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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on June 8, 2012 at 3:46am

Can you post a few pictures for us?

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Permalink Reply by William McCauley on June 8, 2012 at 4:03am

Just leave the way it is, with the logo upside down. Or, cut the other side and fab up a patch for the oops side. Or, make a new neck for a thru the box style.

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Permalink Reply by L.J. on June 8, 2012 at 4:48am

I vote Lefty. Paint and clear coat can be funny on top of a cigar box. I have had it stick to the trim stickers and peel off the entire rest of the box. Could be a real mess if that happens to you.

And if you leave it upside down you could tell people you like the way it looks from your angle while playing it.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Thompson on June 8, 2012 at 4:54am

Thanks for the reply.  I thought of making a thru box style but I would like to keep all my designs "styles" the same.

 

I found this guy paints on his and they look amazing:

http://www.behance.net/ChristophMueller/frame/511872

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Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on June 8, 2012 at 4:55am

Leave it backwards, tell people who ask that you did it that way so you can read the logo, its all about you the musician and not the audience, they will believe that. 

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on June 8, 2012 at 9:44am

Good answer!

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Permalink Reply by Domino on June 13, 2012 at 6:37am

Or tell them sometimes you play standing on your head at gigs. You didn't feel like it tonight, but they should check out your next show in case you do it then :)

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Permalink Reply by Dave Onastik on June 8, 2012 at 5:00am

When I paint a trim on my CBGs, I buy little bottles of acrylics from hobby stores, like Hobby Lobby, Michaels, or JoAnnes.  Then I laquer over the top of the paint.  Works very well.

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on June 8, 2012 at 8:35am

Josh,

That's not a bug, that's a feature, dahlink! Logo upside down is:

A) so you can read it while you play
B) to promote audience curiosity about your CBG
C) to impress the girls
D) to confound the naysayers
E) to make the left handlers drool, especially when you tell them you can play it "backwards"
F) all of the above.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Thompson on June 8, 2012 at 10:56am

I love all these....lol

I might keep it the way it is.

I'll post pictures when I get home.

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Permalink Reply by RTZGUITARS on June 8, 2012 at 12:21pm

Do what ever you like you can sand it off  and use walnut oil alone. if you clear coat a body use a light coat of lacquer, Don't ever use water base polyurethane for anything.

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Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on June 9, 2012 at 6:15am

I used some water based varnish and after the quoted "drying time" it peeled off with masking tape. "New and Better" isn't.

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