Worst Relic Ever?

[kcole4001]

Yeah, I don't get what was supposed to have happened to the bass in the OP. How many old basses are there that look like that? Rescued from a fire? Flood? Zombies with blowtorches? What?

It looks more like zombies with paint scrapers got at it.
The colouring looks ok, but the technique is obviously too...obvious.

The 'reliced' Rick on page 1 however just looks bad and needs a refinish.
And who really wears that much finish off of their headstock?
Jeez, if the bass needs that much tuning it's a piece of junk.

 

[hdracer]

Wow. Really surprised so many like that thing. Looks like someone spilled a giant can of butt ugly all over it, but to each his own. Maybe he should swap the word "relic" for "acid splashed" or "nuclear blasted" and it would be more appropriate.

This is what a fake "relic" should look like:

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That's nice.
Does it cost $539 ???

 

[lfmn16]

I like relics, but that aint a relic! Besides the hardware which many pointed out, I've never seen any relic real, or faux with those wear patterns. To each his own, but please don't call that a relic.

 

[lfmn16]

My favorite part about this is in the first line of the add.."Don't let this slip away..you know how rare it is to see a relic bass here.."

Right. And if they lie about that, who knows what else they are lying about???

 

[landau roof]

That's nice.
Does it cost $539 ???

It's not really comparable to that bass or a Road Worn or CS as far as value is concerned.

It's a '90s MIM Jazz that has been given a "treatment", so start at the cost of a '90s MIM Jazz and go from there.

 

[gjbassist]

can't stop giggling at the shiny brand new chrome complimenting the light a match at the sewer plant relic look. anyone have a gong?

+1.
That is the first thing I thought of when I saw it. New shiny hardware makes it look even more ridiculous!

 

[Stranger Danger]

If the hardware had been treated and it didnt have a brand new shiny white pick guard, it might actually look pretty cool and somebody might buy it.

 

[Reaper Man]

That is a cool looking finish. I agree, finish rather than relic.

 

[SirMjac28]

The more I see that bass the more I want it.

 

[Funkinthetrunk]

Can somebody please show me the "Rules and Regulation Handbook" of relicing? Try as I may, can't find a thing on it. Seems pretty silly to me to say "my fake is better than your fake".

Do the way real musicians do it...naturally. I wish I had a photo of my friend's 1979 StingRay. It was a disaster...I couldn't tell you what or how he played it to get wear patterns like that. He must've used a die grinder as an ebow.

 

[willsellout]

Any relic is the worst relic.

 

[Tommygunn]

Wow. Really surprised so many like that thing. Maybe he should swap the word "relic" for "acid splashed" or "nuclear blasted" and it would be more appropriate.

This is what a fake "relic" should look like:

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To each their own. People are allowed to like it if they want, and maybe those same people wouldn't like this relic.

And if thats a bass you made, I think your post is a little biased

 

[user362432]

I like my guitars nice, clean and new looking.

 

[Henn]

My fake "old" Precision:

Body and neck: MJT Aged Guitar Finishes
Hardware: Madisons Music and Graceys Finishes
Pickup: Seymour Duncan Antiquity II

 

[mongo2]

How many old basses are there that look like that?

I've seen several original guitars with that level of paint loss but only 2 basses.