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01-12-2013, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga  Yeah, I don't get what was supposed to have happened to the bass in the OP. How many old basses are there that look like that? Rescued from a fire? Flood? Zombies with blowtorches? What? | It looks more like zombies with paint scrapers got at it.
The colouring looks ok, but the technique is obviously too...obvious.
The 'reliced' Rick on page 1 however just looks bad and needs a refinish.
And who really wears that much finish off of their headstock?
Jeez, if the bass needs that much tuning it's a piece of junk.
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01-12-2013, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by -=DanAtkinson=- Wow. Really surprised so many like that thing. Looks like someone spilled a giant can of butt ugly all over it, but to each his own. Maybe he should swap the word "relic" for "acid splashed" or "nuclear blasted" and it would be more appropriate.
This is what a fake "relic" should look like:  | That's nice.
Does it cost $539 ???
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01-12-2013, 02:54 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: charles town, wv | | | I like relics, but that aint a relic! Besides the hardware which many pointed out, I've never seen any relic real, or faux with those wear patterns. To each his own, but please don't call that a relic.
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01-12-2013, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by funkingroovin My favorite part about this is in the first line of the add.."Don't let this slip away..you know how rare it is to see a relic bass here.."  | Right. And if they lie about that, who knows what else they are lying about???
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01-12-2013, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by hdracer That's nice.
Does it cost $539 ??? | It's not really comparable to that bass or a Road Worn or CS as far as value is concerned.
It's a '90s MIM Jazz that has been given a "treatment", so start at the cost of a '90s MIM Jazz and go from there. |
01-12-2013, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by SDMFJay can't stop giggling at the shiny brand new chrome complimenting the light a match at the sewer plant relic look. anyone have a gong? | +1.
That is the first thing I thought of when I saw it. New shiny hardware makes it look even more ridiculous!
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01-12-2013, 03:45 PM
|  | Neo Maxi Zoom Dweebie | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SATX by way of NOLA | | | If the hardware had been treated and it didnt have a brand new shiny white pick guard, it might actually look pretty cool and somebody might buy it.
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01-12-2013, 04:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA | | | That is a cool looking finish. I agree, finish rather than relic.
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01-12-2013, 10:01 PM
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01-13-2013, 07:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: DENCO | | | Can somebody please show me the "Rules and Regulation Handbook" of relicing? Try as I may, can't find a thing on it. Seems pretty silly to me to say "my fake is better than your fake".
Do the way real musicians do it...naturally. I wish I had a photo of my friend's 1979 StingRay. It was a disaster...I couldn't tell you what or how he played it to get wear patterns like that. He must've used a die grinder as an ebow.
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01-13-2013, 07:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Woodinville, WA | | Any relic is the worst relic.  |
01-13-2013, 08:10 PM
|  | Total Weiner | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, Tx | | Quote:
Originally Posted by -=DanAtkinson=- Wow. Really surprised so many like that thing. Maybe he should swap the word "relic" for "acid splashed" or "nuclear blasted" and it would be more appropriate. This is what a fake "relic" should look like: | To each their own. People are allowed to like it if they want, and maybe those same people wouldn't like this relic.
And if thats a bass you made, I think your post is a little biased  |
01-13-2013, 10:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: South of the USA | | | I like my guitars nice, clean and new looking.
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01-13-2013, 11:54 PM
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Body and neck: MJT Aged Guitar Finishes
Hardware: Madisons Music and Graceys Finishes
Pickup: Seymour Duncan Antiquity II
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01-14-2013, 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga How many old basses are there that look like that? | I've seen several original guitars with that level of paint loss but only 2 basses.
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