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09-21-2010, 03:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Australia | | | Saw an old jazz at my local store, only it wasn't an old jazz.
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It looked over 9000 years old; paint coming off, dents, chips, gloss in some places, satin in others. I asked the guy how old it was, he said it was brand new!
"Ahhhh... they must be doing some vintage mock up thing, make it look pre-loved." I thought.
Can't seem to find it on their website though. And it was a proper fender; had fender on the headstock, costed $1000+, etc.
So what's the point of this thread? I dunno let's just talk about basses... 
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09-21-2010, 04:07 AM
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09-21-2010, 04:08 AM
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09-21-2010, 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Shakin-Slim  It wasn't a Road Worn was it? They've been around for some time now and are the topic of much debate here. |  Explain...
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09-21-2010, 04:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chester, Pa.,USA | | | Some think Road Worns are the best thing since sliced bread, that they play and sound teriffic, others think that paying extra money to have an instrument beat up to look old and used is not only a ripoff, but dishonest to boot.
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09-21-2010, 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by C.Linton ...others think that paying extra money to have an instrument beat up to look old and used is not only a ripoff, but dishonest to boot. | Agreed. I reckon the best part about having a beat-up ol' bass would be the stories behind it, and the love and determination in keeping it. Not only does a roadworn say that your love goes as far as your money, but it's also like being born one day, becoming old the next, and having no stories to entertain the grandkiddies. |
09-21-2010, 04:46 AM
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Same situation with those for and against relicing and the hype over beat up old vintage basses. In my personal view, I don't like Road Worn Fender's, I do however like a vintage bass that shows its mojo through battle scars. Whether those old basses actually play or sound better than they do today is another story. I'm talking cosmetics.
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09-21-2010, 04:56 AM
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09-21-2010, 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Shakin-Slim It wasn't a Road Worn was it? They've been around for some time now and are the topic of much debate here. | Quote:
Originally Posted by OOZMAN Explain... | Make sure you're buckled in tightly* when bringing up discussion about "The R-Word"... Reliced.  ...and not just standard Seat Belts. We're talkin' 5-point racing harnesses.   |
09-21-2010, 06:20 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wake Forest, NC | | | Does anyone older than 22 buy road worn/relic'd basses? I would really like to know the demographics of sales for these style basses. |
09-21-2010, 06:26 AM
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09-21-2010, 06:28 AM
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09-21-2010, 06:35 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Harkte Amps | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | | Oteil Burbridge and Annie Clements have been known to play roadworns..... |
09-21-2010, 06:42 AM
| | | | Roadworn basses seem great. They feel better than their MIM non-worn counterparts, IMO. Some say they sound better.
Their six string Strat brothers, however leave something to be desired... the CNC programming error that mis-aligns the neck pocket & tremolo route completely sux. |
09-21-2010, 06:42 AM
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09-21-2010, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by C.Linton Some think Road Worns are the best thing since sliced bread, that they play and sound teriffic, others think that paying extra money to have an instrument beat up to look old and used is not only a ripoff, but dishonest to boot. | I don't like them, but disagree with the dishonest portion. How is Fender being dishonest?
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09-21-2010, 06:45 AM
| | | | 32 and have a Bill Nash (lightly) Reliced Jazz. I got it so that I could put my 65 P into semi-retirement.
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09-21-2010, 07:00 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Markbass Amps, ESP Basses, D'Addario Strings | | | | | The best way to get a road-worn bass is to buy a nice new bass, then play it a lot. Takes a while, but it's very cool to see it go through its mellowing process over the years. And of course, cosmetically it gets worn in just the right places, fitting how you play and the way you hold the instrument like a comfortable pair of shoes. Nothing else like it. |
09-21-2010, 07:02 AM
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09-21-2010, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by bassie12 Their six string Strat brothers, however leave something to be desired... the CNC programming error that mis-aligns the neck pocket & tremolo route completely sux. | That's ok, the guitards out there probably don't notice.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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