Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224547178405?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D70794ddb95dd4c3fb2539dd2c8fad2c0%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D203530013534%26itm%3D224547178405%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Aaf26ee79-ee3a-11eb-9cd8-d2a06c94630e|parentrq%3Ae3f53d0617a0a7b183cf5d81fff490d2|iid%3A1 I'm surprised that this is a SIMs custom paint job, I thought their relics were supposed to be more natural looking than this. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/fEQAAOSwlbBg~aKM/s-l1600.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Looks like someone got a sander for Christmas 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Oh dear... 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Yeah, spotted it and shocked to see SIMs attached to it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) https://www.sims.guitars/spray-shop/finishes/nitro Looks like a variation on the 'World Tour' finish. Edited July 26, 2021 by BreadBin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I like a relic, but that is truly dreadful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) Looks more like 4K, 4K'ed up! All that 'relic' on the front and no buckle rash? Pull the other one. Edited July 26, 2021 by paul_5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 56 minutes ago, BreadBin said: https://www.sims.guitars/spray-shop/finishes/nitro Looks like a variation on the 'World Tour' finish. Sadly that looks exactly like the bass on the website. Looks like no relic I'd be proud of... world tour or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 That's awful. Like the worst Squier Affinity vs. idiot with belt sander botch job you've ever seen. Beggars belief a that a proper luthier/custom shop would turn out such a mess, even more so that anyone would part with cash for it. Hideous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 It looks like it was themed on the Bass Centre's Leo Lyons Woodstock J bass. https://www.basscentre.com/british-bass-masters/bass-centre-woodstock-bass.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 19 minutes ago, ead said: It looks like it was themed on the Bass Centre's Leo Lyons Woodstock J bass. https://www.basscentre.com/british-bass-masters/bass-centre-woodstock-bass.html Yup. Pure horrificness… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Given SIMS’ reputation, I have to say those relics on their site are pretty awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Is there time for me to say yuk ? It resembles something that needs to be cleaned off the pavement 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxlin Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 9 hours ago, paul_5 said: All that 'relic' on the front and no buckle rash? Pull the other one. My thoughts exactly. and the amount of ‘relic’ just makes it look like a very badly treated instrument - eg all the damage around the headstock - that’s not ‘wear’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Even by relic standards that's pretty crappy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I’m quite surprised by this, looking at some of their other basses they do some really nice stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Here’s a relic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 13 hours ago, ead said: It looks like it was themed on the Bass Centre's Leo Lyons Woodstock J bass. https://www.basscentre.com/british-bass-masters/bass-centre-woodstock-bass.html That's ghastly, but at least looks halfway realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 7 hours ago, oldslapper said: Here’s a relic. Nah, Keef is the real deal, relic’s are more like a good bit of make believe... 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 You've gotta love the fake fag-burn on the headstock under the E-string. What is that? A felt-tip pen he's used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 You could literally buy two Limelights for that price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookPassBabtridge Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Woah. That’s really bad. Although for someone who generally isn’t keen on relics it’s taught me a lesson, in that there is an art to making a decent/authentic looking one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, CookPassBabtridge said: Although for someone who generally isn’t keen on relics it’s taught me a lesson, in that there is an art to making a decent/authentic looking one. Yeah, it's 30-40 years of hard, genuine, use... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 On 26/07/2021 at 19:54, BreadBin said: https://www.sims.guitars/spray-shop/finishes/nitro Looks like a variation on the 'World Tour' finish. Do people really part with their hard earned moolah for that? I’m a fan of a natural relic, anyone that’s seen my Oly White ‘69 Jazz Bass will know how much I love it - but this just seems way over the top and completely unnatural? Not for me I’m afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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