Jazzmaster62 Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 Does ageing your pickguard in tea count? Guilty as charged! 😎 Quote
NikNik Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 Limelight does some ace relicing, from what I've seen. Quote
Hobbayne Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 5 hours ago, NikNik said: Limelight does some ace relicing, from what I've seen. Oh yes. 😋 4 Quote
Slappindabass Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Hobbayne said: Oh yes. 😋 Òoooo mine should be here next week. Been a bloody long 3 months!!!🤣 Quote
Hobbayne Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Slappindabass said: Òoooo mine should be here next week. Been a bloody long 3 months!!!🤣 Was it yours that was waiting for parts that caused mine to jump the queue a head of you? Oh dear, what a shame - never mind! 😂 Quote
NikNik Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 This is something I really like that Limelight did....... 1 Quote
Slappindabass Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 57 minutes ago, Hobbayne said: Was it yours that was waiting for parts that caused mine to jump the queue a head of you? Oh dear, what a shame - never mind! 😂 You Git!!!! They were waiting for paint!🤣 1 Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 45 minutes ago, NikNik said: This is something I really like that Limelight did....... Whereas for me there's not one thing I like about it! 1 Quote
Hobbayne Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 38 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Whereas for me there's not one thing I like about it! Actually two things. Its not a Stingray!! 🤣 1 Quote
NikNik Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 2 hours ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Whereas for me there's not one thing I like about it! Not one? That's a shame.... Quote
Krysbass Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Each to their own; but even genuinely road worn basses don't float my boat. In fact, I must confess to being extra careful; verging on OCD, to keep my basses looking as unmarked as possible - which is a particular challenge in the more cramped venues I play in.😯 2 Quote
Woodinblack Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 3 hours ago, NikNik said: This is something I really like that Limelight did....... I could go for that. For me I would want to replace the metal parts with decent cleaned up versions, but I don't mind the wood being like it is. Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Hobbayne said: Actually two things. Its not a Stingray!! 🤣 Tbf I actually use a jazz most the time these days! Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, NikNik said: Not one? That's a shame.... I don't like that grotty hardware or the finish colour. Quote
Owen Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 I have a friend who builds lovely Violins etc. He mildly relics them because the Orchestral bods pure loves a bit of patina. It is not just us. 1 Quote
NikNik Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, owen said: I have a friend who builds lovely Violins etc. He mildly relics them because the Orchestral bods pure loves a bit of patina. It is not just us. Bet they do! I recall learning Upright at school. When I started the class (it was an offshoot of the main music class) there was only one bass there, a new-ish one. It had a hard, aggressive tone and two other students said 'wait until the old one comes back from repair.' When it did, I fell in love with it. Not just for the tone but for the way it looked. Quote
tauzero Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 On 18/04/2019 at 10:21, NikNik said: This is something I really like that Limelight did....... Why is it that it's considered a good thing to have something relicked to look like that, but if it had attained that look by the normal means of being dragged behind a car and then left in a pond for a year, it would be rightly considered as being horrible? I wouldn't want to touch that without rubber gloves on. 1 Quote
Hobbayne Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 I do agree that the above Jazz is a bit OTT with that relic. I would never have gone that far. However, the sonic blue P bass with that light relic is tasteful. Quote
NikNik Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 14 hours ago, tauzero said: Why is it that it's considered a good thing to have something relicked to look like that, but if it had attained that look by the normal means of being dragged behind a car and then left in a pond for a year, it would be rightly considered as being horrible? I wouldn't want to touch that without rubber gloves on. Rubber gloves? What are you afraid of? Appearance and aesthetics aside, the above Jazz is a testament to Mark's skill in the relicing process. And that's something I admire: his skill. Quote
skidder652003 Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 35 minutes ago, NikNik said: Rubber gloves? What are you afraid of? Appearance and aesthetics aside, the above Jazz is a testament to Mark's skill in the relicing process. And that's something I admire: his skill. I don't think I've ever seen a genuine bass from the 60's or 70's with the patina of years on the road that looks as bashed up as a heavy relic, they appear to me at least as fake as an ERG politicians promise. I couldn't bring myself to go for a light relic either, feels a bit like a personalised number plate on a Ford Mondeo, but each to their own.. 2 Quote
skidder652003 Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 2 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Bobby Vega’s Jazz.... ah yeah I forgot about him! Quote
BigRedX Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) On 20/04/2019 at 09:34, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Bobby Vega’s Jazz.... He should get that re-sprayed. He can afford it. Edited April 23, 2019 by BigRedX 1 Quote
Reggaebass Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 51 minutes ago, bassfan said: This was new last year. I love it. That’s lovely 👍 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) Nothing against relicing, but we should accept it's just shabby chic for boys... Is this any different? Edited April 20, 2019 by Stub Mandrel 3 1 Quote
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