Advanced Aging, or Getting Crazed

I took the Less Paul with me to Tokyo.

I built it as a travel guitar, so it was fun to take it along.But when I got home I noticed something.

The lacquer cracked.Not sure why, as the temp between Tokyo and Hong Kong isn't that pronounced, and I carried it on the plane both ways, and didn't open it up for a few hours when I got home.

It's not through the top layer, and I can say it's already vintage looking. It's called crazing, and it happens when the guitar changes temperature faster than the lacquer can adjust. It can't stretch enough (finishes are elastic to some degree), and so it cracks.

Think of it as stretch marks; it is actually the same concept.The only good part about this is that I can say it occurred during a trip to Tokyo. I built it as a travel guitar, so I guess I ought not get too sad about it. Anybody who knows will tell you, life with me ain't easy.