Acoustic Electric Guitar

1964 Gibson SG Special electric guitar WHITE w/OHSC $7,499.00

1962 Fender Jaguar Electric Guitar OHSC Under The Bed Minty Case Candy Etc $4,999.99

Aristides OIO Arium Electric Guitar OHSC Black $4,500.00

Vintage 1965 Gibson Firebird I Electric Guitar Sunburst w/ OHSC!!! $3,995.00

‘08 Fender USA Custom Shop 50’s Esquire Relic Electric Guitar w/OHSC & COA $3,499.95

Vintage 1968 Fender JAGUAR Electric Guitar Sunburst Plays Sounds AMAZING! w/OHSC $3,495.00

Martin USA OMCPA1 Performing Artist Acoustic Electric Guitar w/OHSC $2,999.99

Gibson USA Les Paul Custom Dale Earnhardt Intimidator Electric Guitar w/OHSC $2,999.95

TAYLOR USA Jason Mraz Signature Series Acoustic Electric Guitar w/OHSC $2,899.99

TAYLOR USA 810CE 800 Series Acoustic Electric Guitar w/OHSC $2,799.99

TAYLOR USA 612CE 600 Series Acoustic Electric Guitar w/OHSC $2,795.99

2011 Taylor 716CE Acoustic-Electric Guitar with OHSC-Nearly New! $2,499.95

1963 Fender Vintage Jaguar Electric Guitar with OHSC Sunburst $2,499.95

‘11 Gibson USA Les Paul Traditional Lefty Flame Top Electric Guitar w/OHSC $2,299.95

Rickenbacker 325C64 Miami C Series Electric Guitar w/ OHSC JetGlo $2,259.95

Music Man John Petrucci BFR 6 Electric Guitar with Piezo and OHSC $2,200.00

2008 Martin Special Edition OMC Cherry Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar w/ OHSC $2,199.95

1979 Fender Antigua Stratocaster Electric Guitar w/ OHSC Made in the USA $2,159.99

Epiphone Wilshire ELECTRIC GUITAR NOS with OHSC L@@K $2,100.00

Taylor 514-CE Acoustic-Electric Guitar Mint Condition w/ OHSC *Layaway Available $2,075.00

1997 Gibson Custom Shop ES-336 Electric Guitar w/ OHSC $2,059.99

PRS Paul Reed Smith 305 Electric Guitar Vintge White! OHSC – Auth Dealer! $1,999.00

Jackson USA Custom SL2H Soloist Electric Guitar w/OHSC EMG Pickups Rare Color $1,959.99

Gretsch G6120SH Brian Setzer Hot Rod Electric Guitar w/ OHSC Bigsby Purple $1,929.95

1996 Larrivee L-45 12 String Acoustic Electric Guitar w/OHSC $1,899.95

Should I paint this guitar?

I have Epiphone Les Paul standard Custom shop Ltd. The silver sparkle color kills me. The tint is a green pickle juice color in natural light. I had emailed Gibson/Epiphone and asked what the run numbers were and what’s so custom about this guitar. No run numbers and the color is custom shop.
It’s a 2008 and I doubt this guitar is as limited as it sounds. Should I repaint anyway? Here’s a guitar similar to mine on ebay. Notice the green tint. http://cgi.ebay.com/Epiphone-Les-Paul-Standard-Sparkle-Electric-Guitar-OHSC_W0QQitemZ300369753392QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:105

I wouldn’t paint it. On an electric, the extra layer of paint won’t affect your sound….but unless you’re a pro, the paint job will look like what it is….an amateur paint job. There’s a lot more to repainting a guitar than just hitting it with a couple coats of spray paint. Once you put a home paint job on it, the resale value will go down the toilet. The cost of having it professionally painted will be more than you would lose by just trading the guitar for a color you like.

I think you should either learn to live with the color, or sell it and get something you like.

As a side note, I own a pedal steel guitar which I bought used. The color is sort of a blue-green sunburst. I’ve never liked it, but a lot of people comment on the cool color. Most likely, you will also get compliments on your “custom” colored LP.