roburado
Well-known member
Ah, the relic topic again.
I used to think that I'd never buy a relic'd guitar. Well, I went back on that. I got one last week. It's "faded" and used and was made in 2008. Why did I get that? Well, it's an iconic shape that has a lot of inconsistency associated with it over the decades. This series of "faded" guitars was reputed to be pretty consistently good. So, I went looking for one. I found a used one pretty close to where I live. Frankly, it sounded and felt better to me--even more EBMM-like with its satin-like/natural neck feel--than any example of that guitar I found in a GC. If it didn't sound better and feel better than any of the other guitars shaped that way, well...I would never have gotten it.
I don't know if the faded finish has anything to do with the tone. It could. Sure. I think it might have to do more with the chambering in the guitar and probably the wood the factory was using for that series of guitars.
So, I suppose, never say never. I used to think I'd never get a guitar shaped like that. Now, I've got one. EBMM is still number one in my book, though. I feel like I had to do a ton of research to find a good guitar of that model/by that company, and I would probably not have bought one without playing it first. Never had to do that with an EBMM, especially ones set up like from the factory. I'll buy an EBMM sight unseen.
I used to think that I'd never buy a relic'd guitar. Well, I went back on that. I got one last week. It's "faded" and used and was made in 2008. Why did I get that? Well, it's an iconic shape that has a lot of inconsistency associated with it over the decades. This series of "faded" guitars was reputed to be pretty consistently good. So, I went looking for one. I found a used one pretty close to where I live. Frankly, it sounded and felt better to me--even more EBMM-like with its satin-like/natural neck feel--than any example of that guitar I found in a GC. If it didn't sound better and feel better than any of the other guitars shaped that way, well...I would never have gotten it.
I don't know if the faded finish has anything to do with the tone. It could. Sure. I think it might have to do more with the chambering in the guitar and probably the wood the factory was using for that series of guitars.
So, I suppose, never say never. I used to think I'd never get a guitar shaped like that. Now, I've got one. EBMM is still number one in my book, though. I feel like I had to do a ton of research to find a good guitar of that model/by that company, and I would probably not have bought one without playing it first. Never had to do that with an EBMM, especially ones set up like from the factory. I'll buy an EBMM sight unseen.
