ROCKINRIT Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I was checking out a 2012 R8 VOS cherryburst the other day. Are these VOS's suppose to have a slight relic'd look. The hardware has some tarnishing. Both back cavity covers are full of scratches and there is slight "checking throuout the body. The guy selling it says thats the way it came from the factory. Is this correct? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR9 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 The VOS will have a dullerl finish compared to a bright high gloss one. (It can be buffed or polished to a higher gloss) There will ba a "tarnish" on the screws and other metal parts. The plastic on the back may be dull and scratched (can be buffed out). Not exactly sure what you mean by checking throuout the body as I have not seen a weather checked one from the factory unless it is a Murphy aged one The Certificate of Authenticity would say if it was a Murphy aged guitar.. With the exception of the checking, it sounds just like the other VOS guitars I have seen, including my 2012 VOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC Burst Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 The VOS finish usually looks dull, but no checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJRNM Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I have both the gloss and VOS versions of the 2011 R8. The VOS does have tarnished hardware and aged backplate covers. I've been polishing the 'aged' parts to be more like the gloss version.....my preference. The top/back finish looks the same, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitefly Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 The VOS finish usually looks dull, but no checking. On my 2010 R8 VOS I can see a tiny amount of checking near the neck pickup tone pot. It isn't easily noticeable but it's there, kinda cool actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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