theplumber Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 I bet the Fender guys in the custom shop are plopping it now....This guy knows the secrets!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 I quite like a bit of relic but the back of that neck is awful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Reggaebass said: I quite like a bit of relic but the back of that neck is awful Well, you can see which bass he would have saved in a fire….. not that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Bridgehouse said: Well, you can see which bass he would have saved in a fire….. not that one. I think it’s been leaning on the woodburner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplumber Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 I feel dirty just looking at it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Looks like motor oil rubbed into the wood 😂🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Bunion said: Looks like motor oil rubbed into the wood 😂🤣 It’s the castrol GTX model 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Or maybe boot polish. (Couldn't possibly be anything so wimpy as shoe polish, not for this guy...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) I'm sure it's the new Mike + The Mechanics signature model. Woohoo greasy ! Edited December 4, 2021 by Hellzero Fat fingers on a small smartphone 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Ah the old "hit with a chisel than colour it in with a Sharpie" relic technique, only the most masterful luthiers are capable of such work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 If that was a tenner at the car boot I'd probably leave it there, as it would need far too much work to make it sellable. Wondering if all the black muck smeared over the belly cut is an attempt to hide plywood laminations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I wonder if you get a free tetanus shot with it as well? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbloke Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 This bass certainly has some vintage mojo. It's probably also carrying the bubonic plague. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I think what happens with these relics is that the perpetrator sees an earlier relic job that is not very good and seeks to better it but ends up doing it more badly. This then perpetuates and indeed makes worse their relic job and then someone else comes along etc etc etc..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I do like a reliced bass. There - I've said it. However, the relicing should bear some relation to natural wear. I have no idea how a musical instrument could end up looking like this, unless it's been used as an oversized spatula to ladle heavy duty lubricant into the mouth of an over-aggresive, robot shark. Once, in the not too distant past, that was a nice looking instrument. Unfortunately, following its recent "customisation" you now need rubber gloves, full body PPE and a tetanus jab just to look at it. Shame. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisLovatt Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 That must've used up a lot of sharpies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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