Oh, Lordy....

[adouglas]

From HC this morning:


Harmony Central®: HowAudio.com Introduces "How To Relic A Guitar" DVD By Acclaimed Luthier Steve Soest

Get yours today!

People will buy any d*mn thing......

 

[mynan]

Shouldn't that be "How to wreck a Guitar"???

 

[ashiin]

silver should relic one of his 30ths.

 

[Big Poppa]

Ive known Steve Soest from 30 years. Nice guy and trying to make a buck I assume...

 

[oddjob]

I wonder... should I relic my daughter's Daisy Rock bass... bet I could sell it for tons of cash on ebay.

 

[bovinehost]

How do you know him, BP?

My pal Mark Jenny has been doing the relic thing for a while now, and does a stellar job.*

mjtelecaster.com

He's kind of overly-focused on Telecasters, but so many of my friends are.

Jack

*If you like that sort of thing.

 

[silverburst]

Steve has done work for me before (back when I lived in OC), and is a gentleman and a hell of a luthier.

That being said, I think relic-ing anything (guitars, rat rods, leather clothing) is kind of retarded.

 

[Big Poppa]

I think it goes back to Orange County speaker in the early seventies....

 

[Fred E.]

Steve Souest--haven't heard that name for a while. I contacted him in the early 80s about a restoration that I was doing & I needed some obscure parts. I was referred to him by a Cincinnati music store that was housed under a club owned by Larry Flynt (always thought that was an interesting location). At that time Steve was one of the few guys around who was a source for vintage parts--most guys were more interested in routing templates to install Floyd Rose's in old guitars. He was a nice guy to deal with.

 

[Psycho Ward]

I just don’t “get” the relic thing, I like shiny new basses. Plus the relic trend will hurt the Wonder Wipe market. Give me new looking basses any day!

 

[EBMM7181]

I'm with Chuck, I like mine shiny and new!

 

[Oldtoe]

I like mine fried and with gravy.



Wait, what the hell are we talking about?

 

[mynan]

I'm with Chuck, I like mine shiny and new!

Same here...if my bass looks played to death and full of battle scars, I want it to be because I actually played it to death and battled for those scars.

On the other hand...I don't have any dings or scratches on my SR5 yet, and I'm trying really hard to keep it that way.

 

[adouglas]

Plus the relic trend will hurt the Wonder Wipe market.

I think you've hit on something here.

New product:

Wonder Wipes Relic Pads

Available in 60, 80 and 120 grit.......

 

[1Echo]

I think you've hit on something here.

New product:

Wonder Wipes Relic Pads

Available in 60, 80 and 120 grit.......

And with good marketing you can convince the masses it isn't just regular sandpaper, but instead a specially formulated grit for most standard bass guitar finishes. Naturally, you'd need to get Wonder Wipes Relic Custom Pads for mucking up those limited edition colors.

 

[Aussie Mark]

silver should relic one of his 30ths.

+1

He could list it on ebay as a -30th Anniversary.