Happy Jack 4,811 Posted September 17, 2019 This is really rather tasty, reminds me of my old Crinson. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Super-Rare-Blackpoole-Relic-51-57-Precision-Bass-Killer-Spec/401851050701?hash=item5d90306acd:g:gF0AAOSwQKZdWCIu The given explanation ("Blackpoole Guitars were renowned builders of relic instruments. This bass dates to around 2008 to 2010 when the company was disbanded. It was the classic case of victims of their own success. Demand was so high they couldn’t meet it.") contains at least some weapons-grade bull stinky poo so I'm not convinced about the rest of it ... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troubadour 45 Posted September 17, 2019 Passed me by, but checks out. Quick Google of "Blackpoole Relic Works" comes up with some interesting results. Particularly the open letter on the Seymour Duncan site. Looks like he struggled to meet any kind of demand. So this would be a somewhat rare completed one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ash 461 Posted September 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, troubadour said: Passed me by, but checks out. Quick Google of "Blackpoole Relic Works" comes up with some interesting results. Particularly the open letter on the Seymour Duncan site. Looks like he struggled to meet any kind of demand. So this would be a somewhat rare completed one. Links please. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troubadour 45 Posted September 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, ash said: Links please. www.google.com 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ash 461 Posted September 17, 2019 As Troubadour says looking at Google it appears that it’s a similar story to Dr Bass. Where a product was raved about and then sheer numbers of orders and poor management caused its downfall. The victim of its own success perhaps? https://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/showthread.php?188254-Blackpoole-Relic-Works-is-no-more! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prowla 1,472 Posted September 17, 2019 I'm thinking there's a reason for them being rare... (...ie. they didn't sell many!) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGreek 6,777 Posted September 17, 2019 Needs a good clean IMO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bassassin 2,207 Posted September 17, 2019 Looks like a generic Fender copy covered in filth. One of the things in life I simply am not equipped to "get". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wateroftyne 3,702 Posted September 18, 2019 IMO they look like a Skegnesse rip-off. 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemmywinks 1,057 Posted September 18, 2019 Terrible relic job that is instantly recognisable as artificial. What's the obsession with making basses look like they've been used to unblock a septic tank? It doesn't look old or well used, just fake and dirty. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bassassin 2,207 Posted September 18, 2019 Not really clear how the poor soul behind this knockoff brand "couldn't keep pace with demand". I'm pretty confident I could buy a bunch of £90 Harley Bentons, kick them around in the mud a bit and knock out 10 or so of these a week. Easy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hobbayne 664 Posted September 18, 2019 Well. Whether or not you're a fan of Limelight relics you can safely say this comes nowhere near them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ash 461 Posted September 18, 2019 Agreed - I’m not a fan of the trend to disguise crap with more crap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Jack 4,811 Posted September 18, 2019 Not sure if this link will work: I think it likely that quite a few of these negative comments could have been chucked at my old Crinson. I do assure you, they would have been desperately misplaced and inaccurate! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kodiakblair 1,047 Posted September 22, 2019 Nice little earner for somebody. Pretty sure that bass sold on eBay end of July for £341. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Awesome-Partscaster-Relic-039-51-Telecaster-Bass-Not-Fender-Not-Squier-/323859997411?hash=item4b678f62e3%3Ag%3AtKQAAOSwudBdLgex&nma=true&si=ROjRO9ZZjNtTW7ESk5qfa7pH3NY%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bassassin 2,207 Posted September 22, 2019 Yeah, it's the same bass. Depends if anyone's really going to cough £650 for it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
