Where can I get a Relic finish done?

[Philly Q]

:guitar4:
^do this for 30 years and call me in the morning.
had to be done.  :)

Only problem is, I'll then have a neck which looks 30 years old and a body which looks 70 years old....

.... and I'll be dead.  :?

[doomcaster]

You never know, medical breakthroughs etc.
I personally plan on living forever
But really I have no answer for you, I more of a DIY guy than the type to let some other "fool" handle my guitars

[hunter]

i did do one for gwem to match his original 70's body.

it started as a plain looking MIM


and ended up like this




went for a darker tint on headstock for the 70's look - but the whole neck is actually nitro for the better feel

definitely not as convincing or authentic as a bravewood but miles better than a roadworn ;)

Looks very nice!

Can you do custom scales on the wear?
 :D

[AndyR]

Can you do custom scales on the wear?
 :D

I reckon he can - looking at the wear pattern, those would be "custom" scales for my playing! :lol:

It did leave me thinking the other day, though. Even though it's a relic, I automatically assumed at first that it was Gwem's wear-pattern, and I was thinking it's interesting to see what notes he wears out, including feelings of "hey!... flip, I don't ever fret that string on that fret!... must incorporate it into my repertoire... etc..."

Then I "woke up" and realised there was no guarantee that this is actual evidence of Gwem's playing style :roll:

So did you guys (Wez/Gwem) analyse Gwem's playing before you started on the wear pattern? I'm guessing it could be Wez's wear-pattern instead, mebbe? Or, knowing Gwem's interests, is it from a picture of an Uli fretboard? :lol:

[hunter]

Can you do custom scales on the wear?
 :D

I reckon he can - looking at the wear pattern, those would be "custom" scales for my playing! :lol:

It did leave me thinking the other day, though. Even though it's a relic, I automatically assumed at first that it was Gwem's wear-pattern, and I was thinking it's interesting to see what notes he wears out, including feelings of "hey!... flip, I don't ever fret that string on that fret!... must incorporate it into my repertoire... etc..."

Then I "woke up" and realised there was no guarantee that this is actual evidence of Gwem's playing style :roll:

So did you guys (Wez/Gwem) analyse Gwem's playing before you started on the wear pattern? I'm guessing it could be Wez's wear-pattern instead, mebbe? Or, knowing Gwem's interests, is it from a picture of an Uli fretboard? :lol:

Mind you that wear comes usually from bending, so that the frets/notes that show wear might actually be notes 1-3 frets above the worn one  8)

[AndyR]

Actually, that is true... looking at it in that light some of them do make more sense for what I do... BUT, he's still using some notes I didn't really know existed on my guitars! :lol:

And, I do have another thought. Anyone else wondered this? I've realised that with the frets I like using (tallish, eg the ones Fender sticks on Roadworns), I am unlikely to wear the board much at all. With vintage frets I would wear the board quite badly because of my heavy left hand and possibly excessive vibrato!

[Philly Q]

And, I do have another thought. Anyone else wondered this? I've realised that with the frets I like using (tallish, eg the ones Fender sticks on Roadworns), I am unlikely to wear the board much at all. With vintage frets I would wear the board quite badly because of my heavy left hand and possibly excessive vibrato!

I've always thought the wear comes more from sweat/oil and other bodily secretions(!) in the fingers, rather than from actual string pressure.... when you look at old maple-board Fenders the wear patches are mostly between the strings rather than directly under them.  I guess you'd still get less wear with taller frets though.

[WezV]

yeah, it goes between the strings rather than underneath them.  its the fingers rubbing the board that does it.

no particular scale in mind, i think i used a few reference photo's though. wear does tend to hint at peoples preferred playing style but its important to add some randomness too, which could possibly be done better on gwems.   same with the wear trhoguh on the back... it should hint at certain preferred positions rather than be too uniform