Can a jazz be too road worn?

[Richard Jinman]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304290976019
 

Road worn by the climate in Orkney, apparently. Certainly looks like authentic wear and tear, but is there a point at which wear becomes dereliction? 

[NancyJohnson]

I had a Precision from that period and the finish was bombproof; I'd take (with a big pinch of salt) the claim a previous owner lived in Orkney...what did he do, leave it outside or use it as an oar?  That looks like it's been in a flood.

 

It's odd there's little evidence of finish damage on the neck.

[Richard Jinman]

4 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

I had a Precision from that period and the finish was bombproof; I'd take (with a big pinch of salt) the claim a previous owner lived in Orkney...what did he do, leave it outside or use it as an oar?  That looks like it's been in a flood.

 

It's odd there's little evidence of finish damage on the neck.

The peeling paint reminds me of an old boat … so perhaps he surfed on it. 

[alyctes]

1 hour ago, NancyJohnson said:

I had a Precision from that period and the finish was bombproof; I'd take (with a big pinch of salt) the claim a previous owner lived in Orkney...what did he do, leave it outside or use it as an oar?  That looks like it's been in a flood.

 

It's odd there's little evidence of finish damage on the neck.

 

No fret wear, little if any finish damage on the neck; neck change? 

[Hellzero]

Check this, it's already been discussed here : 

 

[Richard Jinman]

14 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Check this, it's already been discussed here : 

 

Oh, apologies for doubling up

[Hellzero]

No apologies needed, it's the right place to put this.

 

Now, you just have the explanations about the condition of this bass. 😉

[NikNik]

That poly has either had acid poured over it or, as was hinted at in the previous thread, been victim to a heat gun

 

[Dan Dare]

My '72 sunburst was similarly battered, although not as bad as that. I stripped it back in the 90s. Fortunately, the grain wasn't bad, so I oiled it and left it bare. Wish I hadn't, now roadworn is 'in', but there we are.