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yeah i agree, however i like the idea of someone recreating Kurt Cobains guitar exactly as it was - so it's more of a replica than a 'smashed up to make it look used because i can't be bothered'. The big thing for me is that i can lean it up against a wall or slide it onto wooden floor boards with no fear that a knock or scratch will damage it.
We'll see how i get on with it when it arrives but i got it for a price that i won't lose any money on if i decide to sell on
tilover-
No doubt it's a quality instrument, whatever the finish on it!
You and me differ on the replica thing too though. Driving a replica rally car on the road? Wearing full Lionel Messi Barca kit down the park for a kick-a-bout? Painstakingly recreated replica guitar of your musical hero? Weird, weird, weird.
diceface
I'm not sure about all that relicking, road worn and replica business. Seems a bit like ripped jeans to me. Someone in a workshop making it look old even though it's new strikes me as a bit strange.
That said I went to look at a cheapo Epi LP on gumtree. Missing knobs, strap button and lots of lacquer missing around the neck joint didn't do it for me either and that shit was clearly authentic. That or they've got some practice to do before their professional relicking career can take off.