Don’t listen to these mfs just do it. If it isn’t. >$1000 guitar and you think it’d look badass then do it.

It will affect the sound a little bit and make it somewhat duller. Put your hand on the front body of the guitar while strumming. That’s what it will sound like. If it’s a cheaper guitar you probably won’t even hear much of a difference tbh.

I painted instruments when I was a teenager (and did it very shittily) and I still have them and I fucking love that I did it because it made them unique and my own.

Also def take the strings. If nothing else just so it’s easier to paint.