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windwalker9649 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:16 am

I love the fact that the loser rip off artists on ebay try to sell beat up newer used guitars by adding the word "Relic" in the heading then add a few hundred$ on it when in reality the value of it should be dropped dramatically. The only thing that adds value on a relic is who relics it, if its factory its more, if you do it, less. I saw the road worn series, they're $500 guitars they charge close to $1000.

Time-Machine · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:19 pm

Forget the looks and go for the spec's

I'd rather get a Classic Players 50's or 60's strat

keiths · **Joined:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:09 am **Posts:** 126

orvilleowner wrote:

JRmusic wrote:

I`m done evaluating, it`s definitely poser with an art factor. I don't think I could play live with one without kind of feeling like a knob, especially when people ask "what year is that strat?" or whatever; because an old beat up guitar inevitably draws those questions.

I'm looking forward to the day when I go into my local music shop, point to the Road Worn hanging on the wall, and ask why that old, beat up, clearly non-vintage Strat has such a high price tag on it.

I agree with you guys... But on the bright side of it, If they can pull this kind of $$$$ for this MIM worn guitars,
Then all of us who own older Am.Strats or any Strats that are naturally worn "Relic" Then our values should go way up on ours. :lol:

Maybe we can all retire if we sell one...

Keiths

Blertles · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:04 am

cwpainter wrote:

orvilleowner wrote:

cwpainter wrote:

orvilleowner wrote:

The Road Worn guitars are the only guitars that will get "better" by hanging in a Guitar Center for months and months and played by dozens of teenagers.

It's really interesting that you mention that.. Take a look at the Custom Shop Relics on musiciansfriend.com- several of them are being discounted marked as 'scratch and dent'!! I find that very, very funny.

That is funny. I guess some scratches and dents look more realistic than others. The wrong kind add up to a discount.

I have been wondering when we will see Road Worn Amplifiers:

Or perhaps someone already sells them?

I don't think that relic amplifiers will ever really catch on.. The whole point of the relic guitar that most don't seem to get is that guitars sound better with age. Amplifiers rarely do. It's not about faking people into thinking that you have had this guitar for years and years and you earned every one of those nicks and scratches. It's a simple matter of association: older=better sound. And since most wouldn't be able to tell the difference in sound anyway as long as it looks the part that's good enough.

Correct me if Im wrong, but I think I recall the custom shop putting out a very small number of tweed bassman amps that had a distressed look- can anyone remember this?

gmroadkings · **Joined:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:10 am **Posts:** 4

Well, there are lot's of comments here guys, but to me it comes down to, does the guitar give you any juice for your mojo? Is it responsive, more so than a shiny new one with no dings? I think that what fender is going for here besides the obvious fad of the vintage look, is to give you an artificially aged guitar. One that responds and resonates more like an old guitar. I picked one up in a GC and wacked on it a bit and I have to say, it did feel much more like an older instrument as far as responsiveness and feel goes. That always inspires me when that happens. In fact, I started writing a new song right there. I was disappointed at the roughness of the frets. They clearly need to be dressed, which shouldn't be the case for a "road worn" guitar. The bottom line on a guitar to me is always, does it give me that juice? Is is a good value for that amount of "juice? I'm am interested in one possibly. I'm going to consider it. I may go with an american with nitro finish if I can find one that gives me that fee that I am looking for. But if I can't find that, or if I can't find a used AM with some juice that I can afford, I might just plunk down the cabbage for a MIM worn out looking slab! Hell, ya can't buy a vintage one without a second mortgage, and we all know how hard second mortgages are to get right now!

Carry on!

flanker35 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:06 pm

I wonder if the price of the Road Worn Series will go up in Feb just like all the others? I mean they have only been out a few weeks and the price seems pretty steep to me now. Maybe Fender already figured in the price considering the release date.

cwpainter · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:26 pm

I do remember the distressed tweed custom shop amps. I think that they've done it a couple of times.

qblue · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:47 pm

If you try to sell the roadworn guitars say 10 years from now they will have no increased value. Truly a guitar for a poser or a teenager with a rich daddy. :oops:

Blackie Fan · **Joined:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:14 am **Posts:** 55

Yeah, I have to weigh in on this. Curiosity was getting to me, so I had to check these out. Any time Fender reveals something new I'm there.

My first thought was, "man, when they relic a guitar they don't mess around." Nothing subtle about this relic job. It had that assembly line look to it. Sort of like worn/aged jeans. The more expensive ones actually looked like they may have been around for a long time and broken in, as opposed to the cheaper pairs that somebody took sand paper to the same spots on each pair and went to town for an exaggerated effect.

I will say though that I liked the nitro finish - what was left of it. That alone, without the relic job would have said vintage mojo to me. And to my surprise, the 50's Strat that I played was nice. Had a great feel to it.... really. I was impressed. But not $950 impressed.

Sorry Fender, I don't see enough positives to fetch that kind of cabbage.
I will say if you were to build the same axe, without the relic job and price it in $600 - $700 range I would consider it. The relic job should be an option though, and not the standard.

And speaking of standards, the new MIM Standards deserve props. I played a few to get a feel and liked them. Swap out the pickups with your favorites and you have a nice work horse guitar. Now if only we can get those with a nice nito finish.... :wink:

texasguitarslinger · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:47 pm

Blackie Fan wrote:

And speaking of standards, the new MIM Standards deserve props. I played a few to get a feel and liked them. Swap out the pickups with your favorites and you have a nice work horse guitar. Now if only we can get those with a nice nito finish.... :wink:

That would be really cool.

qblue · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:01 am

Blackie Fan wrote:

Yeah, I have to weigh in on this. Curiosity was getting to me, so I had to check these out. Any time Fender reveals something new I'm there.

My first thought was, "man, when they relic a guitar they don't mess around." Nothing subtle about this relic job. It had that assembly line look to it. Sort of like worn/aged jeans. The more expensive ones actually looked like they may have been around for a long time and broken in, as opposed to the cheaper pairs that somebody took sand paper to the same spots on each pair and went to town for an exaggerated effect.

I will say though that I liked the nitro finish - what was left of it. That alone, without the relic job would have said vintage mojo to me. And to my surprise, the 50's Strat that I played was nice. Had a great feel to it.... really. I was impressed. But not $950 impressed.

Sorry Fender, I don't see enough positives to fetch that kind of cabbage.
I will say if you were to build the same axe, without the relic job and price it in $600 - $700 range I would consider it. The relic job should be an option though, and not the standard.

And speaking of standards, the new MIM Standards deserve props. I played a few to get a feel and liked them. Swap out the pickups with your favorites and you have a nice work horse guitar. Now if only we can get those with a nice nito finish.... :wink:

I think the road worn are MIM. The clues are: 1) Fender Ping tuners, 2) 21 fret neck, and 3) Urethane on the neck (these necks are made in USA, distressed and assembled in Mexico).

Maybe these nitrocellulose bodies will be made in the future in Mexico.

Blackie Fan · **Joined:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:14 am **Posts:** 55

Right. They are MIM. My point was that it would be nice to have THIS guitar with the nitro. finish, but without the relic job and price. Something I don't really see in the Fender product lineup.

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