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Mar 27 2014, 08:22 AM |
I like relics that have been well done, like Danocaster does, not so keen on Nash and some of the Fender custom shop stuff that looks like a belt sander has been used, or with paint worn away in odd places.
It not only the look of course but that worn in feel that the guitar has. -------------------- My SoundCloud
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Mar 27 2014, 02:18 PM |
I find that most 'relics' are WAY over done and have very little to do with the actual wear patterns of an old, well played guitar. Most of them look like they've been dragged behind a car for a kilometer or two.
That being said I do have one very lightly relic'd axe. I made an exception for myself because historically this guitar has never existed as an actual Fender model. This post has been edited by klasaine: Mar 27 2014, 02:24 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Mar 28 2014, 11:02 PM |
I like the look and idea of real relic'd guitars. But I really don't get the whole Fender Road Worn Series. They also make roadworn straps. The look on its own of a relic'd guitar is great but to me if it doesn't have the history to back it up - it just feels fake. Same as with some old objects (just in reverse), you don't really want to repaint or fix some stuff that has age on it - you just decrease the value of it. Guitar which was relic'd artificially is still a new guitar and to me the point of all those scratches and marks is to scream "history" behind every damage.
New guitar should look like a new guitar and get worn down with time, sweat and playing, not power tools I just can't imagine myself putting one of my instruments through such a torture. -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Mar 28 2014, 11:18 PM |
When you can 'tell' it's been relic'd ... then it's been done wrong.
The best relics just look like normal wear. By the time Fender started doing the road worn series the whole thing had gotten out of hand. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Mar 31 2014, 10:15 AM |
but I guess I just feel more comfortable with something that it doesn't matter all that much if it gets another dent. Good point! We all know how the first dent on a brand new guitar feels bad, but after a few - we just stop worrying about it. With a reliced guitar, we don't have to worry for further damage in the first place. I can clearly see that "piece of mind" and personal preference towards the look of such guitar being worth the process. -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Apr 5 2014, 12:10 PM |
Heat gun is used quite a lot BUT the trick is to keep it moving and not leaving it in one place for too long!
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