Relicing - how much is too much?

[gwEm]

my favourite guitar at the moment is a partial relic by our man wez

[Ian Price]

I chose the white Strat on the right without knowing the history.  You can just tell!

Yep - me too. Took me a good few seconds to figure it out though.

[Telerocker]

I won't say the left one. Cause it's the right one.

[Ian Price]

I am in discussions with the seller of this Nash Tele, I'll probably go try it this Friday.

Nash guitars are amazing players and sound great in general, I played a few in the past.

What do you guys think, is this aging too much?

I think that looks really rather nice. I'm into the relic look though so am a little biased.

Is the body on that thinner than a Fender? It looks it from the photo.

[38thBeatle]

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. A friend has a rather lovely Bravewood Strat that I have grown to envy. Plays beautifully and has light wear on it. 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.

[tekbow]

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.. but who can afford a real deal 57, 59, or 62 these days..

on the degree of relicing? somebody do a stevie ray vaughan or rory gallagher on a 3 tone sunburst for me. I fecking love how that looks

[AndyR]

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:)

[Twinfan]

Exactly Andy.  And as nfe says too, it's just a cosmetic finish.  It's not supposed to be passed off as a 50 year old guitar, it's just been given the appearance of one.....

[Philly Q]

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Agree with both the comments above.

And, as I've said many times, it's "liberating" to pick up a guitar which already has a few (or many) knocks and scratches.  If, that is, you're the kind of person who agonises over that first tiny ding on a new guitar.... some people seem to beat the hell out of a new guitar in a matter of months without even trying, and it doesn't bother them at all.

[Nolly]

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Agree with both the comments above.

And, as I've said many times, it's "liberating" to pick up a guitar which already has a few (or many) knocks and scratches.  If, that is, you're the kind of person who agonises over that first tiny ding on a new guitar.... some people seem to beat the hell out of a new guitar in a matter of months without even trying, and it doesn't bother them at all.

Yes, absolutely this. The fact that you can buy a brand new high end guitar and treat it like a beater without affecting its resale value is very liberating.

[Matt77]

+1
If you don't hold on to guitars for a long time, it seems an obvious choice to get a light relic and treat it like a yorkshire wife before moving it on.

[CaptainDesslock]

a good relic guitar should be like a cougar, a little worn around the edges but still sexy as hell  8)

what I do not understand is why some of you drool over instruments that look like they went through a meat grinder and came out in one piece  :|

[tomjackson]

It's not just about looks, it's about feel and how comfy it feels.

You can get aged jeans that look and feel less stiff than new ones - it's the same with guitars, you don't have to worry about your shiny new guitar as it's already  had the knocks.  The Fender CS stuff, some of it anyway just feels great and in that respect it can be easier to bond with them than a new guitar.

[shobet]

a good relic guitar should be like a cougar, a little worn around the edges but still sexy as hell  8)

what I do not understand is why some of you drool over instruments that look like they went through a meat grinder and came out in one piece  :|

Some of us don't like sparkly pink guitars, vive la différence!

[Philly Q]

a good relic guitar should be like a cougar, a little worn around the edges but still sexy as hell  8)

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