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Depends what you mean by the "simply the aesthetic" thing - of course they like the way it looks, obviously not doubting that. But that's because they resemble old vintage guitars. If guitars were a recent invention and there weren't any that naturally looked like that and some company decided to do the deliberate damage thing purely as an aesthetic thing then almost nobody would like them.
It might not be clear what I'm meaning with this - I don't think it's a big thing in the thoughts of most relic owners or even necessarily a fully conscious thought that they planned to trick anyone. Just that they know people who have seen them who aren't guitarists will have assumed the damage is real and if the owner was honest with himself would admit he liked that and didn't point out otherwise.
No point going on about it any more, was initially just replying to a question about it.
I'm a hobby/home player. Only a few people have ever seen my guitar.
Yeah, I find it really strange the way some people (all guitar players in my experience) react to these things.
Or do they think it's cool that their guitars are so well worn?
Surely no one needs to guess what non-guitarists think, didn't we all see a beat up guitar before we found out they're sold deliberately like that?
It's basically harmless deception in the same way a 4" tail pipe is on a Corsa. Beyond that, I think what it says about the owner is in the eye of the beholder.
Basically harmless and no reasonable person would really care that they'd bought it but if they tried to say they just liked how the logo looks and weren't kidding on to have a Nike shirt they'd be laughed at.
But if they aren't saying anything then refer back to my comment.........
If they don't believe me I hurl abuse at them to reinforce the lie.
That's how I make up for my lack of personality.
The instrument is its own thing, and representative of itself. The player is merely its caretaker. What a player can do with that instrument is then another matter altogether.
Sometimes, those two factors, player + instrument, create something magical , which I'm sure affects us as admirers of the magic.
But if a player likes a vintage, classic looking guitar, and a lot of us do, I don't assume they are at all attempting to fool me - they just have a nice guitar.
I spend a lot of time admiring instruments, and most often, it has nothing at all to do with the player behind that instrument. True.
Take a reverb plate - if someone coated the whole thing in thick paint I reckon it would probably sound different.