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"...

=./.= wont it look sucky

ya, thats a great idea!!^^ i might consider that if the cost is too high
my guitar model is a black ibanez Gio
lol.hehe might do that.

well,i might take it to the shop on friday.
after reading wat u guys write, it seems that it wont look great if i juz srpay that area?? =,.,= haizz........
donno wat to do lo. i cant sleep until 4.30am because cant stop thinking bout my guitar

my neck doesnt seem to have any faults.
but i donno about the pickup or anything inside,havent plug in the Amplifier.
do u think i should ask him to un-screw and check the inside ?

I think its more better and cheaper if u put sticker (Unless something is broken inside). Tell your friend to buy the sticker for you. I'm not sure if you can blame your friend, because it might have just been an accident he never thought could happen, if he is not a guitar player, most likely he would not know how to take care of a guitar and place the guitar in a way so that it wouldn't fall. But if he took your guitar without permission, for the fun of it, without permission, and he's a guitar player then he must be responsible for it. At least pay half for the recovery.

well,his not a guitar player. my head already want to Blow liao.
I watch the process of the guitar falling in front of my eye.

i would take to the shop first and see how lo.
if too expensive i think i go with sticker.

(and is it possible that the inside of the guitar is damage???(drop from chair)

Highly unlikely, but plug into an amp and see if the pickups work.

i agree with the sticker suggestion. a gio is just a beginner's guitar. not worthed to spray the whole body. would probably cost around 300-500 or even more to airbrush the whole body.

spraying the dented part may work since yours is just black. just use spray can for cheaper option and some epoxy filler.

as with the others, the concern is the playability of the guitar. the electronics has little chance of dmg as they are inside the body. it's the neck. falling from a chair's height could seriously dmg the neck, even though you can't really see visible marks. there must be some after effect from the fall. check and double check. most likely you need to re-setup the guitar.

well the pickup works!!

but the noise from the distortion appeared to be louder or is it juz me..

Hahahah.... well, don't worry man... Like everyone says, it's the scars of war... let it be. It adds character to the guitar and you can have a tale to tell to it....

haha,u got that right. better to have a tale to tell and have a experince in life and not repeat the same mistake again^^

well,im still young so this a lesson told,lesson learn^^

At least this didnt happen in a expensive like u lowyatier have

This post has been edited by ongpohheng: Oct 25 2007, 12:10 AM

let the scar be there man!!

tats wat musicians called a "seasoned" instrument haha
just like how u see all those custom chops create wear on a brand new gita
u r custom-ing urs

damn! your axe is just so PUNK ROCK!

dude i also dropped my own guitar in front of my eyes. left it on the chair, and it dropped hard!

the switch is now jammed (stuck at rhythm). but im not sure if the pickups are damaged, because my amp also sucks - lots of buzzing.

i had some chips at the back of the guitar. neck i think no damage...
mine's a neck-thru...are neck-thru guitars better?

btw my guitar veli cheap only.. SX lespaul copy..

Ya... let it be man... you should learn how curt cobain, Yngwie Malsteen smash and burnt their guitars on stage... be a hardcore player.. the more scar, the more you'll become guitar expert.. next you can try to play with teeth and bytes all those rusty strings...



"It is more difficult to play fast so don't do it unless you know what you are doing..." - Yngwie J. malmsteen

This post has been edited by jammaster: Oct 25 2007, 10:21 AM

wah
tat guy must have damn good teeth

but i dont think i will bite my guitar

what, yngwie's too good for burgers now?

ongpohheng: if it's a relatively small ding, you could try masking it with black nail polish. it dries quick, and is glossy.

Yngwie and kurt cobain are rich....poor musicians like us must jaga our gear properly...battle scars are cool,but SRV's guitar...

i think u r worrying too much ... since the neck n every other part is ok, just paint back that small chipped part in black la .. use permanent marker or something. from far when u're performing ppl won't realize anything wan ..

lagipun it's a GIO ibanez (not to put u down or anything) .. but next time when u get a better guitar u'll sure want to throw your GIO at the wall or something, or stage a drop from another chair again or something for ur GIO ... hehheehee..

black? i can show you something i did on a black guitar of mine...filled up some bare wood spots with nail polish...
you can still see the outline of where the bare spot was...cos of the guitar's poly finish.

Curt cobain dead already laa...



This post has been edited by jammaster: Oct 25 2007, 02:50 PM

jammaster : eh.. u're al? al hambra, rite?

But sometimes, cracked guitars actually sound better!
the guitarist for A Perfect Circle SWEARS by his broken neck Les Paul Standard and says "it sounds better when I accidentally cracked the neck one day." Zakk's infamous Bottlecapped Les Paul, Rebel, also has a broken neck, but he still absolutely loves that guitar and still says it's one of the better sounding Les Pauls he has..... now THAT guitar is throughly bruised and abused! Even set on fire!

Thanks for the support guys really apreaciatre it.

well tomoro im going to take it to the shop.

all i can do is :" hope for the best, prepare for the worst"

I remember once I accidentally dropped my friend's MIM Telecaster and part of the wood chipped lol. He sent it to a luthier his dad happened to know and it was fixed (For a fee though, rm200+ iirc?). If it's just a ding/crack on the guitar, it shouldn't be much of a problem.

Either way, stop talking to your friend. He'ill feel guilty in a week's time and voila, NEW GUITAR! xD

Pour water on your pickups,damage it and tell your friend it's from the shock your guitar had.Tell him it can't be saved and demand for a compensation

lol.if life was so good.i dont think he will buy a new one=.=

haha.good idea.but im not that cruel la.what goes round comes round

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Added on October 25, 2007, 10:41 pmis rm200 enough to make a full body spray????

and is this sentence true :" spoiling people's property and not paying or fixing back is illegal and can be sued"

This post has been edited by ongpohheng: Oct 25 2007, 10:41 PM