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11-24-2012, 07:56 AM
|  | Would you happen to have a cookie for me? | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wee bit west-o-Philly - SEPA | | | While I am not a fan of the "relic" thing, I do have a couple Road Worn necks that I have used for some parts-bass builds. They are really nice necks with good fret-work and smooth backs.
I had a Pino for awhile that was fantastic. A neck to die for and sounded great too. I got as many compliments on the sound as I did questions about it's age so I stopped giggin' it. It was just too annoying to continually explain the relic thing so it stayed at home until I finally traded it for a CS '59 NOS.
I wish I was tough enough to have kept the Pino but I wussed-out. Could not handle the scrutiny and raised eyebrows.
So I guess you could say that the Road Worn/relic thing is not for me but some of the best "feeling" basses I've played were artificially worn.
However, I still strip the finish from the back of the necks of my main gigging basses. Is that "fake"? I don't know and don't care.
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11-24-2012, 08:12 AM
| | | | I've never been a "I HAVE to have a Road Worn" kinda player. But if I were shopping for another bass and if a new Road Worn bass had the playability that I was looking for and felt more like home compared to other basses then I'd buy it.
While browsing about a month ago I did try a "57 Road Worn P bass that played very, very good. |
11-24-2012, 08:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: North Lincolnshire | | | At the music shop, the only bass I could really dig the feel of was a Road Worn Jazz. The faded fiesta red also looked pretty badass too.
It played like a dream.
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11-24-2012, 08:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ottawa, ontario, canada | | Some people delay the cork-sniffing until the cork was stuffed somewhere "else". 
Some relics work out nice but most are made by guys who think it's an atrocity and it shows in the lack of an accurate stressing.
Sometimes a persons attraction to it is pre-determined , where you the youngest of five children who wore hand-me-downs for the first seventeen years of your life?
You might be a legit pseudo-psychological candidate , a manchurian bassist if you will. |
11-24-2012, 09:07 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Zooberwerx  Actually, my basses all look pretty good despite regular use.
I'm the road-worn relic!
Riis | Same here. I get the occasional ding here n' there, but I don't scratch the hell out of my gear. It blows my mind that folks will try to keep their cars pristine but the same person will spend lots of $ to get a Relic'd instrument. I'm not saying that they're right or wrong, but the logic seems to escape them, IMHO. |
11-24-2012, 09:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Central Manitoba Canada | | | I like the look of a well worn bass, but prefer to do the wearing myself. So while I admire many of the "road worn" instruments on the shelf, I pretty much always reach for a new looking on...however, never say never, each instrument has to speak for me.
the only problem is that what they are saying is, "put me back you can't afford the divorce!"
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11-24-2012, 09:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dover Delaware | | | I think you would find a lot of people that agree - that they Roadworns are well built instruments, that *feel* played in.
You would probably also find that of these, *a lot* would buy a new one that felt the same instead if they could find it.
A great compromise would be very light relic or none, with the played in feel -
or
aging with out the beating
I love mine, don't really care about people who don't and honestly am not trying to portray that I have played this bass for 40 years, or that I am someone I am not.
there's enough people out there to say all that for me, when they see my roadworn Jazz
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11-24-2012, 09:18 AM
|  | keepin' the beat since the 60's | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Studio City, SoCal, USA | | | They buy them for the same reason that people by already torn and worn jeans.
Also- I have not played one, but it seems from comments here that they are very good playing.
And - think about it - you would never have to worry about getting that first scratch or ding!!! Jeez, just the relief from the mental anguish is worth the price!
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11-24-2012, 09:21 AM
|  | I want to be HER bicycle | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | Yeah. I am SO above that kind of elitism
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11-24-2012, 09:34 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Elk River, MN. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bassamatic
And - think about it - you would never have to worry about getting that first scratch or ding!!! Jeez, just the relief from the mental anguish is worth the price!
| ^^^ This
You can play the heck out of for 2 years and sell it as "mint"
You will never see them in a scratch and dent sale.
I know I have put a couple dings in the headstock but I can not tell you what ones I did and the ones that were there.
I love having a great bass that isn't a beater that I do not have to worry about.
I love the little cigarette burn by the E string.
It is the only bass I have that I will jam a smoke there while I am practicing. To bad I can't do it at gigs anymore.
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11-24-2012, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by mazdah Because they like it. EOT. | End thread
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11-24-2012, 09:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hunt. Co., New Jersey | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassteban Yeah. I am SO above that kind of elitism | hahaha
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11-24-2012, 09:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northeast, US | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jandscotten I like the look of a well worn bass, but prefer to do the wearing myself. | 
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11-24-2012, 12:26 PM
| | Would you happen to have a cookie for me? | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wee bit west-o-Philly - SEPA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by spade2you Same here. I get the occasional ding here n' there, but I don't scratch the hell out of my gear. It blows my mind that folks will try to keep their cars pristine but the same person will spend lots of $ to get a Relic'd instrument. I'm not saying that they're right or wrong, but the logic seems to escape them, IMHO. | Oddly enough, relic'd cars are "in". It is the "rat" look. Now that does drive me crazy....and not in a good way. Ha!
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11-24-2012, 12:26 PM
| | Would you happen to have a cookie for me? | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wee bit west-o-Philly - SEPA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassteban Yeah. I am SO above that kind of elitism | Well played!
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11-24-2012, 12:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | Quote:
Originally Posted by 9mmMike Oddly enough, relic'd cars are "in". It is the "rat" look. Now that does drive me crazy....and not in a good way. Ha! | Seriously? Please elaborate since I don't follow cars in the slightest. |
11-24-2012, 12:36 PM
| | | | Played a few of the roadworn basses from fender and they're pretty decent for the price. What gets me is some of these makers that offer the "distressed" look do such a bad job that it looks silly. I wouldnt pay for this sort of fake relicing. |
11-24-2012, 12:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Elk River, MN. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by 9mmMike Oddly enough, relic'd cars are "in". It is the "rat" look. Now that does drive me crazy....and not in a good way. Ha! | Rat Rods are great!
It is true garage built hot rods that get driven and driven hard.
I hate the 100K+ trailer queens. 
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11-24-2012, 12:41 PM
| | | | "Rat rods" are vechiles that look like they spent the last 50 years ( maybe 100) sitting outside in the field and had a new motor and drive train installed, other than that they leave the worn out rusty patina alone. You will see a few at any major car show. Its kind of the punk rock movement of the hot rod world.
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11-24-2012, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by bluesblaster "Rat rods" are vechiles that look like they spent the last 50 years ( maybe 100) sitting outside in the field and had a new motor and drive train installed, other than that they leave the worn out rusty patina alone. You will see a few at any major car show. Its kind of the punk rock movement of the hot rod world. | Agreed up until the end, while it may very well be a popular look for the "punk" type driver, there are very wealthy, well dressed, clean cut owners all over.
People from all walks of life enjoy the well worn in look.
Anyone seen the show Gas Monkey Garage, or whatever it's called?
That's a perfect example, they'll take a 60-70 year old beater, drop in a brand new, engine, drivetrain, chassis as well in some cases, only leaving the outer shell all rusted and distressed.
They sold that old Rambler for a butt load of cash and they actually polished the rusty paint or lack there of.
It turned out looking shiny, almost like they cleared over the rust.
I personally would have preferred a nice paint job on that particular one, but it was cool in its own way.
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