Road warn finishes?
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Torment Leaves Scars
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Relic= lame and laughable.
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I don't like the look of the Road Worn series (more because they're done poorly with a clear coat over the ''wear'', which doesn't make any sense, rather than because they're reliced which I'm fine with), but they do sound noticably better than the other MIM Fenders and different enough to the MIA Fender of the same price range. They have their place. I'd hazard a guess that most people who write them off have done so before actually hearing them. Close your eyes and give them a shot; they sound good and the necks are fantastic, which are surely the most important aspects of any guitar.
As far as a reliced Warmoth finish goes, I think it'd be a bad idea for Warmoth to suddenly start offering it. There's no evidence that they have much experience doing such finishes and it's easy for these things to look rubbish if they're done poorly. This is why the Fender Custom Shop can charge a premium for specific relicing; those guys know how to do it perfectly, after years of making SRV and Rory Gallagher replicas and it's not like it's hard to do it yourself. Get some coarse sandpaper, a bunch of car keys, some gravel and some cheap beer and you can relic any guitar in half an hour.
As far as a reliced Warmoth finish goes, I think it'd be a bad idea for Warmoth to suddenly start offering it. There's no evidence that they have much experience doing such finishes and it's easy for these things to look rubbish if they're done poorly. This is why the Fender Custom Shop can charge a premium for specific relicing; those guys know how to do it perfectly, after years of making SRV and Rory Gallagher replicas and it's not like it's hard to do it yourself. Get some coarse sandpaper, a bunch of car keys, some gravel and some cheap beer and you can relic any guitar in half an hour.
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Ace Flibble said:
There's no way I would ever pay those prices asked by Fender Custom Shop for a relic, specifically an SRV. If these companies want to make "doubles" of guitars like SRV's, why not just offer the model in pristine shape? At one time or another, SRV's guitar was new and wasn't all banged up.
I can appreciate the whole "exact copy" thing but c'mon. I guess I'm the only one who doesn't wanna buy a replica of a beat up model of someone's guitar.
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Cagey said:
Glad to hear. I'd much rather have a replica of SRV's guitar but in NEW condition, not all worn out.
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Relic finishes are like smoking. It's cool, and everybody knows it.
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Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
Coming soon to a nanny-state near you: no relic'd guitars in bars and restaurants?
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Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
They'd be smokin' if they were in my house...right in the fireplace.
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Daze of October said:
Not only that, but I find it amusing that guitar companies will make a replica of a famous guitarist's guitar and charge exorbitant amounts of money for it when the original guitar wasn't anything like that in the first place! Like paying $15,000 for a copy of EVH's guitar when his was a $100 build.
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With nitro finishes, they won't need any help.
The first "original material" band I was in, back in the early 70's, the guitarist played a pre-CBS Strat. I don't know what year it was built but I remember him talking about how he liked his sunburst because the red wasn't faded like some Strats of that year. The paint was worn away down to the wood (where his arm rested) showing a kind of mini sunburst, and there were a few nicks and dings here and there, and some buckle rash on the back. The finish on the back of the neck was completely worn away and it had a silky smooth feel to it. The maple fretboard had the usual finger wear marks where the finish has worn away and was wearing into the wood. But the guitar wasn't beat up like the relics that are being made today. There was an overall... "smoothness" to the wear. I've lost contact with him over the years and thought about that guitar and how I hope he still has it. He was a great player and it showed in the wear on his guitar.
Whatever wear happens to my warmoth will be from what i have now decided will be from years of gigging and performing, She will grow old same time as me, not before, Natural wear or no wear.
Same goes with jessica when i build her, Already given build #2 a name, hmmmm.... :toothy12:
Same goes with jessica when i build her, Already given build #2 a name, hmmmm.... :toothy12:
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Poly don't wear like Nitro. Even my Ws with Satin Nitro necks and Poly bodies, the neck finish is wearing quite nicely on the back and the bodies show no wear. If you want to wear a Poly body, you just about have to wear sandpaper on your forearm when playing. A Nitro body, you just have to play it. Poly does crack and chip from trauma, but what doesn't? It may take years of steady gigging with a single instrument and Nitro finish to get it worn. If you're in your 30s or 40s, have several instruments, and don't play 8 hours a day because of unimportant things like sleep, work, and family, you'll never have a worn instrument. What's wrong with fake wear? If you don't do this for a living, we're all pretending in our basements anyway.
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