AM1 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='482008' date='May 7 2009, 02:17 PM']Not even back in the 80's? I had some stone-wash Fred Flinstone jeans.[/quote] Oh dear. Were you that bratty kid who kept trying to put his hand up my skirt on the way to school?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 [quote name='AM1' post='482902' date='May 8 2009, 01:24 PM']Oh dear. Were you that bratty kid who kept trying to put his hand up my skirt on the way to school?! [/quote] rumbled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumfrog Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 [quote name='BarnacleBob' post='482470' date='May 7 2009, 09:26 PM']Is there a word for that sickening feeling you get the first time u prang a (so far) pristine bass? And do you still get it if you have a pre-relic'd bass. BB[/quote] yep, there's two words in fact - f***ing bollocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 [quote name='maxrossell' post='481932' date='May 7 2009, 01:26 PM']If I were being completely picky though, I would say one thing: Good relics feel different from new instruments. Most [b][size=3]instrumentists[/size] [/b]would agree that older instruments have a "played-in" feel that new instruments don't, and a good relic will have something close to that kind of feel. The Fender roadworn tele, for instance, I tried it out and it had an "old friend" feel to it that the new US tele didn't. I still wouldn't own one, but that's worth considering.[/quote]Is that like luthiers that can also do yer teeth? I'm not a fan of fake relicing. The thing about genuinely hard used guitars is that they used to be associated with hard working and ultimately very good musicians. I caught a re-run of Jools last night and Dave Gilmour was playing a seriously beat up Tele. Now, I don't care if he wore it out himself or bought it because he's earned the right to play it - and everyone knows it. But some people want to give the impression they've earned the same right, when they haven't, so they go out and buy that right. I think the difference is whether or not you are trying to pass it off as your own. At the end of the day fake is fake. Also, a mint bass is worth more than a totally reliced bass which is worth more than the same bass with a few chips or scratches. What's that all about? apologies if I'm rambling - got a migraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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