Tanner1994 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 imo why would any one want one of these guitars? its like buying a beat up like guitar for the same price as a new one. i would want to be the one who gave my guitar all of its like the scratches and dents, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyH Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 God Bless America!. I don't understand it either, but if that's what people like, then it's wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I thought the same thing when I saw these at GC a few weeks back. Seems stupid to me, but I guess some people are into pre-worn stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Some one actually started a thread asking how to age their Lester.... I don't get it, either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 imo why would any one want one of these guitars? its like buying a beat up like guitar for the same price as a new one. i would want to be the one who gave my guitar all of its like the scratches and dents' date='[/quote'] How would you check one for damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I wouldnt damage any of my guitars like that in purpose... I want them all to look like new 20 years from now... I understand people that likes their guitars to sport battle scars... and that's fine with me, if mine got any I wouldnt try to fix 'em... But paying "new" price and sometimes even more for a worn guitar is just nuts in my opinion, Ive seen some guitars go for more than twice the price just because they are relic'd and stuff like that, and I just dont get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I don't like it either but I guess it's like buying pre-washed jeans... Actually its just marketing at its best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I don't like it either but I guess it's like buying pre-washed jeans... Actually its just marketing at its best... You mean aside from Harley-Davidson; right? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 You mean aside from Harley-Davidson; right? :) Do they sell Pre-washed Harley's??? Here's my baby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Do they sell Pre-washed Harley's??? Here's my baby... LOL! Sweet scoot' date=' Dave. No, I was referring to the whole HD marketing strategy and constituency. I love raggin' my Harley riding friends as much as they love raggin' my rice-ridin' a$$. [img']http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo39/Cruznolfart/Scootin_Stuff/IMG_0896.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 imo why would any one want one of these guitars? its like buying a beat up like guitar for the same price as a new one. i would want to be the one who gave my guitar all of its like the scratches and dents' date='[/quote']You're young, right? A lot of guys want a guitar that looks like it's been around since the 1950s and gigged, that's why. You won't (or shouldn't) find a 50 - 60 year guitar that looks brand new. The fact that it's the same price as a new one and not more makes it a pretty good deal. People pay up to $2,000 extra for an aged Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienAzrael Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 You're young' date=' right? A lot of guys want a guitar that looks like it's been around since the 1950s and gigged, that's why. You won't (or shouldn't) find a 50 - 60 year guitar that looks brand new. The fact that it's the same price as a new one and not more makes it a pretty good deal. People pay up to $2,000 extra for an aged Gibson.[/quote'] +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I wouldnt buy one just for the aging, but if I was going to buy a strat or a tele and the best playing/sounding/etc one in the shop was a road worn then I wouldn't hesitate to get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I feel if you have a guitar thats really beat up...or at least looks like its got miles on it you had better deliver when you pick it up. You better have the chops or youll be labeled a poser. Thats one reason I took the "SRV" off of my SRV Strat. If you walk the walk you had better be able to talk the talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 These guitar have very fine detail. The funny part is you would think they would be like 5 grand but GC is selling them for $950. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Why are they less than the regular American-made strats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner1994 Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Why are they less than the regular American-made strats? i have no clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Well the list price is $1200 you save 21% (250). So i dont think its much cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Why are they less than the regular American-made strats? I heard they're actually made in Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:oilpit: Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Once you play one of those Strats you won't give a rat's *** how aged it is. kicks American Standard's *** every time IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 i don';t think it's to dumb to pay more for a aged guitar, more work/time/money goes into them. so it makes sense that they might cost more, and if they cost less then the same guitar but unworn then you're actually getting a deal. my opinion on them is that road worn can be cool sometimes. it kind of gives the guitar a cool mojo if you know what i mean. it can be cool to have i kind of beat up guitar, i personaly would want my stratocaster to look a little beat up. i don't about my LPs but i like strats to be ruff around the edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 You can take a Fender. Mexican, American, Korean, Indonesian, whatever. Doesn't matter. Hell, a Samick as far as that goes. Beat the crap out of it. Freeze it, slap it with your keys, drag it behind your tractor, bury it in your yard a few months, dig it up, pull out the termites, put the pickups on the grill, blow cigarette smoke on em' for months at a time, hang em' on the roof of a diesel repair shop for a few months, let the neighbor kids use it for a baseball bat, ect., ect., It'll still sound like crap. It'll just look like crap. Yuk, yuk.................. Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Wilson Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Just saw these in a Music 123 catalog today........ I'm with you guys. Nothing's cooler than a guitar that sounds great and has age marks to show that it's earned through years being played lovingly. But buying one that is a cosmetic copy out of the box is, well silly. If you want a strat to look like it's been played for 20 years, buy one and play it for 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Yep kinda pissed me off in Guitar center yesterday when I saw the Tele's in person. I was buying strings for my Tele and saw several people looking at them one of the new baby salesman asked me if I'd seen the road-worn yet. I looked at it even played one and sadly they did a pretty good job on it, the aging process looked almost like mine even if I did spend 30 years wearing the paint off. I brought mine in out of the car after the salesman I always work with asked and the manager and others were looking at them both and comparing them you could tell the difference especially in feel and the look of the fretboard wear but a non-player probably couldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 No big deal. It's a Fender. Unscrew the neck, and you can figure out when it was built. THAT'S where the money is........ God I hate Fender. Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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