I am undecided about this relic lark. I keep chopping and changing and all I can say on the matter is that if the guitar looks to your liking and plays/sounds good then who cares...
Some of these heavy relic jobs are a bit over the top for me and I am not sure, when it comes down to it, that I would ever spend cash on a heavy relic.
Hunter, if it were me, I would try that one out and if it spoke to me I'd get it- simple as that.
Big +1 from me on this, 38th.
with me relicing is a love hate thing, i love the look of an old beat up strat that looks as if it's been loved and played for 50+ years, but at the end of the day it's not... and you feel a bit of a fake..
This is how I used to think a year or two ago. I could not believe people were spending good money on pre-aged guitars. I had no problem with them doing it, but I just couldn't comprehend why they'd want to.
However, I was ensnared by a 60s Roadworn strat (as a player) a year ago, and I ended up getting a 50s Roadworn strat as well... funnily enough, when you actually own and look after one, you don't feel like a fake in any way what so ever. It's just "your guitar", and it does what it says on the tin. There's no feeling of pretending or trying to con anyone - that all appears to be in their heads, not yours - it is just a guitar like all the others in your collection. (At least that's how it affected me, anyway! :lol:)