Thanks for your reactions guys.
treblemaker wrote:Find a cool sticker, maybe?
I'm not a sticker-man I'm afraid.
frelonvert wrote:"Leave the beautiful women to men with no imagination." ~Marcel Proust
Thanks.
I guess you're right; a guitar is made to play on; I did what I could to minimize this cosmetic imperfection, and I made it worse.
She's got a scar, but it's a very good guitar.
sunburster wrote:
If it bothers you a lot you should just sell the guitar. A guitar should give you pleasure, not annoy or bug you. Getting a refin is a waste of money and will kill the resale value further.
True about the resale-value; Rexter told me the same.
The reason I thought about a refin is I decided I'll keep this one.
If I had to choose between the Costello and this one, It 'd be this one.
And would it really be a waste to refin this guitar in a color I'm really fond of? I'm not sure...
That said, I might keep her like she is now.
There's something special about its sound compared to the other AVRI's I had.
This is the most clear, high tones, bell-like sounding one so far. At the same time, the bass-tones are also clearly present.
My Costello and almost all the others I had were less defined, had more mid-tones.
When chording, the notes stand out separately longer before fusing together, more like my '64 does.
I'm curious to compare this AVRI to my '64 acoustically, but I'll have to wait till the '64 comes back from her refin by Rexter.
So I'm keeping this AVRI as she is; refin or not, I'm not decided yet.
I'm certainly not gonna sell her or change bodies or whatever.
A local touch-up would perhaps be another possibility.
If it is doable, it's something I would consider.