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Call it a fiver, just fo t' tow rope guv.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
DaLefty
1- how pointless/distasteful it is
2- offering amusing ways to achieve the desired effect.
Fair enough, you don't like it. No one is asking YOU to buy one.
It's just another finish option: no more, no less. If the thread had been about getting a guitar painted blue, no one would have cared.
Personally, I find my two reliced guitars MUCH more comfortable to play than their mint condition equivalent- I tried both before buying & bought the ones I thoug I'd play most. (I've always hated poly in guitar necks & have sanded it off).
If I could afford a vintage LP that had "genuine" wear, I'd love to buy it, provided it "spoke to me", but until then I've got something I'M happy with. Leaving more shiny guitars for those that want them.
(I'm not looking for an argument about this, I just find it bizarre that What someone else does with their own guitar generates this reaction).
Think of a classic car that's rusted to fuck and has a big dent/scrape down the side where a previous owners silly wife couldn't negotiate the drive. Honest wear and tear Guv, it's had a hard life and all the better for it - bollocks!
A wooden front door where the paint is pealing off having been exposed to driving rain and wind for 30 years, and the paint has worn through around the keyhole from thousands of locks and unlocks. Honest wear and tear Guv...
You wouldn't be happy with the above examples would you and certainly wouldn't deliberaty age to achieve the same aesthetics!
Each to their own (and I've been tempted myself in the past) but if you take a step back and take a logical view the whole relic finish fascination is absolute shite. But, some people like it and it's here to stay now.
It's created a mini industry in itself which is great. People are making money and delusional owners are getting what they want. No one gets hurt.
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