cmerrick570
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Hi everyone,
Brand new member from the U.K.!
I have been recently been snagged down the rabbit hole in my pursuit of an R8/58/1958/VOS/CS/Reissue/aged LP burst .
Pardon the tongue in cheek intro, but does anyone know of a source or have the patience to explain the wild swing in naming and approaches to creating the semi recent historic burst reissues?
In short, Iām on the cusp of buying a 58 historic VOS reissue secondhand, through either reverb or evilbay. Iāve whittled it down to a shortlist of 4 that are all within driving distance to collect but not necessarily to make several trips to deliberate over the purchase, Iāve played enough of them to be comfortable with the variability in neck profile etc. and will also have the capacity to walk away once I see/try a specific one but thereās a couple of things causing mild concern!
First one - 2 out of the 4 refer in the ad to the word āMintyā does this mean anything to anyone? Mint condition? Iām struggling to find official reference to the term!!? And both arenāt mint condition they have mild ageing
Secondly, how much wear would you expect to see on a VOS? One of the guitars Iām keen on particularly has a fairly worn back, as youād see on a Murphy for example (large island side patch through the lacquer and colour to bare wood where a belt would rub). This doesnāt put me off as Iām after a guitar I can play, but Iām struggling to establish if this was in the factory or someone has attempted a relic job (Iāve asked the seller but they received it in this condition when they bought second hand), itās only 4 years out of the factory so thereās no way that amount of wear has occurred naturally, unless the owner hitches their belt with a cheese grater.
Also, the COAās for all four have slightly different names - some are LP Standard and then the serial in a box underneath, others call it R8 Historic VOS? Is this just a production year thing or is there really that much variety in the custom shop offering when it comes to names? (All serial numbers appear legit FWIW)
FWIW theyāre all 2016-2019.
In summary, Iām happy to do a bit of a journey to try a couple of these guitars out but it would be a whole weekend trip to see all 4 which isnāt feasible and I have a reasonable risk appetite for any of them as theyāre well priced.
I suppose what Iām getting at, is Iād like to have a little more knowledge and understanding of both the ageing/relicing in factory on a VOS, plus some of the naming convention so I can make a more informed decision before visiting to purchase and hopefully as my research continues, be able to spot potential fraudsters early on!
Thank you so much in advance, I can send links to various auctions if this site allows and that helps explain what Iāve no doubt failed to do in this post.
Cheers
Chris
London, UK
Brand new member from the U.K.!
I have been recently been snagged down the rabbit hole in my pursuit of an R8/58/1958/VOS/CS/Reissue/aged LP burst .
Pardon the tongue in cheek intro, but does anyone know of a source or have the patience to explain the wild swing in naming and approaches to creating the semi recent historic burst reissues?
In short, Iām on the cusp of buying a 58 historic VOS reissue secondhand, through either reverb or evilbay. Iāve whittled it down to a shortlist of 4 that are all within driving distance to collect but not necessarily to make several trips to deliberate over the purchase, Iāve played enough of them to be comfortable with the variability in neck profile etc. and will also have the capacity to walk away once I see/try a specific one but thereās a couple of things causing mild concern!
First one - 2 out of the 4 refer in the ad to the word āMintyā does this mean anything to anyone? Mint condition? Iām struggling to find official reference to the term!!? And both arenāt mint condition they have mild ageing
Secondly, how much wear would you expect to see on a VOS? One of the guitars Iām keen on particularly has a fairly worn back, as youād see on a Murphy for example (large island side patch through the lacquer and colour to bare wood where a belt would rub). This doesnāt put me off as Iām after a guitar I can play, but Iām struggling to establish if this was in the factory or someone has attempted a relic job (Iāve asked the seller but they received it in this condition when they bought second hand), itās only 4 years out of the factory so thereās no way that amount of wear has occurred naturally, unless the owner hitches their belt with a cheese grater.
Also, the COAās for all four have slightly different names - some are LP Standard and then the serial in a box underneath, others call it R8 Historic VOS? Is this just a production year thing or is there really that much variety in the custom shop offering when it comes to names? (All serial numbers appear legit FWIW)
FWIW theyāre all 2016-2019.
In summary, Iām happy to do a bit of a journey to try a couple of these guitars out but it would be a whole weekend trip to see all 4 which isnāt feasible and I have a reasonable risk appetite for any of them as theyāre well priced.
I suppose what Iām getting at, is Iād like to have a little more knowledge and understanding of both the ageing/relicing in factory on a VOS, plus some of the naming convention so I can make a more informed decision before visiting to purchase and hopefully as my research continues, be able to spot potential fraudsters early on!
Thank you so much in advance, I can send links to various auctions if this site allows and that helps explain what Iāve no doubt failed to do in this post.
Cheers
Chris
London, UK