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Witloofboer
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Belgium
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Brutalitarian Supremacy
Silver Member
USA
270 Posts |
 Posted - 03/28/2009 : 17:49:38
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i wonder if the switches are reliced also ...my brother has a few of them and the switches work about as well as a limp pecker! ...killer pedal though...mandatory for bass players in my opinion |
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
1418 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2009 : 18:40:00
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Hopefully this is the straw that breaks the back of the camel that is carrying the relic trend... |
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ronster
Gold Member
Australia
645 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2009 : 07:48:11
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| I think if they price it right then it will sell but I suspect they will want some rediculous amount of $$$$ for it which will just turn people of buying relic gear from manufacturers. |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2009 : 06:49:26
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redundant
Silver Member
Turkey
247 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2009 : 07:15:53
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What the hell has the "reknowned artist" been doing - hammering in nails? My 10 year old GT-2 doesn't have a chip off of it.
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2009 : 13:03:42
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Hi pedals 4 pv (Jake)
Off topic.
Man! I really do like your new Avatar.
Hi redundant
Like your GT-2, mine came from a working-touring muso,
It's old and smells of stale smoke, but has only one little chip,
one one corner.
I guess some people care a lot less than others.
Would I buy this kind of New-relic?
Simple answer NO!
It would be interesting to hear-know, how many of these get sold?
Regards Dr. Bob 
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2009 : 13:13:23
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silvertone6120
Gold Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2009 : 16:07:20
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Pay less for a "non-relic" model, throw it against a brick wall for about a half an hour and it'll look the same.
PT Barnum nailed it: "A fool and his money are soon parted..." |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 02:52:32
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Pedalhead
Silver Member
USA
245 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 04:48:41
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| I don't get ANY of the relic stuff, whats next? I see amps with torn, faded, tolex, grill cloth that smells like cigarettes already, maybe a caster missing. Dumb, dumb, dumb. |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 05:22:41
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+1 to Brutalitarian for the switch comment. Notoriously unreliable.
I saw a TV special about vintage guitars, and a guy who works in the Fender custom shop revealed that it takes 2 hours to relic a guitar.. I know they don't cost (much?) more than the closet classic/NOS versions, but that seems like not a whole lot of labour to me..
The whole relic thing puzzles me as well.. Why not buy something beat up and old (not nearly as expensive as clean/mint vintage gear).. still possible with 70s strats/teles and the same era Gibsons.
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silvertone6120
Gold Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 16:50:53
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Only problem there is a lot of 70s era Fenders and Gibson are in the POS category, and not worth big coin IMO. That can also be said of paying such a high premium for an artificially relic-ed guitar.
It's funny though: Most of the time you see a relic guitar(no matter the brand) for sale and they ship 'em from the factory in a case that looks brand new! Why don't they go to the trouble to trash the case too? Because after all, everybody knows that most of the time the case takes the brunt of the action with most gigging guitars! |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 19:03:03
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Great pedals, but I wouldn't buy it in this state.
I'd toss it away and buy a new one, this one is long overdue.  |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2009 : 00:09:32
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quote:
Originally posted by verivorax
+1 to Brutalitarian for the switch comment. Notoriously unreliable.
I saw a TV special about vintage guitars, and a guy who works in the Fender custom shop revealed that it takes 2 hours to relic a guitar.. I know they don't cost (much?) more than the closet classic/NOS versions, but that seems like not a whole lot of labour to me..
The whole relic thing puzzles me as well.. Why not buy something beat up and old (not nearly as expensive as clean/mint vintage gear).. still possible with 70s strats/teles and the same era Gibsons.
+2 have you seen the road worn fender series costing about 400 more the the mexi strats. |
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Stengah2010
Silver Member
Australia
167 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2009 : 08:50:55
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Pedal/guitar/amp relic'd through years of use and abuse = Super cool
Pedal/guitar/amp relic'd at the factory = Super lame
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