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Permalink Reply by Diane in Chicago on May 13, 2013 at 3:35am

A thin coat of paint should make not much difference at all.  IMO!

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on May 13, 2013 at 3:36am

Will painting it affect the sound? Yes. Will you notice the difference? Probably not.

Go for it.

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Permalink Reply by Jose Cruise on May 13, 2013 at 3:50am

I'll give it a go -- thanks you all!

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on May 14, 2013 at 6:27am

Completely depends on the paint color, nothing else.

Black will make it grind like AC / DC.
Red will make it rock like post-Roth Van Halen.
Yellow will make it sound like Cheap Trick at Budokan.
Tobacco sunburst will make it sound exactly like Robert Johnson's 1932 Gibson (trust me on this one).
White will make it sound almost identical to a Gretsch White Falcon.
Green will make it play nothing but surf music.
Light blue will make robins crap on it in the springtime.
Pink will make him give it to his little sister (listen to her scream!)

Leaving it natural will give it a warm, mellow tone that his mom will learn to loathe when the kid starts playing slide.

It's all in the color. Really.

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Permalink Reply by Jose Cruise on May 14, 2013 at 7:53am

Maybe I should go for a rainbow assortment so it makes a really melodious din stew? 

Thanks  :)

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on May 15, 2013 at 7:15am

Naahhh, that would be g...orgeous.

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