merciful-evans Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Good point. I just checked & there are a large amount of articles about relicing including this one https://beginnerguitarhq.com/how-to-relic-a-guitar/ Huge amount of video too. Too much. People must be seriously into this stuff. Young people I suppose. Its a ton of work! What occurs to me is that with so much of the professional relics looking fake, what chance has the ordinary person have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I'm pretty open to relicing.... I have seen some pretty convincing relicing jobs that I wouldn't be able tell apart from a guitar that went through years of aging. I have also notice this trend with furniture, but I think they call it "distressed." But I just don't like the additional price tag that's added to an instrument that has been relic'd. I can see a few hundred dollars more for the option, but thousands of dollars is just ridiculous IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 My guitar is slowly getting relic'd - one gig at a time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 10:31 AM, duane v said: I have also notice this trend with furniture, but I think they call it "distressed." It seems to be more of an attempt to deceive, in the furniture biz. Or, at least it started that way. Man, some of that early New England stuff is high $. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 I always figured people did relicing so they'd look like they've paid some dues that they really haven't. Like ripping holes in your jeans 'cause your knees never touch the ground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 20 hours ago, badbluesplayer said: I always figured people did relicing so they'd look like they've paid some dues that they really haven't. Like ripping holes in your jeans 'cause your knees never touch the ground. REAL jeans had more than rips. They had oil stains. And blood stains. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Murph said: REAL jeans had more than rips. They had oil stains. And blood stains. Their own blood, or whoever's they wiped off their knife on their jeans? Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 4/16/2023 at 7:40 AM, badbluesplayer said: I always figured people did relicing so they'd look like they've paid some dues that they really haven't. Like ripping holes in your jeans 'cause your knees never touch the ground. that seems a bit off. Maybe some just like the way it's looks. Why does it have to be some sort of presumed character flaw because someone may like something that differs from your own perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. C.O. Jones Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Personally I like the looks on some light relics, seen some very well done Strat's and Tele,'s at my local Fender dealer. Now the price tag is a whole other question, I think you have to be very, veeeery wealthy or pretty insane to pay those prices. On my Gibson axes, no need for Murphy Lab... My Satin finished one has some spots (where the arm rests, backside and the back of the neck) where the bare wood is visible now. The 14 Traditional, dings'n'stuff well distributed, some on the headstock, most small. Dull areas on the finish, again where the arm rests/rubs, backside and back of neck. And even a bit of hairline cracking. Nickel hardware isn't shiny anymore, especially bridge and tailpiece, pickup covers seem to be less affected by my acids. Kluson tuners are dull. Oh and of course, the little indentation caused by that wee nut under the pickguard. They got there by simply playing them, except for that last item, that was a factory freebie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I wish I wasn't slowly wearing down the finish on my guitar, flute, and saxophone. But when you gig for a living, it happens. And we do 3 days a week, outdoors, under a canopy, but on the public beach. I like their looks better when they were brand new. Now, I guess they have 'character'. Again, I don't understand intentionally distressing a guitar, but there are a lot of things in the world that others do that I don't understand. As long as it doesn't harm me, it's OK. Notes ♫ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 That's a good attitude to have about a lot of different things. Like I believe I stated earlier on in this topic.... I'm OK with that sort of thing as long as nobody buys those guitars with my money. Whitefang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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