Members 6down1togo Posted March 24, 2015 Members Share Posted March 24, 2015 I was just over at TGP and had a good laugh over some posters complaining that their Fender Custom Shop relics were "over-reliced". Hardware screw heads were intentionally snapped off or screw slots buggered up to look the part and one guy couldn't set up his Strat because the bridge saddles and screws were rusted and could not be turned. Y'all love those relics, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spudro Posted March 24, 2015 Members Share Posted March 24, 2015 I own a July '99 Nocaster Relic. I purchased it at Gruhn's Guitars in '06 because it was the best Tele I have ever played... an opinion I still have. I have no earthly idea why the original owner let it out of his grasp. It is a VERY responsive instrument. It is exciting to play. I did not purchase the guitar to masquerade as if I owned a decades old collector's piece. However I do believe that the factory "wear" lends itself to the responsiveness and tone of the instrument. One of the biggest things that appealed to me about my Nocaster is the finish wear on the back of the neck and on the fretboard. One of the biggest drawbacks of the '52 Reissue Teles back then was the sticky feel of the finish on the neck. My Nocaster is "worn" to bare wood in the most played areas. It is like a favorite pair of broken-in bluejeans. While there is cosmetic rust in strategic locations, no part has any compromised functionality. I will concede that my overall opinion of my Nocaster would be very different if adjustment were impossible due to over-buggered screws or if rust had locked parts together. I would consider a guitar like that broken. So yeah, at least in my case I love my Relic. It is the only Relic I own and I have not shopped for another. I was not shopping for a Relic when I tried out the one I purchased, but it was an exceptional guitar. I purchased it because of how good a guitar it is, not because it is a Relic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted March 24, 2015 Members Share Posted March 24, 2015 Hardware screw heads were intentionally snapped off or screw slots buggered up to look the part and one guy couldn't set up his Strat because the bridge saddles and screws were rusted and could not be turned. Oh man, if true, that's classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted March 24, 2015 Members Share Posted March 24, 2015 Stripped truss rod threads and rewiring with mains cable would really make the relic experience I feel.Meanwhile Fender could employ this guy to give the paint that patina of use.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ENCORE-SG-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-/221722500742?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item339fb0de86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gp2112 Posted March 24, 2015 Members Share Posted March 24, 2015 Stripped truss rod threads and rewiring with mains cable would really make the relic experience I feel. Meanwhile Fender could employ this guy to give the paint that patina of use. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ENCORE-SG-...item339fb0de86 Someone needs to "learn" that artiste in the basics of realistic relicing. Looks like he took a belt sander to it and closed his eyes while sanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted March 25, 2015 Moderators Share Posted March 25, 2015 Ask David Gilmour about playing #0001, look at some videos, he has to fight every note out of that thing and then rebuild it between songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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