Tell you what Barry...(i know i´m gettin tedious here)
With an axe of any vintage...nah...let me rephrase that.
Take my two masterpieces for instance.
Both of them are axes that indeed has seen service.
Hence they both show true signs of wear and both are indeed worn.
By buffing tech i can get them to withstand an examination that work to about a foot away.
Closer than that...it becomes all to evident what they´ve been through.
Like with your Ovation up there they both play and sound just fine...its just that the finish of them leaves something to be desired in MY book.
In short,somewhere along the line the call needs to be made if I find this an issue that needs to be adressed.
I for one always find it nice to "fondle"(
) and use a well maintained guitar..but hey...somewhere the above point of diminishing return call needs to be made.
Both of my MPs...nope..they dont show signs of beltrash...they´re both to the letter worn through at the back.
If you take the last one i bought i´ve described to you guys the issues i´ve tried to handle,cause it sure seems to me like the topcoat has been basicaly completely contaminated by hasch or something the likes.Nope...it is NOT merely ciggarette smoke.
The MPs in turn are way harder as the topcoat of them are rather thin,and what´s more they seem to be finished in "french polishing".
A process where you fill up the top coat over time by "polishing" in layer after layer of paint.Normaly with shellac.
Guess what i´m saying is that i for one will be content with where they´re at today and leave it be as such.
Absolutely top grade guitars..that shows the rigors of time-as in essence any GOOD instrument SHOULD do.
Mojo...
...well you tell me...what i can tell you is that IF i ever feel it should be adressed...that would be a S-load of work.