BlueJayWater

Hello There.
So I'm wondering, what are your opinions on those relic, road-worn, damaged guitars? To me it depends on the wood, color, and severity. I own a 77 Les Paul, and it's got a couple of nicks and dings. Personally, I really ****ing dig it. It's a nice Tobacco Burst, and it wears them good. On the other side, I also have a 90's FSR Strat. It looks almost brand new to be honest. Not a single knick. It's in Inca Silver (Think Robert Cray), and I don't think it can pull off a scratch. Generally, I like the fact that something has been broken in, played, loved (in a twisted way), and has been around. Now there are limits to me. If you have a guitar that has cracks, 90% of the finish has been scratched off, and your hardware is just rust, then I think it's time to put her down. What about you?

desperatechris

Battle scars are the sex.

dannyalcatraz

I don't care for guitars that are intentionally reliced, but any guitar tht has come by its battle scars honestly is OK by me.

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If it's intentionally beat up (like reliced Strats sold by Fender), they almost always look terrible.

They look pretty good with some wear and tear on them. For like 2 months, I had a Martin GT-75 (me and my dad bought cheap to sell) and it had some really nice wear on that looked like it really has been loved by the previous owners for a 48 year old guitar.

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gregs1020

a strat's not a strat unless it's beat up.

/opinion.

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Offworld92

It's cool as long as it wasn't put there intentionally.

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deadsmileyface

This. I hate those "road worn" or "relic'd" guitars, but I like beat to hell vintage guitars that got their battle scars through years of heavy use.

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FatalGear41

I suppose if your guitar gets worn and scarred as a result of heavy gigging over the years, then that might make it a bit more interesting to you personally. But these "relic" guitars that are beat to hell artificially to make them look a hundred years old strike me as ridiculous. I rather doubt that anyone believes that your "relic" guitar is a valuable antique, and these "signature relics" that seek to duplicate every nick and scratch of some famous so-and-so's guitar are truly a waste of money - and probably a waste of an otherwise good guitar.

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Kyleisthename

Well, my guitar is beat to ship.

I've hit it with a hammer a couple times on different occasions but not for the purpose of relicing it, just pissed me off. So I have no choice to love how a beat up guitar looks.

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zackk

I like my guitars to look good. As such, I hate imperfections and "battle scars." I would never buy a guitar with intentional damage and do my best to avoid damage to my guitars. It bothers me when I chip the paint or something.

tonehunter1992

I have one guitar that I guess you could say I relicd , It was a cheap strat I always left in my highschool music room and it go really beat up but in a bad way , I fixed it up but wasnt happy with how it looked(deep scratches etc). So i decided i would strip the guitar and possibly refinish it etc. I was very new to working on a guitar so i was using basically a blowtorch to remove the paint and ended up burning the guitar in spots along with removing the finish and at that point it just looked cool. I then just coated it with some linseed oil and left it all burnt and beat and it looked really good. I think relics (even man made ones) have their place but its all preference , I think john mayer's black one looks so cool beat up but some people would prefer something more clean cut.

ethan_hanus

Depends, a strat, i wouldn't care getting nicks and scratches on, but my Spalted maple Tele, I would freak out if it got a big dent or scratch on it...it's way to nice to damage.

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Seref

It only looks good in extremes. Either extremely pristine or extremely roadworn. A 95% fine Lester with a few dings and scratches would bother me. A Strat that looks like it's been dragged behind a truck is sexy.

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T00DEEPBLUE

Pre-relic'd guitars have and always will be a dumb idea.

And if you feel the need to beat up your Strat for it to have any distinct personality at all, then clearly it's a guitar devoid of personality. Which therefore makes it a dull guitar to begin with.

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innertom

i really like the look, that being said im never paying more for a guitar thats been abused.

JustRooster

Beautifully put.

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strictly-diesel

i'd hate to see a guitar with a nice flamed maple or quilt top have chips or dents but i agree that strats have a cool vibe to them when they show wear

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