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fender road worn vs. custom relics

#61
The pattern seems fair enough to me, they're putting the wear in the most common places for it to occur are they not? The thing that puts me off is that they want to offer a worn product but from the pictures seem to be very worried about anything that could be conceived as damage like chips and fret wear and stuff, seems like a bit of a cop out to me. The relics that Alien posted seem to just have a standard new neck on them...

Least they aren't too bigger rip offs, I'd never pay for that Jaco model, the bit around the rear contour is ridiculous, one massive section of wear with perfect finish directly above it?
 
#62
i've played all of the roadworn guitars. They sound really nice. the wear on the neck is a little obvious lookin but the job on the body is pretty cool. haven't actually seen the basses yet.

i think it's a good idea. now you can get a cool lookin relic'd guitar for a third of the price. i'm sure this will make someone happy.
 
#63
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this question, but all the other relic threads I could find were closed.

In your opinion, do you think a relic job on a Squier Deluxe Active V would look good, or do you think the instrument needs to be more of a "vintage" design to begin with?

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#64
MaxRossell said:
In your opinion, do you think a relic job on a Squier Deluxe Active V would look good, or do you think the instrument needs to be more of a "vintage" design to begin with?

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That's an excellent question.

I suppose it would depend on the purpose of refinishing it to a relic.

If it's to make a new instrument mimic an aged old design then it's apparent that starting with a newer instrument with the characteristics of a vintage design would be desirable.

However, if it's just to take off the "freshness" or create the illusion of being used to whatever degree, then it stands to reason that anything would work.

So get out the sandpaper, razorblades, key mace, and chains and get medieval on it. :D
 
#66
heinpete said:
:eyebrow:For the RIC basses I experienced that only the very old vintage series (4000, 4001 before 1975 and special series like "Shadow", "Chris Squire",...) retain their dents and wear. Most of the RICs undergo refinishing by well known luthiers and RIC afiliated specialists:hyper:. In the RicResourceForum such "road worn philosophy" is not very common sense.:p
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Generally, I'm not gonna refinish a bass unless it's a color I abhor. I wouldn't call it a road worn "philosophy" (?), I'd call it buying a bass I liked and then playing it.

Mike
 
#68
Here's a detailed montage of a Road Worn Precision bass courtesy of The Bass Centre, Melbourne Australia. These guys take brilliant shots and really know their gear... they seem quite excited by the bass.

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Cheers

Andy in Oz
 
#70
PilbaraBass said:
I like it...I like it...

for some reason, I dig a relic'd P-bass much more than a relic'd Jazz...

I dig Jazzes, mind you, just that P's look better "broken in" than the J's...to me, anyhow...
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I hear ya mate! I really had my heart set on this beautiful 8lb early 70's Precision bass that the Bass Centre had on consignment, but somebody beat me to the punch...

It looked gorgeous and was lightweight for a 70's Fender. I loved the genuine wear and tear and nice little touches such as the area on the top cutaway where a rectangular sticker (the burst colours are brighter) had once covered the finish. This one had mojo by the bucketload and was cheaper than a Nash. Check it out:

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Full URL for large image is: http://basscentre.com.au/uploadedFiles/1232161105328-0391.jpg

Cheers

Andy
 
#71
Mark Wilson said:
They are pretty good.

The thing i don't like about them is that they don't FEEL like a worn in bass. The wear is there, but there's finish OVER the wear marks. So it's LOOKS old, but FEELS new.
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I haven't tried them yet, but i would probably have a problem with this exact point as well.

Nash has come up a few times in this thread. I think Ibanezcollector does a much better job, and if i wanted a relic, that's the route i would go.
 

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