What's happened here then?

bloomer · January 2020

Looks to me like someones sanded the finish down to the bare wood, you can even see the layers in the ply.

Kittyfrisk · January 2020

Unsympathetic pickup fitting

guitargeek62 · January 2020

Definitely just a reflection, nothing to worry about here

TimmyO · January 2020

can someone explain what the issue is we are looking at?

Philly_Q · January 2020

TimmyO said:

can someone explain what the issue is we are looking at?

Not adequately, no.

designerseye88 · January 2020

All I can see is a reflection. Surely it follows the binding because the binding isn't flush to the guitar so the lacquer is raised?

DiscoStu · January 2020

My guess? Reflection of a tall window with something (big vase?) sitting in the window sill.
The reflection is naturally upside down so the vase appears as a shadow at the top.

axisus · January 2020

Oh my goodness, that is outrageous!!!!

(er ..... what are we supposed to be looking at?)

bloomer · January 2020

The big patch of bare wood where the finish is sanded off. Or a reflection. Nobody knows, but this is the image:

http://i.imgur.com/Jojj9w4.jpg

Adam_MD · January 2020

bloomer said:

The big patch of bare wood where the finish is sanded off. Or a reflection. Nobody knows, but this is the image:
http://i.imgur.com/Jojj9w4.jpg

Seriously it's a reflection it's obvious.

skunkwerx · January 2020

designerseye88 · January 2020

skunkwerx said:

The picture hasn't been taken face on so it will look wonky.

skunkwerx · January 2020

Here it is from a different angle.

Clearly the same guitar, but I'm not sure those are reflections..

roberty · January 2020

The bridge posts are offset for intonation, that always makes the treble pickup look wonky. And that thing in the top is probably a reflection. Ask for another picture without a reflection in the top

GoldenEraGuitars · January 2020

If you zoom right in, you can see a mild orange peel texture on the REFLECTION from a ceiling light. This is a continual texture from the red over the lighter section. Bare wood doesn’t usually have an orange peel texture.

jimmyguitar · January 2020

Definitely a reflection of a light

roberty · January 2020

In the pictures on page 1 there is a reflection tracing the binding on the lower cutout on the second picture, this is not evident on the first picture. It is part of the same reflection

King85 · January 2020

No one's said it so far but I think it might be a reflection

Hurling_Fruitmig · January 2020

To my eye, the light effect on the rest of the body isn’t consistent with the main light source being a strip lamp. The fact that this is dividing opinion should be a warning to ask for some better full length pictures in natural light.