show your REAL RELICS !!!!

[jarrod cunningham]

not something you sanded on , had made , or was meant to be a relic , i mean a true beat , rusted , oxidized , worn original wear used down the road basses ... ill start it off with my recently purchased ibanez lawsuit p bass ! its a pre 75 , no serial number .... so heres a shot of mine , now show me yours .....

[LCW]

That bass is sweet! i really like it. Its the guard original? i started a thread on natural wear a few days ago people were not to jazzed about it , hopefully it has more appeal this time!

[savit260]

o.k. I'll play.

[jarrod cunningham]

killer !!!!!! wear on the pbass !!!


on mine , the pick guard isnt orig . and it has emgs installed .... a real good ibanez .

[mongo2]

Not mine but I'm partial to this one...

[BassistFreak416]

Originally Posted by mongo2

Not mine but I'm partial to this one...

now THAT is a relic!

[J. Crawford]

Im waiting for the dual humbucker 60-something jazz to show up.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by BassistFreak416

now THAT is a relic!

I usually can't stand that kind of pickguard, but I must admit, that bass looks cool.

[IbanezATK]

I am a relic.

[Easy8]

Here's my 60 P.

Before - I think this was in 1974.




After 35 years of actual road wear.

[jarrod cunningham]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IVE BEEN WANTING TO SEE .......

Originally Posted by Easy8

Here's my 60 P.

Before - I think this was in 1974.




After 35 years of actual road wear.

[jarrod cunningham]

now imagine this with a gold anodized guard and a pin up girl and STP sticker .....

[vinxbass]

1982 Steinberger serial # 340. Was my main workhorse bass from 1982-89, tons of gigs.

[on1ne]

67 lefty P bass bought new in 72. It's been thru over 40 years of carefully applied relic work. Many hours were spent
in smokey bars, greasy dives, and basements and
warehouses to apply the authentic "road worn" patina!

[Caca de Kick]

hard to photo miles of checking on white, but it's there






nicotine queen, used to be white.


this bass had a rough life, no finish left on it.


a very old reissue with lots of checking dings and arm wear.

[MacheteSteve]

Originally Posted by mongo2

Not mine but I'm partial to this one...

now that is beautiful, good colour to it.

[Tommygunn]

Very nice I like the roadworn but only of the sound and feel the relic'd thing isn't my cup of tea

[jbybj]

This is 90% bedroom/casual jam wear, with a few gigs, but it took me 34 years to achieve it.





I don't remember how the tuning key got bent.

[jarrod cunningham]

I WANT THAT !!!!!

Originally Posted by GlennW

Not mine.

[bass-flyer]

Not much of a relic, but here's my '75 A-necked P I bought new in '77.