What Does Road Worn mean?

Cols

lustycourtier said:

RaymondLin said:

maltingsaudio said:

Can a Roadworn, Relic etc ever be called brand new ? “Showing no signs of wear or damage” unquote.

Yes, but if the wear is small, it would be hard to tell...but the frets should never be worn.

Thats the point of a relic. All the important bits for use, frets, electronics, and new, but it feels 'worn in'. Thats the bit people seem to miss when they mock relics. 

I’m curious - what do you mean by “feels worn in”?

birtner

Unless someone can tell me different, roadworn to me is currently the only way to try out a nitro finished fender for under a grand. And they have faster necks then their poly finished cousins which some might find appealing 

HandwrittenHero

Cols said:

lustycourtier said:

RaymondLin said:

maltingsaudio said:

Can a Roadworn, Relic etc ever be called brand new ? “Showing no signs of wear or damage” unquote.

Yes, but if the wear is small, it would be hard to tell...but the frets should never be worn.

Thats the point of a relic. All the important bits for use, frets, electronics, and new, but it feels 'worn in'. Thats the bit people seem to miss when they mock relics. 

I’m curious - what do you mean by “feels worn in”?

No stickiness to it or stubborn/stiffness. Part of it is psychological as well, that you’re not babying it until the first dent.

.birtner said:

Unless someone can tell me different, roadworn to me is currently the only way to try out a nitro finished fender for under a grand. And they have faster necks then their poly finished cousins which some might find appealing 

Yep re nitro. Re neck, a finished neck can be sanded or cleaned (although you have to keep doing it)