I dunno, I thought I was reading a post on TGP by mistake, judging by the polarised views, wild sweeping statements, followed by tit for tat comments about how someone must keep their home (or not), or how long they've played, customised, reliced, polished, whatever, etc. Relax, guys! It's just a guitar - with a finish that doesn't appeal to you. So what? Heck, I'm not much a fan of burst finishes - most of them look horrible to me - but who cares! (Oops! If this
is TGP I'm gonna get mega-flamed within minutes, :lol )
I've currently 3 relic-y/aged guitars in my small collection: a truly tacky to look at, but great budget player (Vintage V100PGM); a beautiful looking and wonderfully playable ESP Eclipse AHB with a neck and action to die for; and the fave of all my guitars, a Gibson Marc Bolan VOS, which resonates in my hands like nothing I've ever played before or since, exceptionally well setup and finished, and an absolute joy to play with a killer old school sound. I don't give a damn about their ageing being fake and not "earned" after 4000 gigs down at the crossroads - it's just a finish which, in two of the cases I've listed above, really, really appealed to me and helped swayed my purchasing decision at the time.
At the end of the day, many things we purchase involve decisions where our heart (sense of beauty, esthetics) plays just as big a role as our head (specifications, fitness for purpose), be it guitars, cars, that wrist watch, or even the toaster in our kitchens. You shiney-guitar lovers: please, before reaching for your pitchforks and flaming torches, consider that those exact same considerations went into your decisions to buy that shiney, flame/quilt/whatever top - which I may well have considered as being boring, tackily "Las Vegas", and the last thing I'd be seen playing at a gig, thank you very much.
:lol
Isn't rather cool that we don't all like like the same things? Me say "yes"! 8)
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Going back to my AxeFX now to rock out and maybe write a few riffs. :encouragement: