neck especially for cracks.how high was the fall anyways?sounds pretty high.

Use water color to repaint, its cheaper.

else just ask your friend to pay half of the expenses to repaint it lor.

nth much 2 worry bout la bro..as its ur 1st guitar.take it as an experience 1st

Your picture link is broken. Get it from http://www.ibanez.com
And everyone is correct...... you'll have to repaint the ENTIRE guitar otherwise it'll stand out like a sore thumb.

if u're into punk u can always put a sticker there... heck... put stickers all over the guitar and nobody would know...

Sorry mate. Still don't know which guitar you are using... model name?

looks like GRG170. Make it your project guitar. Spray it yourself using ordinary spray paint. You might end up with frankenbanez!

spray it with red paint. blood patches. awesome.

get a sticker with your name on it and cover up the "imperfectness" to make it looks less "imperfect"...