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Post subject: To relic or not to relic, what do you think?
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:56 am
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Hi all, well I am contemplating acting on the thought of allowing my 2010 Blues Deluxe reissue tweed covered amp, to naturally relic.

I will do this by simply taking off the brown amp cover all together, so whilst conveying the amp in the boot of my car to and fro for rehearsals and gig's the relic shall occur

I have the following amps;

Fender Pro Tube Twin Amp, Fender Hotrod Deville 410, Fender Blues Junior and the BDRI.

If I decide to let this thing relic, will it hurt my resale of the amp if I need to sell it one day.

Of course there are two crowds, old worn relic lovers (me) and Shiny New Mint lovers also (me) :P

I do get turned on looking at a bruised and battered tweed amp that appears to have done more miles than my feet. :lol:

What would you do :?:


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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:14 am
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I'm of the exact opposite persuasion. I would do my best to (realizing that accidents are inevitable) keep all my gear as new looking as possible, but that's me.

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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:21 am
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Having grown up hauling amps around in all manners of ways,you will not damage it,or "relic" it badly if you just take care and not abuse it...I used to tie a rope across a Marshall 2x12 combo,ala Bluesbreaker,and haul it in the back of my pickup truck...it was fine.
You could see many pickup trucks with music gear piled in the back and a rifle in a rack in the rear window back then. :)


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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:51 am
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Rebelsoul wrote:
Having grown up hauling amps around in all manners of ways,you will not damage it,or "relic" it badly if you just take care and not abuse it...I used to tie a rope across a Marshall 2x12 combo,ala Bluesbreaker,and haul it in the back of my pickup truck...it was fine.
You could see many pickup trucks with music gear piled in the back and a rifle in a rack in the rear window back then. :)


ha haa... awesome, I would like to see a picture of that. A nice gig rig all sat up on the back of a Ute ie; pickup truck with a shotgun in the back window. I love it :D

Yeah given that I have the other amps, it is tempting to take the cover off of this BDRI and just let it get dirty and flirty with the relicing.

Still need your opinions people...


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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 6:32 am
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Rebelsoul wrote:
You could see many pickup trucks with music gear piled in the back and a rifle in a rack in the rear window back then. :)


You can still see that out here, RS.

But the weapon is likely to be an AR15, AKS47, or Mini-14.

:mrgreen:

To the original question: the only instance in which this works is if the cab/amp in question is covered in lacquered tweed. Untreated tweed will end up looking merely "abused".

But lacquered tweed acquires "mojo".

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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:27 am
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Relic'ing is on its way out.

Burning stuff, is all the rage at the moment!

And drowning stuff too.

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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:52 am
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Yeah,I like the tweed to be lacquered also and will treat my guitar cases,I don't like "fresh" tweed.

side note for Arjay 8) ...my rifle used to be a Winchester 30-30 in the rack,and I have the AR-15s,and M1 Garands also,but my alltime fav is the M-14....which I have to settle for the semi auto version,now. :wink:


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The first service rifle I ever fired for the record was the M-14 back in 1969 while attending basic at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. It was a solid piece that I respected and enjoyed.

I have a Springfield Armory NM M-1A......I just wish 7.62 NATO were a little cheaper to shoot these days.

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Post subject: Re: To relic or not to relic, what do you think?
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:41 am
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[quote="kineman karma"If I decide to let this thing relic, will it hurt my resale of the amp if I need to sell it one day.[/quote]

YES it will hurt resale value. This is just a BDRI, not a 1950's tweed Fender amp. Like pre-CBS Fender guitars, the vintage Fender amps will continue to sell for big bucks no matter what condition they are in. You will just have an abused amp, not a "relic" and will be valued less than a used BDRI in good condition. Homemade relic jobs always bring the price down.

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Post subject: Re: To relic or not to relic, what do you think?
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:49 am
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metropolis74 wrote:
Homemade relic jobs always bring the price down.


Indeed.

Guitars and amps.

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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 6:43 pm
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I've never understood the need to relic a guitar or amp.
Not my cup of Joe I guess.

I see lots of used/abused amps in pawn shops and guitar stores and they just look like dirty abused amps. But that's me. Whatever floats your boat....

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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:57 am
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My relic jobs come from years of use,not abuse.
I can't stand to use something that looks like I haven't taken care of it.


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Rebelsoul wrote:
My relic jobs come from years of use,not abuse.
I can't stand to use something that looks like I haven't taken care of it.


+1!

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Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:10 am
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to purposely relic a guitar or amp is to put a phony face on them.

They should earn their stripes through care & unavoidable wear.

No offense intended, just a strong opinion.


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Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 12:38 pm
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It seems the majority of responses favour due care. 8)

Thanks for your responses guy's.

It was just a thought.

I have a couple of relic guitars but I just don't have a reliced amp to suit.

All is good as left is good. :D


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