Lets look at our guitars thread
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ehonda said:
My guitar teacher has just got a timmy pedal, it's bloody lovely.
Yh Paul C makes great pedals, I was in the market for a timmy but not new cause of wait list etc... Anyways the Tim came up on eBay UK I had room for it and the extra boost is great too so all in all really pleased. The analogman stuff is exceptionally good too!
Evangelion said:
Can I ask why people buy a new guitar and pay extra to have it bashed up so that it looks old, when instead they could just gig it for a few years, then they've got their own, real, scrapes and dents in it rather than other peoples' fake ones, and save some dosh as well?
Let me know if you ever get a good answer to this one 
dojo said:
My main workhorse... bought it second hand in the late 90's serial number doesn't give much away date wise. Absolute screamer of a guitar, upgraded all the electrics and hardware and gigged it like a beast. 
Are you sure the intonation is correct, especially on the 5th and 6th strings?I don't have relics but a couple of my guitars are heavily worn and they are much nicer to play...
Back of the neck is much smoother, the edges of the fretboard are worn away and not so sharp, your forearm doesn't stick to the paint work.
I can only assume that a relic has that played in feel.
If you don't have the time to put the hours in to break in the guitar, you have the money and like the look then why not??
Back of the neck is much smoother, the edges of the fretboard are worn away and not so sharp, your forearm doesn't stick to the paint work.
I can only assume that a relic has that played in feel.
If you don't have the time to put the hours in to break in the guitar, you have the money and like the look then why not??
dojo said:
you have the money and like the look then why not??
Why not indeed, I am totally in favour of people spending their money on whatever they fancy, and I am glad they have the opportunity to do so. I'm just finding it a bit of a struggle to see the attraction of it, but your post has helped to build the picture.singlecoil said:
dojo said:
you have the money and like the look then why not??
Why not indeed, I am totally in favour of people spending their money on whatever they fancy, and I am glad they have the opportunity to do so. I'm just finding it a bit of a struggle to see the attraction of it, but your post has helped to build the picture.Bit like putting a Fender decal on a Squier so that people think you're playing the real thing.
Evangelion said:
singlecoil said:
dojo said:
you have the money and like the look then why not??
Why not indeed, I am totally in favour of people spending their money on whatever they fancy, and I am glad they have the opportunity to do so. I'm just finding it a bit of a struggle to see the attraction of it, but your post has helped to build the picture.Bit like putting a Fender decal on a Squier so that people think you're playing the real thing.
http://www.fender.com/en-AE/custom-shop/features/6...
I don't have $30,000 to spend on an original. This is the next best thing.
With regards to ageing it yourself... most guitars these days have a thick poly finish on them and no matter how much it is gigged/abused it won't wear like an old guitar with a nitro finish.
I assume the heavy relics must have a nitro finish, the other argument here is that nitro is a much thinner finish and therefore you get a fuller/better tone from the wood.
I've got a 57 reissue that my old teacher had before me and between us have put in a lot of hours on the guitar, my tokai I had a mate refinish it after i bought it and its wear is a lot more aesthetically pleasing than the strat and in less time. So if you want a nitro finish on a 57 you have to factor the refinish in to the price.
Personally I don't care if someone sticks a fender decal on squire, I just care about how it sounds.
I assume the heavy relics must have a nitro finish, the other argument here is that nitro is a much thinner finish and therefore you get a fuller/better tone from the wood.
I've got a 57 reissue that my old teacher had before me and between us have put in a lot of hours on the guitar, my tokai I had a mate refinish it after i bought it and its wear is a lot more aesthetically pleasing than the strat and in less time. So if you want a nitro finish on a 57 you have to factor the refinish in to the price.
Personally I don't care if someone sticks a fender decal on squire, I just care about how it sounds.
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