I have a 2015 '50s Telecaster in white blonde lacquer. It is definitely softer than modern Fender poly finishes and most other lacquers that I've used. It doesn't feel as hard as an AVRI for comparison. Strangely enough, it reminds me a lot of my old Fenders with original finishes ('64 & '65 Jags, '64 Jazzmaster). The vintage stuff is always somewhat soft. It gets little dings somewhat easily and also scratches much more readily than poly. It also reacts with Couch straps like a champ
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(from before I owned it). The edge where my arm rests and where the back edge of the body contacts my leg when sitting is actually wearing pretty thin. You can see the difference in color in those areas. I don't think it will be too long until it wears to the wood
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I'm wearing through the back corner of the body right by the neck plate where my hand rubs when playing up the neck. With the one piece maple neck, I am anxiously awaiting seeing wear through the finish on the fingerboard edges, which is where I think it will appear first. I think that won't be too long, but wear on the fingerboard itself will still take a few million hours of play time, I figure
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I've only owned this guitar for about a month, but I have a shit ton of play time on it already. I don't believe the original owner used it a whole lot. Road Worn and Relic stuff can be cool, but at this point, I am more interested into letting it happen by itself. I'm glad to have a guitar which I am not babying. One that I just lean up in the corner of my living room and grab it when I want to
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I'll try to drop an update here as they develop, hehe.