to me it just seems weird to pay extra to have a guitar beat up by someone
Please don't take it seriously
No. The point of the relic guitars in the first place was to give artists an option to leave the real vintage stuff at home while still keeping appearances on stage. Because older worn guitars look cool. And no one anywhere has ever cared if that "hard earned" finish wear is yours or not.Of COURSE they are poser guitars...that WAS the whole point of relic guitars in the first place - guitars that look like 'players guitars' for people who never play enough to get one to look like it.
i think the first one i came across was Fenders road worn original.No. The point of the relic guitars in the first place was to give artists an option to leave the real vintage stuff at home while still keeping appearances on stage. Because older worn guitars look cool. And no one anywhere has ever cared if that "hard earned" finish wear is yours or not.
No one.
Anywhere.
Ever.
You can, you just have to pay more and get a custom shop guitar. The roadworn series was the answer to the question, "why do we need to spend $3000 to get a cool looking worn finish?" I thought it was a pretty good response from Fender. Aside from the fact that you still need to spend $3000 to get a decent sized neck carve on a Fender guitar. Which is why all 4 of my "Fenders" are partscastersi think the first one i came across was Fenders road worn original.
it was cool to see for the firt time. what ruined it was
the mass production of the same look. it would have been to easy to
mix it up a bit and limit the numbers.
what a dipshit.
honestly, those dipshits that toss the guitar down on pavement, drag it down a dirt road,You can, you just have to pay more and get a custom shop guitar. The roadworn series was the answer to the question, "why do we need to spend $3000 to get a cool looking worn finish?" I thought it was a pretty good response from Fender. Aside from the fact that you still need to spend $3000 to get a decent sized neck carve on a Fender guitar. Which is why all 4 of my "Fenders" are partscasters
yes. hes doing it with thought and planning.
yes. use to be easy to find quality relicing videos that actually showed the artwork behindI've watched a lot of his videos just because I wanted to know how he does it.
Even though I'm not that into relic I'm just curious and I certainly see the art behind it when doing it right.
It seems that he's deleted some videos, there were more iirc?
I also think it's a price point and pure marketing genius by Fender when they first introduced the relic guitar in Fender Custom Shop . The price point is for folks that want the looks of a vintage guitar without having to fork over 5 to 6 figures for a real vintage guitar . This fits a "niche" in the market place .No. The point of the relic guitars in the first place was to give artists an option to leave the real vintage stuff at home while still keeping appearances on stage. Because older worn guitars look cool. And no one anywhere has ever cared if that "hard earned" finish wear is yours or not.
No one.
Anywhere.
Ever.
pics?There is one "relic" technique I've done to a couple of Strats. I've artificially yellowed the maple fretboard with Minwax wood stain. It works well. The last one I did was a 90's Mexican Strat. In that case, it actually put some dark "grunge" lines next to a few of the frets.
It's not so much for "relic" purposes, but I just prefer that look.