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Road Worn P - Faux Cigarette Burn

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staurosjohn said:
Just Googled this bass... they all have a cigarette burn in the same spot... interesting that they all got burned that way! :cool:
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ok, road worns are not for everyone's taste, but to have them mass produce a fake cig burn is sillier than silly IMHO
and, how would you really get that burn there?...not if it is hanging or on a stand or being played...maybe if you were using your bass as a coffee table, I see no way cigarette would "fall and land" just there, and stay in that position long enough to actually blacken the wood
 
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edencab said:
ok, road worns are not for everyone's taste, but to have them mass produce a fake cig burn is sillier than silly IMHO
and, how would you really get that burn there?...not if it is hanging or on a stand or being played...maybe if you were using your bass as a coffee table, I see no way cigarette would "fall and land" just there, and stay in that position long enough to actually blacken the wood
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edencab said:
ok, road worns are not for everyone's taste, but to have them mass produce a fake cig burn is sillier than silly IMHO
and, how would you really get that burn there?...not if it is hanging or on a stand or being played...maybe if you were using your bass as a coffee table, I see no way cigarette would "fall and land" just there, and stay in that position long enough to actually blacken the wood
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edencab said:
I see what you are trying to get at....don't think it would result in a burn in that location, Zappa ain't gonna let in burn down to the nub....and the heater is more over the 1st fret
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Sometimes they will burn down. Eric Claptons famous strat has authentic burns. He always stuck a smoke in that spot. Probably burned down during his long solos.

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#72
AModestRat said:
I'd do the exact same thing as you if I got a Roadworn P. While road wear is really cool if it's done over time and legitimately, I dislike basses that come with it pre-done, and that cigarette burn is just the cherry on top for me.

No hate though, they're beautiful basses, just not my style :cool:
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Mojo happens quicker to a pre worn bass I think. I mucked up a fret filing job a couple times, then did some sanding to make the neck a bit satiny (it glossed over already so I'm keeping it, damn nitro, the color looks different where I did it). I added a few dings. I don't care, it was already pre road worn.

I threw in a new pickup, and put BEAD strings on it. I made it my own. I didn't feel the need to keep it the way it was, or worry about getting her dirty or dinged up.

Usually I'm afraid of taking a bass out because it's pristine. I put a ding in my favorite G&L a few weeks ago and I'm still not happy about it, like I ruined something. I put some finish damage in my RW and I don't care.

I'm just a bit of a nut when it comes maintaining my stuff. It's kinda liberating I guess to own the RW and not care quite as much what happens to it in terms of wear and tear.
 
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#74
petrus61 said:
I think the tobacco lobbyists are hearing you loud and clear. I think it's interesting that the "burn" goes that deep into the wood...wonder how they do it? Do you think they just have a row of RW necks in the Fender employee break area and instead of flicking it in the ashtray, Debbie from accounting just leaves it burning on the headstock? Or perhaps they do it with a soldering iron?
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Robot with a soldering iron.
 
#75
Oh no!!!
FunkHead would never want MY Roadworn. Apparently, to FunkHead the stock faux cigarette burn is the equivalent of the late 50's Gibson PAF's. Relax FH, it's a MIM not mint vintage 57.
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Maybe Fender will start removing the fake burn to monetize this new trend.
Who knows, maybe someday there will be a Roadworn, Refinished model that cost even more than the Roadworn.
In reality, it will just be one of their new basses from off the regular assembly line?
 

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