Rain Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) I see very little daylight and the room where I keep my guitars is very dark. But sometimes on my days off, I wake up earlier before sunset, grab a guitar and head downstairs, and play a bit while I enjoy my cup of tea. Today, I picked my beloved 2014 Les Paul Studio - the fair maiden whom the angels call The Angry B!tch. It was a shock to see her in the daylight again. Then I ran upstairs and grabbed the Epiphone LP Junior, my old travel guitar, to compare them. That one has NOT been kept in a smoke free environment (for the first few years), and not really taken care of all that much. It's also 4 years older. Just a cheaper, different type of finish. I was a huge fan of Randy Rhoads (still am) and back in the days, I always assumed that his main Les Paul was yellow-ish. I used to wonder why it was referred to as white. Now I know firsthand. Edited June 6, 2022 by Rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Yep! I bet my lungs look like I was a pack-a-day smoker even though I've never smoked (played darts in smoky bars for decades and saw lots of live bands in same). Here's Walter Trout's Artic White Strat that I took a picture of when it needed a string change! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) I used to smoke practically two packs a day. I can't even begin to think how non smokers put up and befriended people like me. At one point I sold a guitar to a friend and his girlfriend would not let him keep it in their room. Back then I thought she was being overly dramatic. Same when the people in the apartment upstairs complained about the smell. Now I know better. That being said, I guess our noses may not have been as sensitive back then, since it was everywhere - not just smoke but olfactive aggressions of every kind. Edited June 6, 2022 by Rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackson white Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 don't they call that a 'tobacco' finish? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, jackson white said: don't they call that a 'tobacco' finish? They do now! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roseberry Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) Makes my lungs hurt just looking at that guitar. 🤪 Edited June 7, 2022 by Jim Roseberry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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