Comments on: Relic Guitars? What’s The Appeal? http://theguitarbuzz.com/guitars/whats-the-appeal-with-relic-guitars/ Totally Random Six-String Discussion... Sun, 13 May 2012 19:51:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Omar http://theguitarbuzz.com/guitars/whats-the-appeal-with-relic-guitars/comment-page-1/#comment-4042 Omar Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:40:55 +0000 http://theguitarbuzz.com/?p=1729#comment-4042 Yes. The aging process has gotten way out of hand. It's funny..people will pay for the relic guitars..but will they get their brand new Victoria or Clark amp relic'd??? Hell no! ;-) Yes. The aging process has gotten way out of hand. It’s funny..people will pay for the relic guitars..but will they get their brand new Victoria or Clark amp relic’d??? Hell no! ;-)

]]> By: GuitarDaddy http://theguitarbuzz.com/guitars/whats-the-appeal-with-relic-guitars/comment-page-1/#comment-4041 GuitarDaddy Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:48:18 +0000 http://theguitarbuzz.com/?p=1729#comment-4041 Omar - right on. It is an option, and a preference. I just think some of them have gone a bit too far with the "aging" process... that's all. Rock on! -GuitarDaddy Omar – right on. It is an option, and a preference. I just think some of them have gone a bit too far with the “aging” process… that’s all. Rock on! -GuitarDaddy

]]> By: Omar http://theguitarbuzz.com/guitars/whats-the-appeal-with-relic-guitars/comment-page-1/#comment-4040 Omar Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:54:37 +0000 http://theguitarbuzz.com/?p=1729#comment-4040 Its a "finish" option, that's all it is. You option to have that finish. I will never ever pay 45,000 USD for an old guitar! Simply unheard of. You can not justify that price regardless of what make or model a guitar is. I rather have a modern day relic with modern features for gigs so i never worry about dinging or scratching the guitar. I keep my other guitars home and try to make them last as nice as possible. It's just like the jean analogy. I wear in jeans to make them conformable because when they are new they feel horrible and stiff. And it is true with the car analogy. Some people like their hot rods with primer finish to give it a rough look...it just a matter of taste; either you like it or you don't, but I do not think it is wrong. I do wipe my special guitars with a diaper after I practice at home and I hate to get scratches or dings on them...I would look like a dork if I did that on stage..so I always use guitars that have already have seen some wear so I don't have to worry guitars falling over or getting scratched.. Its a “finish” option, that’s all it is. You option to have that finish. I will never ever pay 45,000 USD for an old guitar! Simply unheard of. You can not justify that price regardless of what make or model a guitar is. I rather have a modern day relic with modern features for gigs so i never worry about dinging or scratching the guitar. I keep my other guitars home and try to make them last as nice as possible. It’s just like the jean analogy. I wear in jeans to make them conformable because when they are new they feel horrible and stiff. And it is true with the car analogy. Some people like their hot rods with primer finish to give it a rough look…it just a matter of taste; either you like it or you don’t, but I do not think it is wrong. I do wipe my special guitars with a diaper after I practice at home and I hate to get scratches or dings on them…I would look like a dork if I did that on stage..so I always use guitars that have already have seen some wear so I don’t have to worry guitars falling over or getting scratched..

]]> By: GuitarDaddy http://theguitarbuzz.com/guitars/whats-the-appeal-with-relic-guitars/comment-page-1/#comment-1494 GuitarDaddy Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:45:52 +0000 http://theguitarbuzz.com/?p=1729#comment-1494 Hey Joseph... I hear you loud and clear. "Seventies stuff was crap when it was new, and it’s just old crap now" LOL!! I just spent $80 on my "relic" Levis...oh well. Thanks for sharing and welcome to the BUZZ! -GuitarDaddy Hey Joseph… I hear you loud and clear. “Seventies stuff was crap when it was new, and it’s just old crap now” LOL!! I just spent $80 on my “relic” Levis…oh well.
Thanks for sharing and welcome to the BUZZ! -GuitarDaddy

]]> By: Joseph Capra http://theguitarbuzz.com/guitars/whats-the-appeal-with-relic-guitars/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 Joseph Capra Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:01:30 +0000 http://theguitarbuzz.com/?p=1729#comment-1485 First of all, you ARE quite a bit like Ed Roman LOL. Like most people, I like guitars that sound good, play well and look cool. Shiny, new guitars with their too thick, bright white binding and "alleged" lacquer finisheds, too-tall frets and generic sounds just dont appeal to me. Seventies stuff was crap when it was new, and it's just old crap now. Martins with black pickguards and thick rosewood bridge plates, thick finished strats and teles, and Gibsons with cheapened designs and skinny necks...crap, all! The relic stuff provides and easy-to-find and afford, cool-looking and generally good-playing and sounding affordable alternative to the still-too-expensive-for-the average player vintage stuff. Think about jeans: You could spend 500 bucks on an original pair of vintage jeans, or like 50 biucls on vintage wash pre-washed jeans, and get several pair. I think prewashed jeans are a perfect analogy to new vs old guitars. I'm old enough to remember when yiou used to have to buy cardboard-stiff Levis and hope you didnt screw them up or tear them apart before they got soft like you like them. Now you can buy them that way. Everyone does that now. For some, guitars ARE fashion, in additon to being good, functional instruments. If you're used to an old one, a new one seems cold to the touch, and that affects how you approach it musically. Also, you can lean your guitar on your amp when the phone rings at home or during a break at a gig and not worry about scratching a relic...it'll always be "mint" with no worries. First of all, you ARE quite a bit like Ed Roman LOL. Like most people, I like guitars that sound good, play well and look cool. Shiny, new guitars with their too thick, bright white binding and “alleged” lacquer finisheds, too-tall frets and generic sounds just dont appeal to me. Seventies stuff was crap when it was new, and it’s just old crap now. Martins with black pickguards and thick rosewood bridge plates, thick finished strats and teles, and Gibsons with cheapened designs and skinny necks…crap, all! The relic stuff provides and easy-to-find and afford, cool-looking and generally good-playing and sounding affordable alternative to the still-too-expensive-for-the average player vintage stuff. Think about jeans: You could spend 500 bucks on an original pair of vintage jeans, or like 50 biucls on vintage wash pre-washed jeans, and get several pair.
I think prewashed jeans are a perfect analogy to new vs old guitars. I’m old enough to remember when yiou used to have to buy cardboard-stiff Levis and hope you didnt screw them up or tear them apart before they got soft like you like them. Now you can buy them that way. Everyone does that now. For some, guitars ARE fashion, in additon to being good, functional instruments. If you’re used to an old one, a new one seems cold to the touch, and that affects how you approach it musically. Also, you can lean your guitar on your amp when the phone rings at home or during a break at a gig and not worry about scratching a relic…it’ll always be “mint” with no worries.

]]> By: GuitarDaddy http://theguitarbuzz.com/guitars/whats-the-appeal-with-relic-guitars/comment-page-1/#comment-392 GuitarDaddy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:41:53 +0000 http://theguitarbuzz.com/?p=1729#comment-392 Thanks for stopping by! Love your blog! Thanks for stopping by! Love your blog!

]]> By: alittleguitar http://theguitarbuzz.com/guitars/whats-the-appeal-with-relic-guitars/comment-page-1/#comment-390 alittleguitar Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:48:05 +0000 http://theguitarbuzz.com/?p=1729#comment-390 Couldn't agree w/ you more! Couldn’t agree w/ you more!

]]> By: GuitarDaddy http://theguitarbuzz.com/guitars/whats-the-appeal-with-relic-guitars/comment-page-1/#comment-388 GuitarDaddy Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:03:31 +0000 http://theguitarbuzz.com/?p=1729#comment-388 You nailed the point flyssy... at least for me! You nailed the point flyssy… at least for me!

]]> By: flyssy http://theguitarbuzz.com/guitars/whats-the-appeal-with-relic-guitars/comment-page-1/#comment-387 flyssy Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:10:07 +0000 http://theguitarbuzz.com/?p=1729#comment-387 Like you say, each to his own. I do like a guitar to look lived in, not to the extent of the one in your picture, but a little road rash does add authenticity in my mind. Then again, I would never have the courage to relic one of my own, I prefer it to grow organically! Like you say, each to his own. I do like a guitar to look lived in, not to the extent of the one in your picture, but a little road rash does add authenticity in my mind.

Then again, I would never have the courage to relic one of my own, I prefer it to grow organically!

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