Those cigarette burns on the headstock are disgusting. If I end up getting one I will so sand that thing off. Cool idea fender but, thats kinda gross. I know I have a cigarette phobia
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Love the roadworn basses.. BUT
- Thread starter Let It Fall
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If you bought an actual vintage, (legitimately worn) bass, it would most likely have *actual* cigarette burns. I'm sure the Fender factory doesn't use a real lit cigarette for the *fake* burn marks. Just sayin'.
It seems to me the fake cig mark is no more or less off-putting than the rest of the fake wear and tear on the rest of the instrument.
No see your missing the Point, it's not about it being fake it's about how they put something in my mind so strange and what I thought was rare on everyone of them. I mean who really does that?
EVERYONE smoked in the 50's and 60's...especially musicians..learn to accept that and that alot of true vintage basses will have the marks.
I guess i see your point. Its like they are saying all old basses were played by careless smokers? I have seen only a few real basses and guitars with a cig burn mark in all the years i have been around them.
Funny thou, my 73 telecaster i just bought has one in the normal well known area of the headstock...and i think its cool
Funny thou, my 73 telecaster i just bought has one in the normal well known area of the headstock...and i think its cool
I'm guessing you're a young guy. Back before it was illegal to smoke in bars, you would keep your cigarette tucked into the E string and smoke it between songs. As it got shorter, it would burn the headstock. With a roadworn instrument, it's pretty expected. If you look at most of the guitars and basses that the fake ones are emulating, they will have cigarette burns.
That sums it up to me. Fake is fake. More fake stuff is still fake. :scowl:
I have never smoked around instruments, and prefer not to own one with that crap all over it, "vintage" or not.
fender got the notion to do it when people loved the authenticity on the eric clapton blackie sig. some dig it some dont. spending time arguing what has already been done aint gonna unburn the headstock. if you find it tacky thats cool. i dig it and thats cool too
I could be wrong but I am under the impression that Fender got into relicing after making a pair for Fender strats copies of the original vintage instruments for Keith Richards. Keith loved the tone of the instruments but wanted them to look like his beat up strat. So, Fender made it happen for him and so gave birth to the relicing crazy.
Good damn Rollings Stones always starting something
