Listiing guitars.

[DaveP]

When I list a guitar and pose it for pictures I put something under it to protect the finish.
There is a seller on Reverb where I swear the guitar is sitting directly on a slab of outdoor granite.
The outdoor shot for natural light is fine don't lay a nice guitar on stone or gravel. Sometimes they are laying in snow
Here is an example:
https://reverb.com/item/14288998-james- ... yle-guitar

 

[harddriver]

Yeah I don't what these guys are thinking. I've seem them laying them on grass, against trees, on bare wooden decks just for a nice background and natural light I guess... all to my horror!

 

[maddnotez]

Yeah I don't what these guys are thinking. I've seem them laying them on grass, against trees, on bare wooden decks just for a nice background and natural light I guess... all to my horror!

Used to bug the shit out of me but honestly if theyre careful, no harm.

 

[Metlupass2]

One of the resident flippers here does this quite often.

 

[DaveP]

It doesn't take much to fuck up the finish. One slip or bump you get finish rash or worse. Why risk it.
Especially when you are trying to sell it.

 

[XSSIVE]

The key when doing this properly is to hide what it's actually laying on. If you can see the microfiber towel the guitar is actually on when it's on a deck or other possible damage inducing background it's a crap photo. If you're just laying it on concrete or a deck, you're just asking for damage no matter how gentle you are when you put it down. Don't assume every shot in a precarious situation is as it seems. Sure, some people are straight up dumb and think laying a guitar on concrete is ok, others know better and can hide the reality.

 

[Apex1Rg7X]

No matter what happens to the finish, it cant be worse than the headstock on those things.

 

[vultures]

No matter what happens to the finish, it cant be worse than the headstock on those things.

Fully agree.

 

[Deleted member 13074]

If they can't take the time to spell the title correctly, I don’t even get to the pictures

 

[Mailman1971]

If they can't take the time to spell the title correctly, I don’t even get to the pictures

Ahhhhhh........ I see what you did there