who the hell in their right mind would buy this thing

[Strandberg Junkie]

I don't know if this is true but when I read it I busted out laughing because I could picture it .

To add to what CN said, back in the mid 80s I went to see a co-worker's band.
Was hanging before hand and his guitarist showed me his gear.
His guitar was filthy. It was disgusting looking at it up close.
With a straight face he told me he kept it like that because Ed never cleans his either.

 

[Deleted member 38657]

Love it when you talk dirty.

One tablespoon of dirt can hold more organisms than there are humans on the planet.

 

[DrewJD82]

I remember reading an interview with Ed back in the day about how he didn’t like having his necks cleaned and he gave a tech shit for cleaning one at some point, but that’s the most I’d ever heard about it. Seems to check out, looking at all his maple neck’s guitars he played for a while.

As for relics, I couldn’t give a fuck what anyone thinks of them or the assumptions that come along with it. The whole idea of “You play a relic so people think you’re a road warrior” is such a garbage take because the audience doesn’t give a flying FUCK about some chips and dings in a guitar. At most, the guitar player sitting in the back, arms folded, is the only one who gives a fuck. Even worse are the brainchilds who pull the “stolen valor” card, as if playing guitar in a fucking band is ANYWHERE near the analogy of people who fight for their country and put their actual lives on the line.

I do find quite a bit of them to be so over the top they look stupid, like the one in the OP. WTF is up with the fingerboard wear? Is the ‘story’ behind it that it was a left-handed player who used it upside like Hendrix for years? Everything past the 12th fret is worn on the low strings, wtf?!

I do own two MJT Strats, so my first post wasn’t totally satire. They just aren’t overly done.

 

[BackCrack]

Nash doesn’t BUILD anything...he’s always assembled guitars from different parts sources and stamps his name on them...

100%. His first shop in his garage, and then his current shop next to the Olympia airport, has never had any wood milling machinery.

 

[LPMojoGL]

100%. His first shop in his garage, and then his current shop next to the Olympia airport, has never had any wood milling machinery.

He can assemble hell of a guitar though, better than a lot of boutique builders.

 

[* velcro-fly *]

He can assemble hell of a guitar though, better than a lot of boutique builders.

Fair enough but several thousand dollars of assembly??

 

[* velcro-fly *]

Right about now we need a photo of somebody’s reliced girlfriend or wife. Let’s see em!

 

[LPMojoGL]

Fair enough but several thousand dollars of assembly??

The Nash Tele I had wasn't an over the top relic.
I outplayed Suhrs, high end Charvels, G&Ls...
Felt like an old glove, fit just right. Stupidly traded it away towards an R8 Lemonburst.
Coulda had a V8.
But like any guitar, they're hit or miss.
Had and S81, HSS. It played almost as good as my Suhr Modern. But I kept the Suhr.

 

[Strandberg Junkie]

He can assemble hell of a guitar though, better than a lot of boutique builders.

Definitely.
I've owned D'Pergo, Vinetto, Suhr, Tyler, and Fender CS.

Got to hang with a buddy's Nash years back and it was instant love.

 

[scottosan]

Yup. Nash is serious 'Small Builder' stuff.
He wouldn't have built that monstrosity unless there was a firm market.

Nash is really more of an finisher. He doesn't.make any of his parts

 

[Metalhex]

Right about now we need a photo of somebody’s reliced girlfriend or wife. Let’s see em!

 

[Strandberg Junkie]

I was gonna suggest Wendy from BB.

 

[cobrahead1030]

I wouldn't shell out that kinda cash for it brand new, but I'd probably buy it used for half that.

Even if they're not a true custom shop, they consistently put out top notch guitars, and their customer service is hard to beat. I bought a 10 year old used one locally in 2021, that had a damaged tuning peg. I e-mailed them a few photos & some questions about purchasing replacement parts, and they sent me a whole set, free of charge.

 

[rsm]

Right about now we need a photo of somebody’s reliced girlfriend or wife. Let’s see em!

 

[skoora]

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To think, she was 35 there. James Murphy couldn’t have done it better himself.

 

[skoora]

One tablespoon of dirt can hold more organisms than there are humans on the planet.

I instantly pictured you doing a nature show with Mike Rowe.

 

[Deleted member 38657]

I instantly pictured you doing a nature show with Mike Rowe.

Would

 

[Diary of a Axeman]

I was going to have my old 1970's Flying V shipped to Gibson for a repaint .... but my wife talked me out of it .

 

[83stratman]

Nash doesn’t BUILD anything...he’s always assembled guitars from different parts sources and stamps his name on them, but to the best of my knowledge he’s not milling bodies or necks, installing frets or whatever.

I had a local relic genius spray a guitar for me that I wanted clean, not reliced. It was the most fucked up piece Of shit paint job ever, he couldn’t do a clean perfect paint job to save his life. I ended up rattle canning it. Clown.

I though Nash used All Parts wood.

 

[83stratman]

Something just looks wayyy off about that relic work. You can absolutely tell someone took a new guitar and attempted to age it. Looks very bad IMO. I am no longer against the relic'd look like I was in my younger days but this right here is not OK!

Nash are famous for some of the most terrible looking relics this side of ebay.