@@NicholasReguin the paint being garbage isn’t an excuse to say that people will want that vintage look, many don’t want their guitars paint to turn to crap that fast and that horribly. Besides that the dude clearly doesn’t take care of his shit. I’ve never heard of anybody who digs their finger nails into their guitars. I’ve also never seen someone’s picking pattern so obvious in the paint because they don’t know how to properly strum. It’s not hard to keep a guitar looking good. Again, the paint wearing out is the only thing you cannot blame on him, and even then if fender is still doing garbage paint jobs and charging upwards of 3k for it, then they’re a shit company too
Get a G&L Legacy tribute if you don't mind the weird headstock. I absolutely love mine and you can find them super cheap second hand these days. The pickups are way better than anything you'll find in a production model squier or fender. Also the trem system is by far my favorite on any strat I've played
@@thrashtronaut999people like the vintage stuff but having a relic or aged is rarely good looking so this is the best and og way, also its just how things have been, its at this point sort of an investment thing too. these are i feel like the entry to investment guitars where a custom shop with a good wear can sell for more 10-20years later
Lots of musicians aren't the brightest. They think more expensive means more better. Also bragging rights, "yeah I have a custom shop guitar". It's funny because if you go up to your average Joe they won't know what that even is.
Everyone has an opinion on what makes a good guitar. Some people like them light, some people like them heavy. Some people like them worn in, some people like them brand new. I can promise you one thing, the only person that opinion should matter to is the person who plays it.
@@BobbyGeneric145 oh yeah, that stuff is more objective. Nut/saddle/pickup height. But even then, it depends on the gauge strings you use, if you like a high or low action
It's taken me nearly 36 years to very personally relic my 1988 Gibson SG 62 reissue.. all the dings, scratches, worn paint, yellowy/brown binding discolouration, and the nitro lacquer all cracking etc. all my own work. :) I love it so much. 🫶🏽
If you haven't already, you can fix the pots with Electrical Contact Cleaner, just be sure not to get it on the finish, spray down the pot where the knob sits.
@@colinwallace5286 It's a required part of guitar maintenance. I would do it at least once a year. Bought a Peavey JF-1 and the treble only goes up to 7, then cuts out since nobody did maintenance for 10+ years on her.
That's crazy. I just bought a Schecter Demon 7 and I can literally scrape it with my pick and it doesn't even leave a scratch. A guitar that expensive by such a famous brand should not be that bad.
Right? The fuck does this dude do. I’ve had the same guitar I’ve used on many shows and toured with a few times look almost brand fucking new. The only ding it has is from when I bent over sitting at my desk and the neck smacked the table infront of me. It’s the smallest tiniest little ding the size of one of his fingernail holes. Even my picking and strumming I’ve never in my life had my pic touch anything other than the strings. What does he do to his guitars that it looked that shit after one gig
@@bappochan6615 they use nitrocellulose paint similar to what they used back in the day and a thin layer of it so that the guitar naturally gets worn in when you use it. Some ppl love the look of a worn guitar that has been used for years
Right I always wonder how the wear is so obvious, I play a lot but I have a stand for it and I have probably only dropped it once I try to be careful with it
@@mookiewilson6783 yup, besides lightly smacking my guitar on the table I have snapped many strings, tho that was when I was getting them off Amazon so they were definitely rip-off fakes. If I did a 2 step bend I’d always snap a string, now with my proper strings I can bend and do whatever the fuck I want, no rust, no snaps. Been a minute since I’ve HAD to replace, I normally replace my strings either when I get bored of the gauge, or when the fretboard needs a good clean
@@bappochan6615ıt depends on the finish.most modern day guitars that were made in like the last 25-20 years all use better paint material that is like waaaaaay waaaay harder to wear into.thats why most modern guitars dont get naturally reliced
At one point they did; I have a MIM 60s Classic Series with a nitro finish. You can probably find them second hand pretty cheap; mine was just under $1,000 new.
This is a very funny comment, but I mean, it's kind of true ! Older guitars were made with different parts, so they will sound different... however. "vintage sound" usually just means like. "my guitar has single coils and I'm using a tube amp." lol
@@ScratchdHelp You're probably right ! I haven't played with enough tube amps to really know (an old buddy let me use this very nice fender combo, as well as a little 15 watt thing), but I feel like the differences between any two amps are more noteworthy than between the wider categories of tube and solid state.
@@ScratchdHelp in a way i guess yeah, i think it has more to do with volume, tube amps are wayyy louder and dont get as distorted when cranked up like solid states
Yeah, I have a player Strat that I modded with Dimarzio HS-3 pickups and brass nut Yngwie style and it’s my best guitar. Just as good as my MIJ 1994 YJM signature.
Years ago a dude that worked in a guitar shop was talking to me about Fenders, he said "you wanna know the main difference between a US made Fender and a Mexican Fender? A couple hundred miles. Same wood, same materials, just assembled across the border ". I'm sure that was a slight over generalization, but it's probably 90% true.
I have a player Lead III and that fucker is MINT. No imperfections whatsoever upon receiving it. The mexico plant fucking kills it with their build quality
I have an 84' Fender Strat made of swamp ash with a maple neck. I think its coated in polyteurethane, almost no wear on the finish and I play it nearly everyday.
I have a player series that would not show wear, so i got some sand paper and carving tools to got to work. Changed pickups and installed locking tuners and its a work horse. I have a tele that i might relic as well.
I am about to purchase my second telly. I’ve been saving for American standard. It’s a 19 8081. It’s beautiful. My struts have to be hard tail . There’s just something about that sound of a hard tail it’s different and I love it.
Made a 60’s style strat with parts from Warmoth. 5 years old and except for the expected fret wear it looks and plays great. I didn’t cheap out and it only cost $650ish.
Cosmetics man, it is all about the tone and playability with those guitars. It is hard to believe nitro will be that delicate, must be the thin skin variety such as to relic easier.
I have a feeling you might enjoy Nick Johnston's signature guitar from schecter, it's a s-type guitar with modern features like a roasted maple neck and a modern tremolo, and also locking tuners and a tusq nut
relic'ing/wear as a selling point... what genius marketing. make substandard finish that wears out quickly a desired feature (its like paying more for worn out ripped jeans). Fendor never needs to spend a cent on improving process but yet continues to up the price 😂
Shit I have an HSS player series Strat...I think that's the name of it. It's got a white to blue gradient finish from neck to bridge. It's beautiful and coveted since it's my first real guitar and I hope it doesn't get worn as easily as the custom shop Strat lol
WTF… I played 1500+ 4-5hr sweaty bar gigs on my G&L.. it still plays perfectly. I did have to replace bridge saddles a cpl times bc of my highly corrosive sweat but that’s it. Still has the original frets, whammy is perfect, tuners ditto and electronics also ditto. Dude/ try some maintenance. Scratchy pot… clean it.
Oh wow haha I actually own one of the very first mexican strats made in my hometown and I've been using it almost daily for over 20 years, the paint is still in pristine condition except for a tiny spot after I dropped by accident lol I don't know what this dude does to his guitars to cause so much wear and tear to them 😂😂😂
The cosmetic wear is something for which I was prepared (though not quite to this extent). But the hardware and electronics failures... At the end of the day, I'm glad I'm not buying a custom shop...
Seems like a custom shop isn’t worth it! The nitro paint is a preference if you like the vintage wear and tear on the paint job, but I’d be pretty pissed if my volume pot was acting like that after a year, not to mention the whammy bar breaking off! I’ve had my fender American deluxe for 12 years, play it every day, gig with it, and I’ve never had a problem with it.
Ok, here’s of summary of 99% of the comments so you don’t have to read them all: “I’ve had my xyz model made by xyz for xyz years and it doesn’t have a scratch! I’ve played it in xyz gigs and it only cost me xyz dollars! I’ll never buy another guitar from xyz!! You’re welcome.
I don't understand why people like relics/wear. My mexican strat still looks brand new after a year. Oh, well. More cheap and good-looking guitars for me.
meanwhile, my GIBSON Les Paul that also has a nitro finish, still looks fantastic after being played hard by me for years. No scratchy pots, broken parts, etc. fender fucking sucks
I agree. I feel like the pre-worn stuff is almost worse than a used guitar with less wear. But, idc if me or even my tech guy dings it up a bit (he did free work for me)
My prs se holcomb is 3 years old, gets played on daily, has been gigged has been in some horrible humid conditions. Doesnt scratch. Meters don’t scratch. 950,-. Don’t buy into the fender hype.
5k+ for krap finish and electronics. I played like 7 different fender custom shop builds and the American ultra somehow played better and sounded nicer….
WTF, I've had a 99 custom vintage since it was brand new. Played several hours per day that whole time and almost NO damage. You're doing that on purpose.
So all of these cool vintage guitars with the natural relic-ing are a result of what essentially sounds like a bad finish? I feel like I’d want to put more work in before my guitar starts looking all old and beat up
You can save so much money by building a parts Strat with the aftermarket and avoid the quality shortcuts that fender factory puts in their overvalued, overhyped guitars. For the price of one custom shop, you could build at least three quality strats that actually exceed the quality of a custom shop.
Bro I got a Mexican fender strat from 92 and it doesn’t have a single scratch on it. It’s second hand and I’ve played it for 7 years. Take better care of your stuff and it doesn’t get scratched up
I have a $20 Schecter made in Mukmanistan that may be the greatest guitar ever. She's straight and pretty and easy to play. It appears all of these old legends come with an excuse book.
What an absolute piece of crap hahaha. For the amount of money this silly guitars cost everyone can buy something so much better. Fender and Gibson are soooooo overrated (and overpriced).
Painting guitars it’s not a great option and the reason why they do it is to cover up ugly looking wood ,for me I prefer non-painting guitars with just an oil finish for protection. Also paint compresses the sound on the guitar slightly, unpainted resonate better in my opinion.
i mean nitro finish is used because we like the scratches it picks up over time but that much wear from just one gig is not whats supposed to happen. did they not put a clear coat on or something like dam
Man you are just to ruff on it if you want something to beat on get a set of drums . You can get a Donner they sound real good they cost less then you want feel bad to use it like you do now they have a great sound as well . Then when you learn how to play it you then can get a Finder.
The volume pot thing is dust in the pot, easy fix. It happens to everything that has a potentiometer. Use a sprayed fluid call DeOxit and the noise will stop.
Its the nitro lacquer. Its not as tough as newer poly finishes and must be taken into account when handling any guitar with a nitro finish. Im not saying one is right or wrong but they are 2 completely different types of finish. You could have ordered poly finish from the custom shop instead
Imagine buying a new Corvette in the dealer says if you pay extra you can get the relic application,, We will professionally, dent, scrape and scratch your new car to make it look, lived in
The Squier Affinity I got when I was 14 and still use has barely a few scratches even bringing it around the world and on stage. Are you performing in a warzone?
Not many people know this, but if you actually take care of your instrument it'll last longer. Nothing can be done about your badly applied finish and subpar electronics though. High end guitar parts are supposed to last more than one year.
So in other words... Don't buy a custom shop Strat 😂
They’re so garbage
It’s just a preference lol vintage fenders also had that finish which was known to wear off. If it’s a look you like, go for it.
@@NicholasReguin the paint being garbage isn’t an excuse to say that people will want that vintage look, many don’t want their guitars paint to turn to crap that fast and that horribly. Besides that the dude clearly doesn’t take care of his shit. I’ve never heard of anybody who digs their finger nails into their guitars. I’ve also never seen someone’s picking pattern so obvious in the paint because they don’t know how to properly strum. It’s not hard to keep a guitar looking good. Again, the paint wearing out is the only thing you cannot blame on him, and even then if fender is still doing garbage paint jobs and charging upwards of 3k for it, then they’re a shit company too
@@bappochan6615wrong. Many people spending this amount of money for a custome shop are seeking this type of paint.
@@bappochan6615 Chill man, it's just a guitar, not a murder case.
I’ll just mod a squire
Easy there money bags, Harley Benton 😂
@@MrMisfitfsk1😂😂😂
Lol 😂@@MrMisfitfsk1
Get a G&L Legacy tribute if you don't mind the weird headstock. I absolutely love mine and you can find them super cheap second hand these days. The pickups are way better than anything you'll find in a production model squier or fender. Also the trem system is by far my favorite on any strat I've played
@@MrMisfitfsk1 🤣🤣
pays top dollar for a shitty finish and shoddy electronics
yeah I don’t quite understand it myself
Actually, nitro finishes are sought after because when the guitar wears it looks much nicer than a poly finish
@@drugcrabso shitty paint= good paint for some people? interesting…..
@@thrashtronaut999people like the vintage stuff but having a relic or aged is rarely good looking so this is the best and og way, also its just how things have been, its at this point sort of an investment thing too. these are i feel like the entry to investment guitars where a custom shop with a good wear can sell for more 10-20years later
Lots of musicians aren't the brightest. They think more expensive means more better. Also bragging rights, "yeah I have a custom shop guitar". It's funny because if you go up to your average Joe they won't know what that even is.
So in 10 years your custom shop will be a matchstick with no volume pot.
Nice.
The tech who set up my last guitar said he's seen brand new 20k usd custom shop strats that were absolutely garbage.
Everyone has an opinion on what makes a good guitar. Some people like them light, some people like them heavy. Some people like them worn in, some people like them brand new. I can promise you one thing, the only person that opinion should matter to is the person who plays it.
@@Augrills he was talking about setup related stuff before /after.
@@BobbyGeneric145 oh yeah, that stuff is more objective. Nut/saddle/pickup height. But even then, it depends on the gauge strings you use, if you like a high or low action
It's taken me nearly 36 years to very personally relic my 1988 Gibson SG 62 reissue.. all the dings, scratches, worn paint, yellowy/brown binding discolouration, and the nitro lacquer all cracking etc. all my own work. :)
I love it so much. 🫶🏽
I got my 89 Sg used, its in good shape, but none of the relic is mine. My 2001 SG ive had since day 1, all those dents are mine
If you haven't already, you can fix the pots with Electrical Contact Cleaner, just be sure not to get it on the finish, spray down the pot where the knob sits.
Will IPA work????
@@INTERNETMOWGLI If you are talking about beer, I dunno, give it a shot!
This after one year?
@@colinwallace5286 It's a required part of guitar maintenance. I would do it at least once a year. Bought a Peavey JF-1 and the treble only goes up to 7, then cuts out since nobody did maintenance for 10+ years on her.
Yeah the finish that's already half gone lmao
That's crazy. I just bought a Schecter Demon 7 and I can literally scrape it with my pick and it doesn't even leave a scratch. A guitar that expensive by such a famous brand should not be that bad.
People want that and like it. That’s why it’s only custom shop option
my guitar is over 20 years old and it looks perfect, despite the fact that I play it every day
Right? The fuck does this dude do. I’ve had the same guitar I’ve used on many shows and toured with a few times look almost brand fucking new. The only ding it has is from when I bent over sitting at my desk and the neck smacked the table infront of me. It’s the smallest tiniest little ding the size of one of his fingernail holes. Even my picking and strumming I’ve never in my life had my pic touch anything other than the strings. What does he do to his guitars that it looked that shit after one gig
@@bappochan6615 they use nitrocellulose paint similar to what they used back in the day and a thin layer of it so that the guitar naturally gets worn in when you use it. Some ppl love the look of a worn guitar that has been used for years
Right I always wonder how the wear is so obvious, I play a lot but I have a stand for it and I have probably only dropped it once I try to be careful with it
@@mookiewilson6783 yup, besides lightly smacking my guitar on the table I have snapped many strings, tho that was when I was getting them off Amazon so they were definitely rip-off fakes. If I did a 2 step bend I’d always snap a string, now with my proper strings I can bend and do whatever the fuck I want, no rust, no snaps. Been a minute since I’ve HAD to replace, I normally replace my strings either when I get bored of the gauge, or when the fretboard needs a good clean
@@bappochan6615ıt depends on the finish.most modern day guitars that were made in like the last 25-20 years all use better paint material that is like waaaaaay waaaay harder to wear into.thats why most modern guitars dont get naturally reliced
I wish fender made affordable nitro bodies
At one point they did; I have a MIM 60s Classic Series with a nitro finish. You can probably find them second hand pretty cheap; mine was just under $1,000 new.
I mean, it is affordable. Just not to you.
Affordable is relative. Do you know how to save up? My first SG took me a year to afford
@@jeremiahmeraz9298 No need to be a dick about it.
@@jeremiahmeraz9298 No need to be a d!ck about it.
"vintage sound" ah yes, my guitar will sound different depending on what year it was made.
This but unironically
This is a very funny comment, but I mean, it's kind of true ! Older guitars were made with different parts, so they will sound different... however. "vintage sound" usually just means like. "my guitar has single coils and I'm using a tube amp." lol
@@PhoebeAlwaysWins yeah ur right lol, but i i personally don't think that tube amps differ a lot to solid state though, strong believer of that
@@ScratchdHelp You're probably right !
I haven't played with enough tube amps to really know (an old buddy let me use this very nice fender combo, as well as a little 15 watt thing), but I feel like the differences between any two amps are more noteworthy than between the wider categories of tube and solid state.
@@ScratchdHelp in a way i guess yeah, i think it has more to do with volume, tube amps are wayyy louder and dont get as distorted when cranked up like solid states
I will NEVER stop modding mexican fenders. It's so cost effective and you end up with a better product
Yeah, I have a player Strat that I modded with Dimarzio HS-3 pickups and brass nut Yngwie style and it’s my best guitar. Just as good as my MIJ 1994 YJM signature.
Years ago a dude that worked in a guitar shop was talking to me about Fenders, he said "you wanna know the main difference between a US made Fender and a Mexican Fender? A couple hundred miles. Same wood, same materials, just assembled across the border ".
I'm sure that was a slight over generalization, but it's probably 90% true.
@@TheOfficialCaseMade I just bought a MIM floyd rose 10 months ago , @ its beautiful They are the same exact components
2001 wants its sound back, dude
I have a player Lead III and that fucker is MINT. No imperfections whatsoever upon receiving it. The mexico plant fucking kills it with their build quality
“Wang bar” lol
That’s what paul McCartney calls it too 😮😂😂😂
I have an 84' Fender Strat made of swamp ash with a maple neck. I think its coated in polyteurethane, almost no wear on the finish and I play it nearly everyday.
I have a player series that would not show wear, so i got some sand paper and carving tools to got to work. Changed pickups and installed locking tuners and its a work horse. I have a tele that i might relic as well.
Get a heavy relic best purchase ever nice slidey neck nice finish sounds amazing as they all do and it doesn't ding easy
You also play your guitars like you're not sure how to make her climax.
I am about to purchase my second telly. I’ve been saving for American standard. It’s a 19 8081. It’s beautiful.
My struts have to be hard tail . There’s just something about that sound of a hard tail it’s different and I love it.
A lesson to young people about how not to waste money.
Made a 60’s style strat with parts from Warmoth. 5 years old and except for the expected fret wear it looks and plays great. I didn’t cheap out and it only cost $650ish.
Cosmetics man, it is all about the tone and playability with those guitars. It is hard to believe nitro will be that delicate, must be the thin skin variety such as to relic easier.
This is why Fender is a colossal joke, and why companies like Kiesel, and even Schecter have far better QC than Fender could possibly hope to have.
I have a feeling you might enjoy Nick Johnston's signature guitar from schecter, it's a s-type guitar with modern features like a roasted maple neck and a modern tremolo, and also locking tuners and a tusq nut
Idk if you already do it but a cool series would be teaching how to repair/take care of your guitar!
Unfortunately I don’t think he takes care of his guitars
He is not good teacher in this case
relic'ing/wear as a selling point... what genius marketing. make substandard finish that wears out quickly a desired feature (its like paying more for worn out ripped jeans). Fendor never needs to spend a cent on improving process but yet continues to up the price 😂
I say by your own brand spankin new Fender Strat. Play that mofo, and it will become a custom strat, from your own hands.
Moral to the story, get an SG.
Respect for having actual wear on your guitar from playing and not having a factory do it for you.
only cause his technique sucks
Shit I have an HSS player series Strat...I think that's the name of it. It's got a white to blue gradient finish from neck to bridge. It's beautiful and coveted since it's my first real guitar and I hope it doesn't get worn as easily as the custom shop Strat lol
Scratchy pots are pretty easy to fix with compressed air
WTF… I played 1500+ 4-5hr sweaty bar gigs on my G&L.. it still plays perfectly. I did have to replace bridge saddles a cpl times bc of my highly corrosive sweat but that’s it. Still has the original frets, whammy is perfect, tuners ditto and electronics also ditto. Dude/ try some maintenance. Scratchy pot… clean it.
safest guitar player ever
This is some next level coping😅
What an awful guitar then
Oh wow haha I actually own one of the very first mexican strats made in my hometown and I've been using it almost daily for over 20 years, the paint is still in pristine condition except for a tiny spot after I dropped by accident lol
I don't know what this dude does to his guitars to cause so much wear and tear to them 😂😂😂
The cosmetic wear is something for which I was prepared (though not quite to this extent). But the hardware and electronics failures... At the end of the day, I'm glad I'm not buying a custom shop...
Seems like a custom shop isn’t worth it! The nitro paint is a preference if you like the vintage wear and tear on the paint job, but I’d be pretty pissed if my volume pot was acting like that after a year, not to mention the whammy bar breaking off! I’ve had my fender American deluxe for 12 years, play it every day, gig with it, and I’ve never had a problem with it.
I don’t know why anyone would buy a more expensive fender than a Mexican made model. So much more money for negligible differences
Finish is whatever preference and whatnot but damn shitty electronics for that money is baddddd
I will always prefer poly finishes over nitro. Way more durable.
Ok, here’s of summary of 99% of the comments so you don’t have to read them all:
“I’ve had my xyz model made by xyz for xyz years and it doesn’t have a scratch! I’ve played it in xyz gigs and it only cost me xyz dollars! I’ll never buy another guitar from xyz!!
You’re welcome.
Not paying extra for a substandard finish. I'll keep buying IYVs. More for your money. A lot less money 💰
it's acutally hilarious that they're selling these cheap guitar as "vintage" all of us can do bad paint job and hardware
I have two CS models close to 15 years old, both well played, and both in mint condition. Don't blame the guitar for your own carelessness.
Natural wear is beautiful. So much better than a 'relic' job.
I don't understand why people like relics/wear. My mexican strat still looks brand new after a year. Oh, well. More cheap and good-looking guitars for me.
meanwhile, my GIBSON Les Paul that also has a nitro finish, still looks fantastic after being played hard by me for years. No scratchy pots, broken parts, etc.
fender fucking sucks
So cool (i love natural relic)
I agree. I feel like the pre-worn stuff is almost worse than a used guitar with less wear. But, idc if me or even my tech guy dings it up a bit (he did free work for me)
My prs se holcomb is 3 years old, gets played on daily, has been gigged has been in some horrible humid conditions. Doesnt scratch. Meters don’t scratch. 950,-. Don’t buy into the fender hype.
5k+ for krap finish and electronics. I played like 7 different fender custom shop builds and the American ultra somehow played better and sounded nicer….
WTF, I've had a 99 custom vintage since it was brand new. Played several hours per day that whole time and almost NO damage. You're doing that on purpose.
So all of these cool vintage guitars with the natural relic-ing are a result of what essentially sounds like a bad finish? I feel like I’d want to put more work in before my guitar starts looking all old and beat up
You can save so much money by building a parts Strat with the aftermarket and avoid the quality shortcuts that fender factory puts in their overvalued, overhyped guitars. For the price of one custom shop, you could build at least three quality strats that actually exceed the quality of a custom shop.
He obviously treats that like crap. The nitro makes it worse. He probably chases rats in the garage with it.
I have been grossly disappointed with fender custom shop every time. All my squiers have been great though
Bro I got a Mexican fender strat from 92 and it doesn’t have a single scratch on it. It’s second hand and I’ve played it for 7 years. Take better care of your stuff and it doesn’t get scratched up
I have a $20 Schecter made in Mukmanistan that may be the greatest guitar ever. She's straight and pretty and easy to play. It appears all of these old legends come with an excuse book.
Custom shop is garbage. People like him just cope by justifying wear as cool
What an absolute piece of crap hahaha. For the amount of money this silly guitars cost everyone can buy something so much better. Fender and Gibson are soooooo overrated (and overpriced).
So, fender makes the finish bad quality so that it would look "relic". And yall are paying like double the price, actual goons
Painting guitars it’s not a great option and the reason why they do it is to cover up ugly looking wood ,for me I prefer non-painting guitars with just an oil finish for protection. Also paint compresses the sound on the guitar slightly, unpainted resonate better in my opinion.
"yea....this is all my play wear......😏are you imlressed yet. Yea its all damage induced by me😌. Im not like other ppl, im an individual"
?? wtf are you talking about. of course its going to feel different if you wear it down yourself instead of some guy in a factory doing it for you
Bros flexing this but I’ve literally had a squire for like 8 years and no electronics or hardware issue… sounds like a scam.
Screw that 🤣 I have a guitar I’ve played every day for 13 years start and there’s 3 dings on it from stage on the back. It looks like new otherwise
i mean nitro finish is used because we like the scratches it picks up over time but that much wear from just one gig is not whats supposed to happen.
did they not put a clear coat on or something like dam
That's why you should buy PRS. Even an SE is better than a custom shop.
Just buy a squier and mod it. You’re paying a thousand extra dollars for a guitar that can’t even handle regular playing
Yeah I'm sorry but an authentic finish is one thing (artistic if you're in to that kind of thing) but pots failing so soon is extremely disappointing
damn custom shops gives you ez aging guitars
Serves you right for buying a custom shop Strat.😆😆
Also, that's not how you spell wear.
My squier strat ive been playing for 24 years this year, is my loyalfriend i own other major brand case queensas well. 3 years still new for me
Man you are just to ruff on it if you want something to beat on get a set of drums . You can get a Donner they sound real good they cost less then you want feel bad to use it like you do now they have a great sound as well . Then when you learn how to play it you then can get a Finder.
If you did that to a guitar in one gig, either you have something wrong with your belt area, or you’re just bullshittin..
custom or not lol.
My fender American elite still looks like day1 except minor damage even after 5 years
INMHO it's a great bullshit spend a lot of money for a forced aged guitar !
You’re lying my friend. That, or you have real problems with your belt & the way you play a guitar.
The volume pot thing is dust in the pot, easy fix. It happens to everything that has a potentiometer. Use a sprayed fluid call DeOxit and the noise will stop.
There’s just no way that back wear was from one gig unless you did something on purpose.
Its the nitro lacquer. Its not as tough as newer poly finishes and must be taken into account when handling any guitar with a nitro finish. Im not saying one is right or wrong but they are 2 completely different types of finish. You could have ordered poly finish from the custom shop instead
he wanted the nitro though he said that in the video
Guitar nerds will legit pay top dollar for shitty paint and shitty electronics to get a “relic look”. 💀
That's ehy im never buying Gibson/Fender... utter garbage
I’d take an Epiphone over a Fender any day.
Bro you should NOT be having all these issues after a year or two wtf lol
Bruh, my fender “star caster” I got at Costco when I was 9 is nicer…. the fuck
Fender makes garbage instruments, at least the electronics last longer than 4 years in a Gibson
I was waiting for the pros but I guess I’ll just buy a Squier lol
I’ve had a squire affinity for like 5 years and don’t have a scratch
Maybe, I don't know, try a different brand of guitar on occasion.
That’s a bad application. The lacquer shouldn’t fail like that
Imagine buying a new Corvette in the dealer says if you pay extra you can get the relic application,, We will professionally, dent, scrape and scratch your new car to make it look, lived in
Yet people talk shit about Gibson 😂 I love both brands btw
Bro could’ve bought any other guitar and it would’ve been better
You're 12. Why do you have a CS?
The finish is intended like this but the elevtronics should be fine😂
So they give severely worse quality for a higher price?
There's a charm. The volume knob probably needs cleaning if it's crackling, and i don't know why the trem would go out though
Bros room just dusty.
One gig? Were u wearing a blender as a belt buckle?!?!?
The Squier Affinity I got when I was 14 and still use has barely a few scratches even bringing it around the world and on stage. Are you performing in a warzone?
Not many people know this, but if you actually take care of your instrument it'll last longer. Nothing can be done about your badly applied finish and subpar electronics though. High end guitar parts are supposed to last more than one year.