What are your thoughts on 'reliced' guitars?

demonrail666 · 08.01.2008, 09:52 PM

They're everywhere. Brand new guitars that've been cosmeticallt 'aged' in order to make your new fender look like some old museum piece.

Some of the look like quite 'authentic':

Others just look ridiculous:

Either way, has there ever been a more stupid trend ever? I mean isn't half the fun of owning a guitar having it age with you?

Sonic Youth 37 · 08.01.2008, 09:54 PM

That's the fun part. Plus people charge ridiculous amounts for something that, if so inclined, you could do with a cigarette and 50 cents worth of sand paper. I fucking hate reliced stuff.

terriblecanyons · 08.01.2008, 09:56 PM

laaaaaaame

StevOK · 08.01.2008, 09:56 PM

They were invented for Keith Richards in the 80s. 'Nuff said.

I've actually made my own out of a Squier.

Death & the Maiden · 08.01.2008, 09:59 PM

Having it age with you is great. One of my guitars has scratches and blood stains on it, it would seem pointless to buy something that looks like that rather than do it yourself. It's like those ripped jeans or ripped Converses you can buy.

o'connor · 08.01.2008, 10:01 PM

that is the dumbest thing i'v eheard in a long time. i had no idea they did that.

demonrail666 · 08.01.2008, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StevOK

They were invented for Keith Richards in the 80s. 'Nuff said.

I've actually made my own out of a Squier.

Well, I suppose he wanted a guitar that looked as relic-like as he does. What a prat.

Sonic Youth 37 · 08.01.2008, 10:05 PM

Terrible relic Jazzmaster
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Fender-J...QQcmdZViewItem

demonrail666 · 08.01.2008, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Death & the Maiden

ripped Converses you can buy.

If that's true then that's fucking hilarious. I have a pair that are virtually in bits if anyone wants them - sun, puddle, piss and dogshit worn the good old-fashioned way.

o'connor · 08.01.2008, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonic Youth 37

Terrible relic Jazzmaster
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Fender-Jazzmaster-RI-Candy-Apple-Red-S029544-NR_W0QQitemZ350084146145QQihZ022QQcategoryZ33039QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

that's not a bad price though.

pbradley · 08.01.2008, 10:32 PM

The market favors convenience. If anti-fashion can sell, then it is fashionable.

You should have seen this coming with the pre-ripped/faded jeans.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 08.01.2008, 11:49 PM

I'd like to have a beat guitar that is beat from being played. Mine's getting there.

Pax Americana · 08.02.2008, 12:41 AM

They make me think of people who buy BRAND NEW jeans that look like this:

I can beat up my own guitars, and my own jeans. So yeah, lame.

atsonicpark · 08.02.2008, 06:41 AM

I thought this thread was about guitars that had LICE on them.

demonrail666 · 08.02.2008, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

I thought this thread was about guitars that had LICE on them.

Yeah, i'm not sure if I spelt it right.

Savage Clone · 08.02.2008, 10:12 AM

Relic-ing is the stupidest fucking sales gimmick ever.
I like to keep my shit nice anyway; I've played guitars for years and years on end without them looking all shitty.

demonrail666 · 08.02.2008, 10:24 AM

You see kids buying them and just think, if that guitar really was as old as you want people to think, do you honestly think that (a) you could ever afford it, and (b) you'd be using it to play in a Smashing Pumpkins tribute band.

I've had basses for years and never been the most careful of owners, but i can safely say that wearing out the paint job on guitars without actually going out of your way to do so is pretty hard. I'm guessing i'd need to own a guitar like the ones shown, and use it every day for about 30 years before it looked even remotely like that. By which time it'd probably be worth more than the average house.

This kids really are fooling nobody but themselves.

pbradley · 08.02.2008, 10:33 AM

Our visual art edge of our music is that we look like we don't have a visual art edge.

Rob Instigator · 08.02.2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor

The wife and I are seeing Willie & Trigger this Sunday night.

cooo. willie's guitar is fucking fucked up!

demonrail666 · 08.02.2008, 10:42 AM

Who relic-ed Willie is what I wanna know. That's a pretty decent job on a 35 year old.

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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,509	They're everywhere. Brand new guitars that've been cosmeticallt 'aged' in order to make your new fender look like some old museum piece. Some of the look like quite 'authentic': Others just look ridiculous: Either way, has there ever been a more stupid trend ever? I mean isn't half the fun of owning a guitar having it age with you?
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	That's the fun part. Plus people charge ridiculous amounts for something that, if so inclined, you could do with a cigarette and 50 cents worth of sand paper. I fucking hate reliced stuff. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	laaaaaaame
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StevOK expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henrietta, TX Posts: 2,412	They were invented for Keith Richards in the 80s. 'Nuff said. I've actually made my own out of a Squier. __________________ Follow me! Soundcloud Tumblr Facebook
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Death & the Maiden expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,036	Having it age with you is great. One of my guitars has scratches and blood stains on it, it would seem pointless to buy something that looks like that rather than do it yourself. It's like those ripped jeans or ripped Converses you can buy. __________________ www.myspace.com/ghostofanidealwife
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	Terrible relic Jazzmaster http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Fender-J...QQcmdZViewItem __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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08.01.2008, 10:32 PM	#11
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	The market favors convenience. If anti-fashion can sell, then it is fashionable. You should have seen this coming with the pre-ripped/faded jeans.
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Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	I'd like to have a beat guitar that is beat from being played. Mine's getting there. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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08.02.2008, 12:41 AM	#13
Pax Americana expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,187	They make me think of people who buy BRAND NEW jeans that look like this: I can beat up my own guitars, and my own jeans. So yeah, lame.
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08.02.2008, 06:41 AM	#14
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I thought this thread was about guitars that had LICE on them. __________________
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08.02.2008, 10:12 AM	#16
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,286	Relic-ing is the stupidest fucking sales gimmick ever. I like to keep my shit nice anyway; I've played guitars for years and years on end without them looking all shitty.
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08.02.2008, 10:24 AM	#17
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,509	You see kids buying them and just think, if that guitar really was as old as you want people to think, do you honestly think that (a) you could ever afford it, and (b) you'd be using it to play in a Smashing Pumpkins tribute band. I've had basses for years and never been the most careful of owners, but i can safely say that wearing out the paint job on guitars without actually going out of your way to do so is pretty hard. I'm guessing i'd need to own a guitar like the ones shown, and use it every day for about 30 years before it looked even remotely like that. By which time it'd probably be worth more than the average house. This kids really are fooling nobody but themselves.
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08.02.2008, 10:33 AM	#18
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Our visual art edge of our music is that we look like we don't have a visual art edge.
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08.02.2008, 10:42 AM	#20
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,509	Who relic-ed Willie is what I wanna know. That's a pretty decent job on a 35 year old.
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