in this video i'm putting across the case for road worn and relic guitars
now love them or hate them they are out there and they become more popular
but what could the attraction to road worn or relic guitars be
let's take a look at both sides and then let me know in the comments which camp you're in
fake they're all fake well they certainly are but let's take a look at cars and trucks for a while
now resto mod vehicles have been popular you know when you make a car look old but it's got some new
parts on it some people are even adding the rust effect to trucks and cars because it just looks
cool and in the furniture world it's very much a thing to go for that worn vintage look that
vintage vibe using paint layering effects and then rubbing off part of the top layer
it's also in the clothing industry warm look jeans and jackets etc it's everywhere but they
are all fake though i mean fake as in you know i'd rather put the wear on the guitar myself or
put the wear on the car myself or put the wear on my clothes myself through walking you know i mean
but some people like the vibe of it and haven't got years to wait for that let's say mojo yeah but
they just look sort of beaten up destroyed all that extra money for something that's
beat up yeah but to be fair there is more work involved especially removing enough finish to make
it look authentic and the signature models from back in the day take ages to get right copying
all those wear patterns from famous artists and they all look like beaten up pieces of
i mean who's buying it i certainly can do if you overdo it but if it's done right then it can have
the appearance of looking worn in or played i do agree that some guitars look like they've been
through hell and back but horses for courses right we're all different and we all like what we like
and they've got all the same wear patterns so they basically look all the same like all the same but
how often do you meet another guitar player who's got exactly the same guitar as you and usually
the guitars have got nitro finishes on them so they wear quicker and you get to make it yours
mine's starting to wear now it's unlike any other 50s road one strat out there plus
i modded it to make it mine as will many other players pick guard knobs extra wear pickups nut
so on and so forth i still don't like them though you don't have to but we can still be friends
i do find it very interesting though that there are no road worn or relic acoustics well very few
i think i might have seen a few working their way through but that was a little while ago no road
worn pedals again there are a few out there though but i haven't seen a road worn amps the old amps
have such a good vibe to them but of course it's not all about the appearance with amps is it it's
about the worn in speaker and the tubes doable though you can have that one on me fender might
be a million dollar idea so which side of the fence do you sit on let me know in the comments
love them or hate them though i reckon they're here to stay cheers