loweringthetone Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) Another [size=2]sanding machine massacre, but this time with the timeless quote " Anything remotely like this from Fender would be a couple of grand and its rarity will ensure it keeps its value.'' ....Yup, the value will remain low.......... [size=2] [/size][/size] [size=2][url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Left-handed-Fender-Squier-Telecaster-1968-bass-P-J-bass-vintage-precision-relic-/272372181208?hash=item3f6aa5a8d8:g:a4sAAOSwFV9X1Rt6"]http://www.ebay.co.u...4sAAOSwFV9X1Rt6[/url][/size] Edited September 13, 2016 by loweringthetone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Actually that just looks very old (and unloved). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 That is the first relic job I've ever seen that I've liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 At least they've gone to the trouble of doing the hardware too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweringthetone Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1473786404' post='3133139'] That is the first relic job I've ever seen that I've liked. [/quote] What !!!??????? OK, well maybe its me, I just don't have the taste for relics..... Edited September 13, 2016 by loweringthetone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 [quote name='loweringthetone' timestamp='1473793683' post='3133215'] What !!!??????? OK, well maybe its me, I just don't have the taste for relics..... [/quote] It's not a relic. It's wrecked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 If that was right handed, I'd be tempted. It's very heavy, but looks well done. The machine heads don't really fit in, for £700 I wouldn't really want to be spending out on othe machine heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 It looks filthy. How many basses get to this state as a result of "normal", regular playing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 A better relic job than the majority of Limelights ive seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Is not the pickup in the wrong place for a 68? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhiggins Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 No i dont get reliced.. just looks like someone sh*t on it and then buried it for a couple years.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanEly Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 [quote name='Pow_22' timestamp='1473854664' post='3133569'] A better relic job than the majority of Limelights ive seen! [/quote] Seriously!? I can't believe this is up for a eye watering £700!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 It just looks disgusting. I really don't get it - can someone who likes this please help me understand the appeal of filth and squalor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 As a Limelight owner myself, I think its horrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I'd be chuffed to bits to own that. If I'd found it in a skip. Then I'd strip it, repaint it, clean or replace the rest, then flog it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Oops. Its not that I don't think Limelight basses are good, I just think their relicing is probably the most unconvincing ive seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribbetingfrog Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 i'm not even sure the bridge is on straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 It looks like it's been composted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweringthetone Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1473935696' post='3134267'] It just looks disgusting. I really don't get it - can someone who likes this please help me understand the appeal of filth and squalor? [/quote] Well there's a pub I visit regularly.......but with respect to instruments I totally agree. A bass should be a thing of beauty. Thanks to everyone for the high entertainment value in this thread.......really cheered me up on a dismal Sunday evening. Clearly Im not alone in misunderstanding the attraction of relicization. Edited September 25, 2016 by loweringthetone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 It looks more convincing than almost every other relic job I've seen. I think the concept is ridiculous though. Why spend extra money in a bid to convince the world that you're a barbarian who shouldn't be entrusted with a bass, not even a Fender? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweringthetone Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 [i]'Why spend extra money in a bid to convince the world that you're a barbarian who shouldn't be entrusted with a bass'[/i] Excellent ! .....the relic concept in a nutshell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 To be fair, as 'reliced' basses I've seen go, it looks, err.... comparatively 'genuine' (?) ...except because of the format it can't be, but anyone who knew that wouldn't be fooled, so who exactly would you be trying to impress? Even if it was for your own personal satisfaction, it just seems strange to me that you'd be committing copyright fraud to do it. Why not stick 'Fake' on the headstock and be done with it? In fact, in as much it's a reliced fake, it's a fake twice over. And who even knows if it plays well or sounds any good? But perhaps that's not an important consideration here. This bass has no value to retain, as far as I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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