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currently on eBay (no affiliation) - '65 J w/matching hs face
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SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!
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cool faded/distressed Sonic Blue '68 J (on eBay - no affiliation)
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Aug '65 Oly Wht J w/matching hs face and pops (ebay etc)
I always liked Tony Levins' 3 of a Perfect Pair Stingray.
His tech touched up the paint for the King Crimson tour last year. VERY cool looking bass though.
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Keeping it going with some "natural" wear. Bath times don't come often so here's some neked pics. It's tough to see wear on some natural basses...I tried to work the angles.
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Keeping it going with some "natural" wear. Bath times don't come often so here's some neked pics. It's tough to see wear on some natural basses...I tried to work the angles.
Now that is some honest players wear - thanks for sharing!
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'69-'70 Mustang currently on eBay (no affiliation) Most likely a '69 as by '70 the pops were officially gone, but carry-overs did occur so you never know.
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on eBay - '66-'67 P used by (?) owner on many famous tours w/famous players - looks the part!
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and to round it out, a FCS heavy relic '57 P
A project bass of mine - '55 Precision Clone.
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I like their stuff - it has a certain "over the top" quality that works. (as in, it exists beyond mere replication and gets into artistic rendition/interpretation) There are those who scoff at any attempt to artificially distress but most all of these critic's miss the point. (for various reasons) There are DIY amateurs and there are the skilled folks at the Fender Custom Shop and everything in between for all variety of hits and misses. For their approach, the EGC guys nail it.
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the best art is at least evocative
It seems by your post above that these EGC guys relic these basses and they're not naturally worn down. The back of the neck does not look natural to me, but the body is fooling me.
Do you, or anyone else, have any tips to do that nice of a DIY relic?
It seems there were at least three different paint jobs under the white (at least a sunburst first, then gold, and then white), which helps to sell it, IMO. But the deterioration of the top white coat is outstanding, if it's not natural wear.
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That's the thing Matt - it's convincing, and it's not - but the whole gestalt works cohesively. Fender Custom Shop has done distressed finishes that uncover 2 under-finishes - based on reality. (as in, some factory --- basses were overpainted another colour because they need more of that colour than ---) So they took that concept and ran with it, adding metallic gold or more than 2 colours. They start from raw wood more than likely because the new poly/epoxy finishes are really tough to sand/work through. So yes, these are deliberately worked finishes alluding to a 'road-worn' instrument. Youtube probably has vids on such and an old cheap/free instrument is a good place to start experimenting. (there are tricks for sure)
I started this thread as a place to review the many ways an instrument can be distressed, and to provide a resource for such.
