Removing epi headstock logo and replacement?

[Solid Gold Easy Action]

Okay, so lately I've had this crazy idea of removing the Epiphone script logo on the headstock of my Trad Pro SG, and replacing it with a Greco logo. How hard ( impossible?) would it be to remove the Epi script, and would I run the risk of basically ruining the finish on the headstock? If it could get it down to basically having a blank headstock I would consider that a success because I can get ahold of a replacement Greco logo online.

 

[plankton]

Seems like a lot of work to pretend your Epiphone is a Greco. I'd just leave it as is.

 

[Solid Gold Easy Action]

Seems like a lot of work to pretend your Epiphone is a Greco. I'd just leave it as is.

In a way that was what I was asking. If it would be a lot of work, or just a quick thing. I admitted it was a crazy thought.

 

[DIYBrewer]

Hello,
If the goal is to have your finish look like it does now, just with the different logo,
It's going to take some time, skill and patience. The logo is a sticker sitting on top of the
paint, under the clear coat. You would have to sand through the clear coat and sand away the sticker. Hopefully, the black paint below is still in tact. If not, you will need to respray the black paint
to fill in the sanded areas. There will most likely be wet sanding required prior to applying the new sticker logo. Once applied, a series of clear coat layers would need to be applied.
A few more layers of clear coat should then be sprayed over the entire headstock to blend in the two
different clears coats. You would then need to wet sand, buff and polish to get the headtock back to it's original luster. If you want it to look nice, it's a lot of work. Now, is it worth it? Only you can answer that. It's your guitar. Is that going to make you want to pick it up more? for whatever reason
you originally wanted to do this, it's up to you to decide if that level of effort is worth it to you. If yes, then by all means, do it. I have a $500 Epiphone SG Custom. I dropped another $400 in parts and 10 hours of finishing work into it. It was totally worth it to me. Sure, I could have probably found a stripped down SG tribute for similar money, but it wouldn't look my my custom. I have Gibson SG's.
I love both equally. Whatever you decide, Good Luck!

 

[Solid Gold Easy Action]

I appreciate you getting into the details of what it would take. Seems pretty clear it would be quite a project to take on if I decided to actually do this. I definitely have the time...not sure about the skill and patience, ha ha. Would it make me want to pick it up more? Good question...I definitely do like to do little tweaks to my guitars, but usually it's relatively superficial things like swapping knobs, pickguards and truss rod covers out. Not sure if I have the stones to start sanding away and repainting. On another note, what kind of refinishing did you do to your custom? That sounds interesting.

 

[PermissionToLand]

Hello,
If the goal is to have your finish look like it does now, just with the different logo,
It's going to take some time, skill and patience. The logo is a sticker sitting on top of the
paint, under the clear coat. You would have to sand through the clear coat and sand away the sticker. Hopefully, the black paint below is still in tact. If not, you will need to respray the black paint
to fill in the sanded areas. There will most likely be wet sanding required prior to applying the new sticker logo. Once applied, a series of clear coat layers would need to be applied.
A few more layers of clear coat should then be sprayed over the entire headstock to blend in the two
different clears coats. You would then need to wet sand, buff and polish to get the headtock back to it's original luster. If you want it to look nice, it's a lot of work. Now, is it worth it? Only you can answer that. It's your guitar. Is that going to make you want to pick it up more? for whatever reason
you originally wanted to do this, it's up to you to decide if that level of effort is worth it to you. If yes, then by all means, do it. I have a $500 Epiphone SG Custom. I dropped another $400 in parts and 10 hours of finishing work into it. It was totally worth it to me. Sure, I could have probably found a stripped down SG tribute for similar money, but it wouldn't look my my custom. I have Gibson SG's.
I love both equally. Whatever you decide, Good Luck!

An Epiphone SG Trad Pro has a real inlay for the logo, not just a sticker.

 

[DrBGood]

nope

 

[cloudstonedkorladis]

I think given the amount of work and how long that would take and how difficult it would be to get it just right, I think it would be more worthwhile just to get a Greco.

Keep your eyes open and you can probably find one at a pretty affordable price. They've gone up in price because they're getting older and people have caught on to how good they are, but it's still not that bad (not like vintage Gibsons or Fenders for sure).