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Given that the guitars had at least two fret dresses. I'd say that was realistic to assume the guitars been gigged constantly. Yet it still has less wear on it than the most basic 'relic' guitar.
Thats my problem with it really. It just looks contrived to me. If you use them, they bang up anyway.
I like my guitars, clean, undinged, undented, covered in paint and, when appropriate, shiney too.
Yes some relic jobs are overdone, but there's more badly done relics than overdone ones. Loads of vintage guitars show heavy wear.
... to the point where I now assume that any really heavily worn guitar is probably a fake.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
You could just as easily state that when you see a vintage guitar with great paint, you assume it's a refin. Or at least a dealer would.
This just caught my eye: a '58 strat refin relic job.
https://guitarvillage.co.uk/products/fender-stratocaster-black-refinished-pre-owned-1958-vg
we're through the looking glass, people.
It's an odd situation.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.