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I never actually got to do a guitar though but I imagine it's difficult because of all the curvature on edges and stuff. That said, I suppose it would come down to guitar type; something with more straight edges like a gibson explorer or V must be a bit easier.
Hardly any of you keep guitars long enough to even remember what they look like.
I don't disapprove of anyone buying any guitar they want, I'm just pointing out that it's obvious that most relic owners are at it if they try to claim they don't want anyone to think the guitar genuinely got that way.
I'm just saying that most secretly like that people assume the damage is real and certainly won't be quick to point out to anyone "it's not as old as it looks btw, it's been made to look like that artificially".
In the same way it would be a shame if I were to assume that people bitching about other people's legitimate choices on the Internet was only a reflection of their dissatisfaction with their own sad life.
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I'm not annoyed about it in the slightest by the way, the more guitars the better IMO and I even like a lot of relics. I was just answering someone asking why people assume that people with relics are posing as having an older guitar.
I tell anyone that's interested that my rw strat is made to look old, straight away. I wouldn't want anyone thinking what you think.
I just like the look and feel.
I can totally understand it, if I had a relic I would be keen to tell people it wasn't real. In fact one of the things that really weighs against me getting a relic is because I specifically hate the idea that I'd be indirectly being dishonest.
I actually like both. The way Nitro polishes up is a drug unto itself. That moment after all of the sanding, when the cotton cloth and polish comes out, and you dig into the fresh nitro until it shines. Thats the best part for me. I haven't done many guitars myself, but that moment quickly became the one I look forward to most when actually spraying nitro. And personally, I love the way it scuffs and nicks, and chips, and glazes. Sometimes I wonder how marks even appear. But, thats the record of an instrument before me. And the way it feels, when playing, is particular. A softer, warmer, more natural feel - not tone - but feel. A naked feeling.
And poly. Hey. The kinda' gloss thats always 'new car fresh'. The wet look. Bo Derek walking on the beach. Or a car show shine. This sounds crazy, but - mixing heavily relic parts; i.e hardware, plastics, etc.., and matching them to a super-gloss poly body, esp. black is a cool look. The Fender Classic Series Strat replacement bodies are all vintage spec'd, but shot with poly, and they make for great builds. For me, poly feels much more 'cured', shall I say. Brittle, like peanut brittle is, yet very hard. I think poly gives a brighter sound. Not as much bounce to a note, more of a sharpness. Feels heavier, too.
I think, really, its like the differing crusts of bread. And about what kind of toast you're craving... Anything more than that and we've talked ourselves into lunch. And who wants to talk about lunch during breakfast?
Shreddies it is then.
Obviously relic vs nitro per se are two different topics. In some cases nitro is the only option, including 2 of the worlds largest guitar brands (Gibson and Martin)!