I'm so sick of seeing "relics" on ebay. You know, when some dude is trying to sell a poorly built bass with all the paint scraped off, claiming it's been "reliced". They all look awful, and not at all like a real bass that has acquired it's bumps and bruises the natural way. Does anyone buy these things? I like old basses a lot, but I hate this "relic" trend. I think we should get rid of the term.
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"Relics"
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ibanezcollector
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What does poorly imitating a vintage bass have to do with it's playability or sound? Why wouldn't I just play an actual vintage bass? Notice I said "vintage", and not "relic"
Do you think some people misunderstood (or misunderestimated) what I mean by "relic"? I mean, I did the air quotes and everything!
I agree that the whole idea of a relic is completely ********. I put real miles on my instruments, but they still don't end up looking like they have been dragged behind my band's trailer. The damage on a vintage instrument adds character because it was acquired in the heat of battle...not in some dude's basement.
But yeah, this thread will be locked soon.
But yeah, this thread will be locked soon.
They know what you are talking about.
Why would you care what other people are doing to the looks of their guitars?
Are you homophobic too?
You need to make the distinction between relics that are professionally done and done with care or a bass that someone drops down the stairs.
Two very different things.
Sorry to offend anybody, but relic'd basses seem pretty lame to me. But to each his own. I wish my bass looked like **** but I'm going to wait for it, the old-fashioned way.
One thing is that, if I had a 62" Jazz, I'm not takin' it to every dive I gotta gig at, but still want that same look/feel.
I'm not talking about what "people do to their basses" I'm talking about what people do to sell basses. And even most of the "professionally" done ones look fake to me. They never look like a bass that actually has 20 (or more)years of gigs and sweat and beer in them.
I think relic'd basses look badass. I'd buy one in a heartbeat. I don't think I'll ever be able to afford the real thing, so it's more of a question of what's obtainable for a guy like me.
That's your prerogative man. There are just very few occasions when I prefer something to look beat up. Like a rat rod:
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