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Road worn, or just a mess?
- Thread starter DannyBob
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Someone thought road worn means to sand down all the edges of a bass because that's where bass guitars get roughed up all the time. Just all... the... way... down... to bare wood.
I don't know if anyone disagrees with me or not but a lot bassists I know seem to take care of their bass guitar such that it doesn't appear to be road worn ever. You polish the body with a microfiber cloth and guitar polish often. Most of the time, paint on the body doesn't gets "worn" down. It's usually the chrome or paint on the top of the bridge and knobs that gets worn down from wear. Actual "damage" comes in the form of nicks and dings on the bottom edge of the body, back of the body from a belt, and the headstock; and most of the time the damage doesn't even happen when you're on the road. It happens when you are practicing at home.
I don't know if anyone disagrees with me or not but a lot bassists I know seem to take care of their bass guitar such that it doesn't appear to be road worn ever. You polish the body with a microfiber cloth and guitar polish often. Most of the time, paint on the body doesn't gets "worn" down. It's usually the chrome or paint on the top of the bridge and knobs that gets worn down from wear. Actual "damage" comes in the form of nicks and dings on the bottom edge of the body, back of the body from a belt, and the headstock; and most of the time the damage doesn't even happen when you're on the road. It happens when you are practicing at home.
That thing is just horrible. Personally I've never been big on the whole "road worn" idea. I like buying used guitars and I don't mind them having cosmetic issues giving it character but buying a new guitar that looks beat up is just stupid to begin with.
It does kind of resemble a slab of ground beef that got left out for way too long....
Realistically, that bass could be taken to a proper visual artist to touch up the current condition, and it could be dramatically transformed. There's potential in there.
[SARCASM]Yeah, that looks like a natural wear pattern alright. If you played with a belt sander ambidextrously... [/SARCASM]
That thing looks 'Road Worn' like Justin Beiber looks like a hardcore tattoed badass.
What can I say, I don't like posers. Purchasing a bass with a worn body serves as no benefit to the playability of the instrument. Which is why I made my comment about the neck because that would have an effect. The rest is just for bedroom warriors.
Yep. I much prefer Keith Richards road wear over Justin Bieber road wear.
