Just wasn't Road Worn enough for this fella .....

[bass-flyer]

.... I guess.
See the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Road-Wor...s=66:4|65:1|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:200

 

[EagleMoon]

Wow, sand that puppy down and give it a real paint job. It looks half nekked.

 

[Mark Wilson]

I kinda dig it.

 

[rustynuts]

A bit overdone but nothing that can't be fixed. The RW bodies and necks have been getting pretty good prices on eBay so I'm curious to see how this Uber Worn one does.

 

[mongo2]

Sometimes I think sandpaper should be a controlled substance.

 

[bassplayer8953]

Sometimes I think sandpaper should be a controlled substance.

A little mojo can be a good thing, but there's such a thing as too much...this body is case & point...

 

[Brewerpaul]

I really don't get the whole relic thing. I mean, if you play any instrument it will start to show wear and each ding and scratch tells a story-- display those proudly. But to purposely crap up a perfectly good instrument is a lie. Ditto for brand new pre-torn blue jeans. Just my opinion of course...

 

[BruceofBruce]

I really don't get the whole relic thing. I mean, if you play any instrument it will start to show wear and each ding and scratch tells a story-- display those proudly. But to purposely crap up a perfectly good instrument is a lie. Ditto for brand new pre-torn blue jeans. Just my opinion of course...

Ahmen Brotha!

 

[stflbn]

At least it's realistic wear... :: sarcasm ::

 

[WildTrkey]

That's actually a nice piece of wood. I hear the bodies are select alder...great for a refin!

 

[4-Stringer]

I really don't get the whole relic thing. I mean, if you play any instrument it will start to show wear and each ding and scratch tells a story-- display those proudly. But to purposely crap up a perfectly good instrument is a lie. Ditto for brand new pre-torn blue jeans. Just my opinion of course...

+10000 or something!

This "relic" and "vintage is soooo cool" BS is really annoying. I hope people will regain sanity some day....

 

[sarcastro83]

meh... pick it up on the cheap and give it a good refinish... I'm thinking about doing that with a Squire VM Tele bass...

 

[RBrownBass]

I really don't get the whole relic thing. I mean, if you play any instrument it will start to show wear and each ding and scratch tells a story-- display those proudly. But to purposely crap up a perfectly good instrument is a lie. Ditto for brand new pre-torn blue jeans. Just my opinion of course...

+10000 or something!

This "relic" and "vintage is soooo cool" BS is really annoying. I hope people will regain sanity some day....

Wow.

A lie? Annoying? BS?

That's a lot of interest in basses that do not belong to you.

 

[RBrownBass]

meh... pick it up on the cheap and give it a good refinish...

Ordinarily, I'd be thinking the same thing, but the seller mentions that there are some "sanding depressions" in the body. He doesn't say how deep they are. I'd pass.

 

[David Jayne]

The depressions are where the disc sander cut into the wood, on the top, by the neck pocket. Then he finished over it. :: drops face into hands::

 

[west*coast*bass]

Yeah...looks really natural.

 

[superfunk47]

I really don't get the whole relic thing. I mean, if you play any instrument it will start to show wear and each ding and scratch tells a story-- display those proudly. But to purposely crap up a perfectly good instrument is a lie. Ditto for brand new pre-torn blue jeans. Just my opinion of course...

And we all know what opinions are like, don't we?

+10000 or something!

This "relic" and "vintage is soooo cool" BS is really annoying. I hope people will regain sanity some day....

Sorry to annoy you with our lack of sanity. I guess everything you like is the "right" thing to like, huh? Therefore everything else must be wrong, stupid, a waste of money, a lie, an abomination, etc.

Grow up, people. If you don't like something, it doesn't mean anything but that - you don't like it. Nothing more, nothing less. Doesn't make it wrong, stupid, or any of that. And quite frankly, the people who do like whatever it is don't need your approval to enjoy it. It's their business, not yours. And who are you to tell them that what they like is dumb? Some people need better things to do with their life. :scowl:

 

[bassguppy]

dumb-a**.

Why self-relic a $1,200 bass when you have no experience doing it?

 

[Ric5]

I still don't get how a "Reliced" instrument would be desireable to anyone.

 

[bassguppy]

I still don't get how a "Reliced" instrument would be desireable to anyone.

I'm kinda on the fence on reliced instruments. Although I like my basses as pristine as possible I sometimes love the feel of an old beat up (in a good way) bass, especially the neck.

If they could condition a neck so that it has the feel of a 40 year old instrument I would probably be all over that.