LeonC
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Yeah, I developed a funny way of thinking about relics several years ago. Probably kinda dumb on some level...but what happened was I was playing regularly in a part of town that I considered rather rough (Venice Beach, in a club right on the strand). I'd been using my '60 335 but was starting to get spooked a bit about getting assaulted/robbed or the guitar getting knocked over (we'd had butt-holes jump the stage more than once) and I decided to look for a guitar with a similar neck that I wouldn't feel as bad about if something happened to it. I stumbled into a guy selling a CC#14, and checked it out. I'd never owned or considered any other relics. I eventually wound up buying it. The pickups in it sounded great, the neck profile was not that far off from my 335 and it played great. And I really dug the feel of it. Moreover, it's already "knocked up" looking, so I felt like I don't have to worry as much about every little scratch or dent. Still...not a cheap guitar...so maybe kinda dumb, I know. I'm sure other people might be deeply concerned about getting a CC knocked around a bit. But that's still how I feel about it; I like playing what I consider a good quality guitar, that feels worn in and that isn't irreplaceable.
I wound up diggin it so much I bought two more CCs...
I wound up diggin it so much I bought two more CCs...