Stripping My Gibson Like John Lennon’s

I finally decided to take the clear coat off my 2004 Gibson J-160e Peace Model to be more like John Lennon’s.
What size you think of the transformation?
Mods on guitar include:
-Kluson doubled ring tuners
-Vintage ceramic saddle
-Vintage adjusting screws
-Black truss rod cover
Special thanks to Benjamin for inspiring this whole thing.
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[@crookedbooks]

And here I am trying to work up the courage to polish a semi-gloss finish onto my satin WM-45 😂

[@HotelHandyMan]

I took the finish off my 1997 Korean casino years ago. That poly is some tough s--t!

[@guitargearconnection]

Nice!! I was thinking about getting an Epiphone next if I can find one cheap enough & strip it!

[@Luke_D9]

Wow, gotta say never knew you could remove the clear coat from the natural guitars. Looks absolutely stunning Paul! Did a fantastic job with getting the clear coat and really highlights the natural/stripped down look of it.

[@guitargearconnection]

Thank you for that Luke! You can bet I was nervous as hell doing it lol

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

You're a braver man than me!🤣 Glad it turned so well.👍👍

[@cameroncrandall2699]

Awesome Paul! Now I want to try this with my casino!

[@guitargearconnection]

Thank you! And you should!

[@AndrewLoukidis-jr2bp]

Funny that Donovan suggested it to John and George but didn't do it to his guitars?

[@palm5reader276]

This was phenomenal! We need to see you do this again with other guitars

[@magraretsbane6274]

Great video as always Paul!

[@guitargearconnection]

Thanks as always for the kind words!!!!

[@gioelmermusic325]

Turned out great Paul, absolutely love the look of it!!

[@guitargearconnection]

Thanks Gio!!!

[@marcdanielnelson317]

looks great!

[@guitargearconnection]

Thanks Marc!!!!!

[@raymorgan4657]

I do like the satin look. That said, if I wanted satin or flat, I would probably have it refinished in satin or flat. Completely removing the finish can be very risky over time. The finish does more than give a look, it protects the wood. Without any finish, the wood will now be way more susceptible to environmental changes, soaking up humidity and drying out more quickly.

[@b2theroni]

That looks great! More accurate to John’s! Don’t know if I would do it to mine though haha

[@ronanfitzgerald1507]

Great video! Hey I would love to see some more Beatles Strat stuff

[@guitargearconnection]

I have some ideas in the works for a few Strat videos!

[@Greengorilla81]

I’m wondering if I can do this with a polyurethane finish? Eventually would like to try it on a Ej160e.

[@kevinshea4776]

Nice job! BTW, how many VOX Amps do you have? Looks like a vintage VOX factory!

[@guitargearconnection]

Too many 🤣 I made a video going over them all just a few days ago!

[@perrystanleyNumber9]

Came out great! What did you use to reapply the pick guard?

[@guitargearconnection]

Thanks Perry!
For now I just used two tiny pieces of double sided tape to keep it up. But I’m itching to get a new one made!

[@tozino54]

Did you use some kind of sandpaper or just your finger?
your guitar its most beutiful

[@guitargearconnection]

Just a single finger with light acetone & rag for tight areas. Larger open areas I would just fold the rag up and rub away!

[@jltrem]

I know Lennon had a thin coat of varnish on his Casino. He had nothing on the Gibson?

[@guitargearconnection]

I always thought he had something on the Casino too. But it was posted in the FB Beatles Gear group & it appears the Casino had nothing at all on it & just bare wood!

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

Cool stuff man but no, i wouldn’t do that to my guitar.

[@5barkerstreet]

y

[@guitargearconnection]

Because crazy 🤪

[@srt8speed]

How ya gonna keep it clean?

[@guitargearconnection]

It cleans with with basic safe wood spray