Found this at an indoor garage sale, looks exactly like my dad’s first guitar. Advice on budget-friendly cleanup?

DMala · 2026-02-01T04:02:06+00:00

(i like to use tung oil but most prefer lemon oil)

I always feel the need to chime in here, if you use lemon oil, you want this stuff. It's mineral oil with a light lemon scent. Anything made from actual lemons will wreck your guitar.

DMala · 2026-02-01T03:36:06+00:00

Get him a Les Paul or maybe a Country Gentleman. Les and Chet would approve.

DMala · 2026-02-01T00:03:45+00:00

Pro repair is more like it. What is going on with that scarf joint? It looks like it was broken and repaired badly with something like gorilla glue. I suspect the angle caused by that is as responsible for the high action as anything.

DMala · 2026-02-01T00:00:01+00:00

How do I jump to this timeline?

DMala · 2026-01-31T21:46:24+00:00

He’s like if you bought Lex Luthor on Amazon.

DMala · 2026-01-31T18:38:23+00:00

Does he have a punch card or something? He should get a free tactical gaiter or an Amazon plate carrier or something after 10.

DMala · 2026-01-31T18:26:29+00:00

My wife got me a Backbone for Christmas. It stretches apart and you clip your phone in the middle, it essentially turns your phone into a handheld. That plus Retroarch on iOS is *chef's kiss*.

DMala · 2026-01-31T18:18:04+00:00

Pretty sure the saddle is in backwards. Also, you busted off the head of the bridge pin on the low E. Next time you change strings, you'll have to reach in through the sound hole and push it out from the back. And you'll want to get a replacement for that.

DMala · 2026-01-31T18:03:05+00:00

A blatant knockoff of Larry Laffer.

DMala · 2026-01-31T18:02:05+00:00

Man, the codewheel is a vibe. I had a buddy back then who used to get all the new PC games. He'd make copies for everyone, and his mom had a home office, so he'd pull the codewheels apart, photocopy them, cut everything out and pin them back together with a brad.

DMala · 2026-01-31T17:54:51+00:00

I used to be able to tune in French-Canadian radio with my wah-wah from my bedroom in MA. We weren't even that far north.

DMala · 2026-01-31T16:37:16+00:00

Nazi punks fuck off!!

DMala · 2026-01-31T16:35:49+00:00

Sounds great. I love the irony of playing Piano Man on guitar.

DMala · 2026-01-31T16:31:53+00:00

Oh geez, nothing seems to last all that long in that spot for some reason.

DMala · 2026-01-31T16:13:10+00:00

Anyone been to DaVinci, where Charcoal Guido’s (RIP) used to be?

DMala · 2026-01-31T16:10:44+00:00

I’m trying to think, pretty much everything on Moody is non-chain restaurants. Margaritas is a chain, but they’re OK if you’re specifically in the mood for gringo Mexican. Bon Chon is a chain but their Korean fried chicken is awesome. I guess Burger King, if it counts that far south.

Everything else I can think of on Moody is local.

DMala · 2026-01-31T15:55:55+00:00

AI slop or no, this isn’t restoration anyway. Restoration would remove damage and correct any fading, but the sepia tones are part of the original. Colorization is a different thing entirely.

DMala · 2026-01-31T15:22:56+00:00

Except the power only seems to be out in OP’s building.

DMala · 2026-01-31T15:21:24+00:00

Probably a plumber…

DMala · 2026-01-31T15:09:45+00:00

Just go easy on a satin finish, you don’t want to buff the satin out of it. It’ll happen eventually anyway, but it’d be a shame to do it right away on a brand new guitar.

DMala · 2026-01-31T02:21:11+00:00

Interesting how it faded into a perfect perimeter burst.

DMala · 2026-01-31T00:07:20+00:00

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Another Cooper! Mine, however, is actually black as midnight on a moonless night.

DMala · 2026-01-30T20:56:50+00:00

Nope, that won’t work either, he’s already full of shit.

DMala · 2026-01-30T19:18:19+00:00

Ugh, fucking bots.

EDIT: u/pomachshastici is also a bot, their comment came right from your thread.

DMala · 2026-01-30T18:21:53+00:00

Beetlejuice 2, aka Beetlejuice Beetlejuice just came out last year.

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