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[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1368488089' post='2077768']
[size=4]Raygun Relics at it again! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400485813700&ssPageName=ADME:B:FSEL:GB:1123"]http://cgi.ebay.co.u...:B:FSEL:GB:1123[/url][/size]
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He's obviously decided that "organic" will make it more likely to appeal to suburban mothers who don't want to buy one of these dirty, artificial GM Stratocasters for their teenage sons. I'm looking forward to the Free Range, Corn-Fed Telecaster...

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367840742' post='2070036']
It's a funny old thing is fashion. When i bought my 1974 Jazz over 20 years ago i got a few quid off in the shop where i bought it when i pointed out that it had a few dings and buckle rash.
Nowadays the shop would be highlighting those dings and buckle rash as a badge of honour to promote the sale of 'this roadworn beauty'.
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You'll be reassured to know that the shop that sold me my Schecter just last year gave me a hard case, a new set of strings and a nice strap all for free...because of one little scratch along the top of the bass-side horn.

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[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1368488089' post='2077768']
[size=4]Raygun Relics at it again! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400485813700&ssPageName=ADME:B:FSEL:GB:1123"]http://cgi.ebay.co.u...:B:FSEL:GB:1123[/url][/size]
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Not sure about the term "refurbished". Wouldn't "defurbished" be more accurate?

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[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1368530244' post='2077988']
I'm 'relic'ing my basses but it's taking ages; I've built them and now I'm gigging like a bastard! :)
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You have made the rookie mistake of doing the job properly. My half-arsed finishes are all coming off beautifully, although ironically, I may need to refinish them again before they become unusable.

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[sup][size=4]Raygun relics are at it again... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/raygunrelics/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25"]http://www.ebay.co.u...&_from=&_ipg=25[/url] Take your pick![/size][/sup]

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[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1370341999' post='2099274']
[sup][size=4]Raygun relics are at it again... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/raygunrelics/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25"]http://www.ebay.co.u...&_from=&_ipg=25[/url] Take your pick![/size][/sup]
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I think an axe would be a better choice than a pick.

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Check out the Smokin Strat.. Barbequed more like.. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SMOKIN-STRAT-RELIC-ROADWORN-STRATOCASTER-/400524559477?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5d411fc475"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SMOKIN-STRAT-RELIC-ROADWORN-STRATOCASTER-/400524559477?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5d411fc475[/url]

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Raygun relics are now offering a relicing service [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAVY-RELIC-STRATOCASTER-STRAT-ROADWORN-HUMBUCKER-AND-FULLY-COPPER-SHEILDING-/400528581706?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5d415d244a"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAVY-RELIC-STRATOCASTER-STRAT-ROADWORN-HUMBUCKER-AND-FULLY-COPPER-SHEILDING-/400528581706?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5d415d244a[/url]

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[quote name='Themrperson' timestamp='1374709653' post='2152395']
I'm the only person that actually likes these sort of road-worn, nearly falling apart finishes? If they sounds and plays fine then I'm all over it. Or I'm just the minority again.... :(
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I think the issue here isn't so much the work being done to the guitars, as much as the fact that the people doing it in this instance are charging triple the market value for the privilege of owning 'relic', when in reality it's just been attacked with a belt sander, the pointy end of a claw hammer and some lighter fuel -[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAVY-RELIC-STRATOCASTER-STRAT-ROADWORN-HUMBUCKER-AND-FULLY-COPPER-SHEILDING-/400528581706?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5d415d244a"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAVY-RELIC-STRATOCASTER-STRAT-ROADWORN-HUMBUCKER-AND-FULLY-COPPER-SHEILDING-/400528581706?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5d415d244a[/url]- here we have a no-name strat with a poorly applied Fender logo and a lot of damage selling for £249 when the overall cost of the guitar was likely closer to £60 tops, and including the Fender decal.

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[quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1374712706' post='2152414']
I think the issue here isn't so much the work being done to the guitars, as much as the fact that the people doing it in this instance are charging triple the market value for the privilege of owning 'relic', when in reality it's just been attacked with a belt sander, the pointy end of a claw hammer and some lighter fuel -[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAVY-RELIC-STRATOCASTER-STRAT-ROADWORN-HUMBUCKER-AND-FULLY-COPPER-SHEILDING-/400528581706?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5d415d244a"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item5d415d244a[/url]- here we have a no-name strat with a poorly applied Fender logo and a lot of damage selling for £249 when the overall cost of the guitar was likely closer to £60 tops, and including the Fender decal.
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Can see why now? Don't feel so bad about it :lol:

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[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1374578701' post='2150322']
Raygun relics are now offering a relicing service [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAVY-RELIC-STRATOCASTER-STRAT-ROADWORN-HUMBUCKER-AND-FULLY-COPPER-SHEILDING-/400528581706?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5d415d244a"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item5d415d244a[/url]
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Ha! "If you send me your favourite guitar, I can knock it around the garden with a cricket bat for half an hour, for as little as £50!"

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