More hilarious relic shenanigans

[Kein engel]

I almost bought this but stopped myself

[bonnp]

what a pile of crap - enough said

[Magnation]

I believe I've found another

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-body-PUNK-ROCK-RELIC-80s-sunburst-/161229392839?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item258a054bc7

Clearly this bloke is the same league of deranged as the seller linked by the OP if he expects £65 for a PLYWOOD body that he's dragged across his garage floor

[paul_5]

Listed as 'Seller Refurbrished'. How bad was it to start with?!?

[Owencf]

Use by Velociraptors

[Diablo]

Wow, who would do such a thing! Almost makes me want to buy it and refurb it properly to save the poor little fella from a life as kindling.

[Westie9]

"Loads of character"..... Love it....

[Leon Transaxle]

Another...
Looks like someone missed the point here!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Relic-acoustic-bass-acoustic-bass-guitar-/111329634994?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19ebc36ab2

[itsmedunc]

[quote name='Leon Transaxle' timestamp='1398166826' post='2431041']
Another...
Looks like someone missed the point here!
[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Relic-acoustic-bass-acoustic-bass-guitar-/111329634994?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19ebc36ab2"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item19ebc36ab2[/url]
[/quote]

If you look at his other items you can see the specialised tools he used to perform the delicate surgery...

[Happy Jack]

Another great band name ... The Special Tools.

[Ktmman]

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1398175045' post='2431192']


If you look at his other items you can see the specialised tools he used to perform the delicate surgery...
[/quote]

You are not far wrong ... As a french polisher , back in the 80/90s i used to specialise in high quality " replica " period pieces from the 17th century...
I used all manner of " special tools" to age the
Pieces ranging from a 3' chain , a brick , red hot nuts and bolts to my favourite , a folded up band saw blade ....
Then there were the chemicals ....

Edited April 23, 2014 by Ktmman

[bonnp]

what a pile of sh*te, i am getting sick of these con artists

[SubsonicSimpleton]

Just seen this horror on gumtree

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/fender-jazz-bass-relic/1059170060

nice custom scratchplate

is the road wear meant to replicate what happens if you keep your bass out of it's case in a small caravan full of woodpeckers?

[lemmywinks]

Oh dear!

When I see these I actually feel compelled to buy them and sand them back, kinda like when you're buying a pet and you take pity on the sickly runt so you can take it home to nurse it back to health. Then I look at the prices and think "f**k that".