Beautiful nitro wear

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Maybe but I also think they're often works of art in their own right. Good relic work requires skill and its nice to see the product of skillful hands. What the end user thinks of and does with it is a separate matter.

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Molly wrote:Maybe but I also think they're often works of art in their own right. Good relic work requires skill and its nice to see the product of skillful hands. What the end user thinks of and does with it is a separate matter.
That was a point I was trying to make in my first post on the thread, albeit clumsily. Massed produced relicing can be really nasty and seems to be aimed at the cashing in on the market trend. But some relicing and aging done by the experts is amazing and quite convincing. It could really influence how you feel about playing the thing and therefore the music you play with it.

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NippleWrestler wrote:is that a highway 1 strat? They came with super thin nitro finishes.
Body was highway 1. Neck is an early 2000s mexi. SD antiquity pickups. All hardwired by me in as close to vintage spec as i could get on a limited budget

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My #1 '96 Strat has natural dings and chunks of wood missing from being thrown numerous times out of my bedroom window and dragged across a stage or two.

Makes for an interesting talking point.

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Mini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:thrown out of my bedroom window
Did you already tell us why it got thrown out the bedroom window?
Frustration?
Cats rutting on the lawn?
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Aquila Rossa wrote:But some relicing and aging done by the experts is amazing and quite convincing
but is still a cash in aimed at the rich listers :rofl:
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Both of these were 10/10 when I got them. Hard to deny I'm a heavy handed oaf. :oops:

I just wish my skills were reflected in this wear. :eh:
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willow13 wrote:
Aquila Rossa wrote:But some relicing and aging done by the experts is amazing and quite convincing
but is still a cash in aimed at the rich listers :rofl:
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H671 wrote:
willow13 wrote:
Aquila Rossa wrote:But some relicing and aging done by the experts is amazing and quite convincing
but is still a cash in aimed at the rich listers :rofl:
+1
Naaa. They'd buy the genuine vintage stuff. The relics are for mere mortals that can't afford the genuine article.

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Molly wrote: Naaa. They'd buy the genuine vintage stuff. The relics are for mere mortals that can't afford the genuine article.
Mere Mortals buy Roadworns.
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Slowy wrote:
Molly wrote: Naaa. They'd buy the genuine vintage stuff. The relics are for mere mortals that can't afford the genuine article.
Mere Mortals buy Roadworns.
Let them eat cake. :-)

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Molly wrote:
H671 wrote:
willow13 wrote:
but is still a cash in aimed at the rich listers :rofl:
+1
Naaa. They'd buy the genuine vintage stuff. The relics are for mere mortals that can't afford the genuine article.
how do you explain relic suhr :?: :idea:
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willow13 wrote:
Molly wrote:
H671 wrote: +1
Naaa. They'd buy the genuine vintage stuff. The relics are for mere mortals that can't afford the genuine article.
how do you explain relic suhr :?: :idea:
Maybe stop thinking of it as a representation of age and instead as just another finish option.

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Molly wrote:
Maybe stop thinking of it as a representation of age and instead as just another finish option.
still doesn't rule out the "cash in" thing though :mrgreen:
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