Hello all, I've got mine a bit ago. This is a really nice sounding bass. But my JMJ has fretboard damages right next to the 14th fret. I haven't seen the road worn before so I have no idea how much it is dented on purpose. If someone here has JMJ or other RW instrument, can you please check whether this is normal RW relicing or not. I highlighted in red and green. Green looks okay but I am worried about the red one because it is eating up the fret. Thank you so much. {}
Really ? A relic bass is a relic bass , I can’t really see anyone returning a relic on the basis of damage.
oh i did not mean it. maybe I should change the title because it is not related with the quality. I was just curious about this is a normal damage shown in RW fenders
I don't know that nicking up the actual fretboard is (or should be) part of a "factory relic" instrument.
I sold my JMJ in the classifieds here to fund a dream bass, but I do miss it- As far as the relic’ing on mine, on taking it out of the box (bought it brand new!) the first thing I noticed was that the Fender logo itself had marks of being roadworn: {} Not a dealbreaker by any means, but it made me realize that I had to take my brain out of the “this is a brand new bass and this is a factory flaw” mentality. Each bass is without a doubt unique in its relic job— and I willingly paid for the bass knowing it was going to show marks of artificial wear. I’d say if it doesn’t affect playability, just roll with it and have a blast putting your own scars on it. I’ll probably pick another one up again at some point!
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