pushover Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I remember someone mentioning the sweet smell of their guitar on here way back when, and at the time all I had was solid bodies and so I didn't know what the comment was about. Now I've got my 535, it's got this really nice sweet smell to it that is especially pungent when you first open up the case. It's so nice that once I found my 16 year old sitting in front of the open case just sniffing the odor (which is obviously something I consider to be a much better alternative to the many other things she might be sniffing). So my question is.. what makes the guitar smell so nice? Is it the wood? Is is a treatment/preservative? Or what? Enquiring minds want to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitArtMan Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I've noticed it more on acoustic guitars. That sweet smell of Cedar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golferwave Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Probably a combination of the wood and fresh laquer. I love being in a guitar store full of new guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersteel Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Maybe it's that garlic bologna sandwich I lost... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut1 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 When I got my H555 it smelled like chocolate and coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopeteygo Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I suppose it all depends on what you got stuffed in your F holes. I know what it would have been back in my teen years. Certainly not a bologna samidge! :-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitArtMan Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I find it hard to belive anybody likes the smell of lacquer curing. That is some nasty stuff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 i agree...i love the 1st whiff when i walk into my guitar room....wood & nitro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars_hall Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I suppose it all depends on what you got stuffed in your F holes. I know what it would have been back in my teen years. Certainly not a bologna samidge! :-X Salami? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 My new H555 smelled sweet for the first six months. Still smells good, but less strong than when brand new. Is it the maple and nitro mix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmikdebriis Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 i agree...i love the 1st whiff when i walk into my guitar room....wood & nitro Dr Riffenberger says... Well I expected as much... Just goes to prove what I'm sure everybody knows... [move]HERITAGE ADDICT (first Class)...[/move] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopeteygo Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Salami? Oregano! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Sawdust & Nitro rule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 It might have been me that posted about the smell. I have always loved that smell. I still get whiffs of it every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul144 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Its the glue they use to produce the case. Seems it never cures. Even if you leave the case open a while. Once you close it, it comes back. Its not the guitar. My H150 never spends any time in the case, but open it up...its still there, from 2001! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut1 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I Bought a MF Tweed Fender style case back in 2004, it smelled like a skunk had made its home in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmikdebriis Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Its the glue they use to produce the case. Seems it never cures. Even if you leave the case open a while. Once you close it, it comes back. Its not the guitar. My H150 never spends any time in the case, but open it up...its still there, from 2001! It's the semi acoustics that have a certain "aroma". I'd guess its the bare wood inside. I'm going to bottle it and sell it as aftershave ;D Any takers... Brent... :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxdx99 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 bottle it and we can spray it on our older models that have lost some of the aroma. My 555 smells like... vanilla. Although the coffee/chocolate reference isn't far off the mark, either. My 150 does as well, although not as strong as the 555 (which is newer). My 535 has lost most of it's sweet smell being the oldest and most played. My old strat still smells like a bar (cigs and beer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Its the glue they use to produce the case. Seems it never cures. Even if you leave the case open a while. Once you close it, it comes back. Its not the guitar. My H150 never spends any time in the case, but open it up...its still there, from 2001! Your case may have a nice smell too, but mine is definitely from the guitars. 8) :afro: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i just walked into my guitar room after the furnace had been running....it smelled like guitars....yummy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushover Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Its the glue they use to produce the case. Seems it never cures. Even if you leave the case open a while. Once you close it, it comes back. Its not the guitar. My H150 never spends any time in the case, but open it up...its still there, from 2001! It's NOT the case... I'm a nerd at heart, so I did take the guitar out of the case to check this, and it's not the case. I also have a 157 and that (case and all..) smells of "nothing" (nada, zippo, ziltch, diddly, bupkus). It's the guitar, and seems specific to the hollow/semi-hollow bodies. I still figure it's something they add, or do to the wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I Bought a MF Tweed Fender style case back in 2004, it smelled like a skunk had made its home in there. Same here. Ended up throwing it out. Couldn't stand the smell. Lord knows what it was doing to the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Excuse me, I rarely do that. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Gentlemen, The smell you refer to is the sweet smell of satisfaction. It comes with every Heritage - some have trouble recognizing it. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb630 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It's 'Ode to Cool Guitar'. I believe it'll seduce any human man or woman. For men; it makes them daydream of great riffs and chord changes with that full warm tone that just fills a room. For a woman; If they are guitars players it's the same, if not, it's; I need to be closer to the man that has that nice clean sweet smell. And she'll wonder if the kisses are as sweet and nice. Also: That Smell (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Verse: F Am :|| Chorus: F G Am G :|| Turnover/Bridge: C G Bb F Am x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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