There is a guy who put a metallic flame job on his sorry, beat-up 1980s Astro van in my 'hood - having a bass that looks like Jamerson's or Jaco's or even Sting's is more understandable than that.
Is it? Maybe he's emulating some famous person's Astro van that you don't know about. Who knows?
At any rate, at least he
did it himself.
As a chick, I dig metallic flames on anything that has wheels.
I even remember the days when people had flames on their geetars.
At any rate, I don't find it more understandable - so merely stating that it is understandable doesn't help me understand it. Although, when you put it in the context of idol worship, it helps.
Can anyone post pix of a particularly Jaco relic? Do you have to go to GC and sort through dozens to find one - or is there some consistency to how relicky they look?
I saw Jaco a few times in the early eighties - and whatever gashes were on his bass, it wasn't so noticeable. I don't remember thinking much about whether his bass looked brand new.
But, I must ask - do the NEW relics have the same properties? The frets were taken out and filled with wood putty - or they merely look as if they have? And it's been glued and epoxied together? Or is it a regular fretless fingerboard?
It appears nice and new in its picture. They do drill extra holes as if the pick-ups were replaced, and then fill them in (with wood putty? ) before laquering the whole piece.
Yes, I do think it's a beaut - but here's Jaco's:
Doesn't the fingerboard look darker? And there do appear to be those random little dots in the finish (like the non-Jaco guitar posted above). whole thing looks darker, more aged.
Here's maybe a better pic of the Fender tribute relic (shows more relic-i-ness):
Okay, now I see the little dots (lots of 'em ). But are they filled with the same thing as on Jaco's?
