Relics..relinc'ing...

purr

Opinions?

http://www.relicguitars.com/photogallery.htm

I like the look of a relic'd guitar.

antoha

Personally, I dont like relic guitars. Maybe they look cool, but I like when all those scratches and dings on guitars have stories behind them.

AnotherTool

Would you buy a Ferrari and scratch the paint up to make someone think you hit the wall at Daytona?

Robbmonster

a conversation...

A guitarist walks off stage after a solid gig. Sweaty and wired, he shakes hands with all and sundry who approach, accepting compliments with grace and enthusiasm.

A man approaches the guitarist. The man is obviously a musician (he's wearing a Foo Fighters t-shirt 😉), and he shakes the guitarists hand.

Man: Hey man, nice set, good job.

Guitarist: Thanks man, 'ppreciate it.

Man: I was checking out your strat. Looks like she's seen some action.

Guitarist: (knowingly) Yeah, it's been around the block a couple of times I guess.

Man: What year is it?

The guitarist has, of course, been dreading this question.

Guitarist: (sheepishly) Um, 2005.

Man: 2005! No way! Did it get hit by a car, or something? 2005, holy sh*t!

Guitarist: Yeah, I had it artificially aged by Relic Guitars to make myself look cool.

Man: Yeah, whatever.

The man walks away. All around, girls start to giggle, and musicians hold up their fingers to form a mock crucifix. The lie has been exposed...

CauseEffect

LOL , i would agree strongly with the above.. let time take its toll.

when i first came across this company a while ago i chuckled to myself and thought WTF

if anyones thinking about using them .. ill throw your guitar around and make it p*** coloured for cheaper than these guys 😉

Aug

for me, it's 'to each his own.' I mean, really, what do I care if someone relics their guitar? So long as you aren't trying to sell a relic'd guitar under the guise of vintage, I just don't care.

antoha

2Robbmonster dude, I totally pictured it in my head, and now I dont know if should I cry or laugh 😆

Blindingsun

my guitars always end up looking relic'd after a few month anyway..i've got a habbit of knocking into things..i've had my guitar less than a week and i've got a ding in the headstock and a few on the body... blahhh

Robbmonster

Blindingsun said: my guitars always end up looking relic'd after a few month anyway..i've got a habbit of knocking into things..i've had my guitar less than a week and i've got a ding in the headstock and a few on the body... blahhh

I always say I like guitars to be a bit beat up. Has more character. But when I buy a brand new guitar with it's brand new finish, you can bet your bottom dollar I will do everything I can to keep it looking as new as possible for as long as possible.

Speaking of relic'd...

I have a black telecaster that I bought used, complete with some wonderful dings all over the thing. I stuffed up the neck pup and put it in to get fixed under warranty, and while it was in they took to my dings with a magic marker and filled them in!!! Now it looks like I have done a tryhard job to fill in the dings. 😠

Still, I am VERY precious about my Jagmaster. I always check for dings even when I know it hasn't bumped anything...

Robbmonster

still, I have to admit, looking at the pics on the site, they do do a good job of making the aging look authentic...

Blindingsun

i cant help it..i'm just clumsy as ####...

BanditGuitarist1

I have no problem with relicing however I notice that Fender relics go really overboard tearing large chunks of paint off etc I like the look that a lot of Gibson relic's have not the Chicken scratch Morphy's but the real deal cold-heat cracks in the nitro etc that people do themselves they add major mojo, but it isn't something I would do but the people that do I think it looks cool.

tragictravisty

well with a newe guitar i will do everything i can to keep it looking pristine. but after the first ding, #### it.

phaeton

i think the pre-relicing compaies like fender custom are kind dumb, sure then do a real pro job but its way over priced.

my tech said something about fender special editons being a waste cause they charge you a fortune for a gold decal and special neck inlays and its the same principle here.

reliced guitars do look cool though, guess its something us serious players can feel comfortable pointing and laughing at.

My jag looks like its had the #### kicked out of it (cause the sum of its parts basically have) and i do look at the heavily aged neck and think 'come on, tell me story, you choose which one'

Personally i cant wait for my les P to get reliced, its got a few slight dings in it but it looks totally fresh still, but it all has to happen in its own time, which seeing as it never goes anywhere will be a long time.

tragictravisty

phaeton said: i think the pre-relicing compaies like fender custom are kind dumb, sure then do a real pro job but its way over priced.

anybody else find the concept of hiring a pro to treat a guitar like #### hilarious?

antoha

phaeton said: i think the pre-relicing compaies like fender custom are kind dumb, sure then do a real pro job but its way over priced.

I do.

phaeton

must be an interesting job description and interview

"so what are youre qualifications?"

"well i have a degree in guitar hating, yeah i just hate em, give me one and i just start busting it up"

"what are youre weaknesses?"

"well i suck at woodwork, i tried building a body once by hitting a piece of wood with a hammer then chucking it around, and another time i tried to polish a guitar and ended up scraping all the finish off".

AnotherTool

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