Reglue chip back on. Black it out with marker or just leave it, adds character? Whats your opinion?
Adds character. Or put a sticker of your band’s mascot on it 😆
If you spent that much, but are hesitant about getting work done on it, try watching this guy. Sometimes it helps getting a look at the repair business. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ids3_Kxmi_I (this is just a random video, but he has some with refinishing) Or let it keep the ding, the first one is always the hardest with these things, but you got it to play, not the look nice. Accept life and its imperfections
People pay so much money for relic’d finishes (scratches, dings, dents, etc). A guitar should look used and played IMHO.
relic’d
I will never not judge.
I used to freak out at every scratch and dent that happened to my guitar. Now I realize that scratches and dents and damage is proof of a unique existance. Each scratch is a link to a certain moment. Even the planet and moon must bear the scars of their long lives. a fundamental truth that cannot be avoided, so why cry over spilled milk and get nutty over chips of wood? Does it still play? If yes then its still good.
In fairness I understand that the 1k$+new is the main source of frustration, its harsh to have your expensive shiny new toy to play with tarnished.
Only 1k, I see.
As far as guitars are concerned, that is unfortunately not a super high price
cries in drummer
But it’s still a lot of money.
That’s still relative. A $1,000 monthly paycheck in the US isn’t a lot of money for example. It’s all relative.
“When you only make $1000 a month, $1000 is a lot of money”
Yes, I believe that is their perspective about a $1000 guitar being worth a lot of money. Perhaps that is not an expensive guitar in comparison to the upper end of guitars, but it is still expensive in absolute value for most people.
My opinion. Nail polish or similar colored paint. Won’t look the best, but will hide it enough that most people won’t even notice it first glance.
Either that or just let it ride. It’s a guitar - meant to be played and not just sit on a shelf to look pretty, right?
Put it in the bin, mate. It’s cactus.
Band aid
Can we get a pic?
Seems like a non-issue unless it’s a really huge chip.
I’ve chipped my bass in a couple spots, dropped it once, but never did any cosmetic repairs to it
Put a Paw Patrol sticker overtop of it
ACAB includes Paw Patrol.
FWIW I have never been bothered by a little cosmetic wear.
And people pay extra these days to get a "relic"ed guitar. Make of that what you will.
I lean toward character but I want to see what other people think…
My answer to any “maybe glue back together” question is some homemade kintsugi hack. Sand the outer edges of both pieces to widen the “surface groove”, mix some gold-ish/silver-ish/copper-ish/etc powder with some resin adhesive, glue.
Up to you but a £1000 is a lot to me.
