Hear me out on this... Im considering sending my PC-1 to Carvin

[straycat]

Do it yourself its really easy.There is no mystery to removing dots.Any local luthier can do it 1 day.

[YetAnotherOne]

Cause im blinded by bling? :ROTF: Its not like i was thinking of
having "Playboy Bunnies" inlaid on it!

Hey there's an idea! But you should do the stripper chicks ala that Nikki Sixx bass, what was it a Schecter?

[toejam]

Hey there's an idea! But you should do the stripper chicks ala that Nikki Sixx bass, what was it a Schecter?

I believe it was a Hamer.

[McD]

Blasphemy!!!

[whackmaster]

There was a PC1 on ebay a couple of years back that the guy had abalone dots put on. It looked pretty slick, but I would not do it to mine!

[Robert Burns]

There was a PC1 on ebay a couple of years back that the guy had abalone dots put on. It looked pretty slick, but I would not do it to mine!

**********Its just that i laid the Carvin right next to the PC-1 and
both maple fretboards were close in overall looks.. except for the
fantastic Abalone dots in the Carvin! So of course i started thinking..
DO IT! :-))

[jgcable]

Carvin won't do it.

[Newc]

Ok, raise your hand if you didn't know the PC1 does not have inlays.

Seriously, 4 people in this thread have mentioned "removing" and/or "replacing" the existing dot inlays.

I say do it. You'll never get what you paid for it because your biggest target audience is the JCF Tightwads

And if a skilled luthier cannot drill holes for dots without tearing up the frets, I'd not call them a skilled luthier

[Zerberus]

I personally wouldn't consider it until the guitar needed refretting.

+1, solely because it´s a real trick to do inlay work properly with the frets installed and the workarounds aren´t necessarily the safest for the instrument and make it more cost-intensive than necessary. Part of doing a professional job is knowing when the job is much more effort than makes sense, particularly in a case such as this where precision is paramount.

Yes, it can be done. I´d still not recommend it, though.

[Guitar Lawyer]

It would probably kill resale, but if it is a keeper – who cares, go for it!