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Fender Road Worn Pondering......

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Buzz

Feb 3, 2004
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I just received my Feb 09 MF catalog and they did a "Product Spotlight" review on the new Fender Road Worn instruments. After reading it I began to wonder how retailers will handle returns and resale.

Will it be a "blem" (How can you tell?)

Scratch n' Dent. (Yes. That ding is a factory spec.)

Just thinking out loud. ;)
 
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That entire "Relic" concept, no matter which manufacturer is doing it, is just really, really dumb.
 
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HA!

...and there will always be those people that baby their basses.

"Hey! Don't touch my bass...I don't want it to get scratched or dented."

...and thinking of all the kids that will want one of these and try talking there parents into buying a brand new beat to hell bass.
 
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Buzz said:
I just received my Feb 09 MF catalog and they did a "Product Spotlight" review on the new Fender Road Worn instruments. After reading it I began to wonder how retailers will handle returns and resale.

Will it be a "blem" (How can you tell?)

Scratch n' Dent. (Yes. That ding is a factory spec.)

Just thinking out loud. ;)
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The big retailers must love these relics, as they'll be able to carelessly bump them around w/out many repercussions.
 
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CT, that may be yoru opinion, but personally I love relic'd basses.

I would buy one of these in a heartbeat, if I had the cash. Would I rather get a custom one by Brett, painted and relic it myself? Sure. But would I buy one of these? Yes.

Opinions make the world go round, my friend.
 
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Jordasch said:
CT, that may be yoru opinion, but personally I love relic'd basses.

I would buy one of these in a heartbeat, if I had the cash. Would I rather get a custom one by Brett, painted and relic it myself? Sure. But would I buy one of these? Yes.

Opinions make the world go round, my friend.
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Yeah, I know. Diff'rent strokes and all. I totally respect your right to love the relic thing, and apparently enough people agree with you to make it a worthwhile venture for the manufacturers. :hmm:

But to me, it's just dishonest. That sort of look should be earned, not purchased. Go in your bedroom and practice three hours a day for five years, and spend every weekend playing five-hour gigs in sweaty bars, and then your bass will legitimately look that way. And you'll be a much better player in the process.

I do a pretty good job keeping my mouth shut about a lot of stuff I find really stupid. I just couldn't help myself this time...
 
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That is something to think about. I think that the idea that "anything that devalues the instrument" will be considered a B-stock. So, a chip that is uncharacteristic of the relic job would be taken into account.

I personally love the feel of a well worn bass. I have sweated on and thrown around my Musicman and I know it is my bass when I pick it up. The place where my wedding ring hits the paint when I pick it up, the button scratches, the sleeve wear from my right arm, the gunk from my left hand, and the places where things in my case have made it my bass.
If I buy another bass, I would not mind it already feeling worn. Helps me relax for some reason.

Johnny Rhum
 
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I don't have anything clever to say, but I think that returns and out-of-box will be considered "Blem" just as they are now. I've heard that alot of the "blem" stuff is just out of box returns without notable damage anyway.

On the other hand, they may try to pass it off as new...
 
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