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Maybe we need to take a lesson from guitar manufacturers. The Fender Custom Shop has made a ton of money selling "relic" guitars. As background, it is generally acknowledged that older Fender electric guitars (1965 and older...before the CBS buyout of the company) are superior "magical" instruments, and have become prized by players and collectors. Most of these guitars are fairly nicked and scratched nowadays, with finish fade, checking, etc. The Custom shop got the bright idea of, "hey, let's make a brand new guitar then beat it up to make it look old." Sound stupid? They have sold a ton of them, and now other makers are copying the idea. In fact the custom shop has expanded to now sell NOS (new old stock, brand new guitars to original specs), closet classics (looks like it was stuffed in a closet for 35 years), and relics (in varying states of beating). They have also built custom chambers with smoke, acid, etc for rusting parts, aging wood, and have special tools for gouging and scratching. I've heard stories of them whipping guitar bodies with chains and other nonsense (kinky).
So maybe we need to find someone to repaint the p-cars, then add back a few dings, scratches, etc to get the "vibe" back.
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