Guitar body left in freezing cold

planetjimi · Post by **planetjimi** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:18 pm

I got a fender body off of ebay, a new one with the poly finish. Unfortunatly the fedex guy delivered it to the house next door and it was sitting outside overnight in the cold. I just brought it in the house and am letting it warm up slowly, in the box. I was wondering if leaving it out in the freezing cold overnight will have any adverse effect on the body?
Thanks

45auto · Post by **45auto** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:20 pm

i think it actually makes all of the molecules line up symmetrically! naw, i bet it'll survive.

Winder · Post by **Winder** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:23 pm

That badboy is probably ruined. Better send it to me and save yourself the grief.

yngwie308 · Post by **yngwie308** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:50 pm

I thought that was part of the rel icing, lacquer checking, or poly checking in your case.
It's not the cold temperature itself per see that doed the damage, it's extreme quick changes in temperature, such as if you bring the guitar in the case from the clod into a warm room or vice versa.
It will be fine.

yngwie308

planetjimi · Post by **planetjimi** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:21 pm

I let it warm up and opened it now, and it is just perfect!!! No cracks in the finish.
Can't wait to get a neck on it!
THanks

fillmore nyc · Post by **fillmore nyc** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:27 am

yngwie308 wrote:I thought that was part of the rel icing, lacquer checking, or poly checking in your case.
It's not the cold temperature itself per see that doed the damage, it's extreme quick changes in temperature, such as if you bring the guitar in the case from the clod into a warm room or vice versa.
It will be fine.
yngwie308

I know of a couple of guys that relic bodies in this exact way. Freeze 'em, and then put them next to a hot boiler. Works great, if thats what you want to do with them.

45auto · Post by **45auto** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:24 am

i like to light mine on fire & drag it behind the pickup.

chad · Post by **chad** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:21 pm

45auto wrote:i like to light mine on fire & drag it behind the pickup.

Thats funny

planetjimi · Post by **planetjimi** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:42 pm

45auto wrote:i like to light mine on fire & drag it behind the pickup.

I wouldn't be suprised if fedex did that!!

fillmore nyc · Post by **fillmore nyc** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:44 pm

planetjimi wrote:I wouldn't be suprised if fedex did that!!

I still find FedEx to be better than UPS, though. UPS has busted more than one guitar sent to me, and lost shit that I've sent out. I avoid them at all costs if possible.

planetjimi · Post by **planetjimi** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:35 pm

You're right, FedEx is a little better.
Sometimes when I get a package delivered from either of them, I just get the feeling that they really don't care how many pieces it gets to me in.

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:54 am

planetjimi wrote:You're right, FedEx is a little better.
Sometimes when I get a package delivered from either of them, I just get the feeling that they really don't care how many pieces it gets to me in.

Quiet, they may start charging by each piece!