Happy Jack Posted September 17, 2019 Posted September 17, 2019 This is really rather tasty, reminds me of my old Crinson. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Super-Rare-Blackpoole-Relic-51-57-Precision-Bass-Killer-Spec/401851050701?hash=item5d90306acd:g:gF0AAOSwQKZdWCIu The given explanation ("Blackpoole Guitars were renowned builders of relic instruments. This bass dates to around 2008 to 2010 when the company was disbanded. It was the classic case of victims of their own success. Demand was so high they couldn’t meet it.") contains at least some weapons-grade bull stinky poo so I'm not convinced about the rest of it ... 1 Quote
troubadour Posted September 17, 2019 Posted September 17, 2019 Passed me by, but checks out. Quick Google of "Blackpoole Relic Works" comes up with some interesting results. Particularly the open letter on the Seymour Duncan site. Looks like he struggled to meet any kind of demand. So this would be a somewhat rare completed one. Quote
ash Posted September 17, 2019 Posted September 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, troubadour said: Passed me by, but checks out. Quick Google of "Blackpoole Relic Works" comes up with some interesting results. Particularly the open letter on the Seymour Duncan site. Looks like he struggled to meet any kind of demand. So this would be a somewhat rare completed one. Links please. Quote
troubadour Posted September 17, 2019 Posted September 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, ash said: Links please. www.google.com 1 Quote
ash Posted September 17, 2019 Posted September 17, 2019 As Troubadour says looking at Google it appears that it’s a similar story to Dr Bass. Where a product was raved about and then sheer numbers of orders and poor management caused its downfall. The victim of its own success perhaps? https://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/showthread.php?188254-Blackpoole-Relic-Works-is-no-more! Quote
prowla Posted September 17, 2019 Posted September 17, 2019 I'm thinking there's a reason for them being rare... (...ie. they didn't sell many!) 1 Quote
Bassassin Posted September 17, 2019 Posted September 17, 2019 Looks like a generic Fender copy covered in filth. One of the things in life I simply am not equipped to "get". Quote
wateroftyne Posted September 18, 2019 Posted September 18, 2019 IMO they look like a Skegnesse rip-off. 1 2 Quote
lemmywinks Posted September 18, 2019 Posted September 18, 2019 Terrible relic job that is instantly recognisable as artificial. What's the obsession with making basses look like they've been used to unblock a septic tank? It doesn't look old or well used, just fake and dirty. 2 1 Quote
Bassassin Posted September 18, 2019 Posted September 18, 2019 Not really clear how the poor soul behind this knockoff brand "couldn't keep pace with demand". I'm pretty confident I could buy a bunch of £90 Harley Bentons, kick them around in the mud a bit and knock out 10 or so of these a week. Easy. Quote
Hobbayne Posted September 18, 2019 Posted September 18, 2019 Well. Whether or not you're a fan of Limelight relics you can safely say this comes nowhere near them. Quote
ash Posted September 18, 2019 Posted September 18, 2019 Agreed - I’m not a fan of the trend to disguise crap with more crap. Quote
Happy Jack Posted September 18, 2019 Author Posted September 18, 2019 Not sure if this link will work: I think it likely that quite a few of these negative comments could have been chucked at my old Crinson. I do assure you, they would have been desperately misplaced and inaccurate! Quote
kodiakblair Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 Nice little earner for somebody. Pretty sure that bass sold on eBay end of July for £341. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Awesome-Partscaster-Relic-039-51-Telecaster-Bass-Not-Fender-Not-Squier-/323859997411?hash=item4b678f62e3%3Ag%3AtKQAAOSwudBdLgex&nma=true&si=ROjRO9ZZjNtTW7ESk5qfa7pH3NY%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Quote
Bassassin Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 Yeah, it's the same bass. Depends if anyone's really going to cough £650 for it. 1 Quote
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