so you want a Murphy lab relic'd ... ?

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I agree - not a relic guy personally, although I made an exception for the Jackson Rhoads Concorde and the EVH relic.
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Fool me once, shame on you...fool me twice, shame on me. This is the third time?

Actually...paying someone $$$ to fuck up my guitar once...shame on me.
 
Some people prefer the worn feel. Me personally never bond with new guitars. I try to be to careful with them and if they get a ding, you feel bad and devalues the guitar. Not a worry with a relic. I’m sure none of you have purchased faded jeans
 
Personally, most relic'd guitars just look ridiculous. Most..but there are the occasional relics that look natural and classy. I don't know that I'd ever pay the big money that these guitars sometimes command. I would like to have a lower priced strat that I could 'Joe Holmes' it for fun.

My main axe for years was a Hamer USA Centaura...in 2009 I stupidly sold it...but it had 18 yrs of use, the finish had checked naturally and had some battle scars from mic stands slamming into the lower horn etc. I remember each and every ding/scrape that guitar had.
 
I have done a few relic jobs on my stuff. I think it's cool to have one or two around. I personally don't relic a guitar thats in good shape nor expensive guitars. I snagged an '89 Fender MIJ Strat for $500 that needed love so I relic'd it.

It's a careful and slow process for me but I like it once in a while.

That said, paying several grand for a relic LP is lunacy.

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Racerxrated said:
Personally, most relic'd guitars just look ridiculous. Most..but there are the occasional relics that look natural and classy. I don't know that I'd ever pay the big money that these guitars sometimes command. I would like to have a lower priced strat that I could 'Joe Holmes' it for fun.

My main axe for years was a Hamer USA Centaura...in 2009 I stupidly sold it...but it had 18 yrs of use, the finish had checked naturally and had some battle scars from mic stands slamming into the lower horn etc. I remember each and every ding/scrape that guitar had.
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What I don’t like is the Charvel MIM relics. They apply a vinyl mask before spraying the guitars and them remove the mask, sand, then sprayed in poly. They all look identical, don’t look convincing and don’t have the feel.
 
scottosan said:
What I don’t like is the Charvel MIM relics. They’re. They apply a vinyl mask before spraying the guitars and them remove the mask, sand, then sprayed in poly. They all look identical, don’t look convincing and don’t have the feel. Nor do I like relic’d poly
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scottosan said:
What I don’t like is the Charvel MIM relics. They’re. They apply a vinyl mask before spraying the guitars and them remove the mask, sand, then sprayed in poly. They all look identical, don’t look convincing and don’t have the feel.
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When the Fender "Roadworn" series first came out, we played with a band that both guitarists had the same roadworn Strat. The same identical fake "road wear". Looked hilarious.
 
skullfxr said:
Seeing a matching set of relic'd guitars would be funny as hell.
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The jokes were flying, the other guitarist in my band was like "Woah man, they have played together so long, and so in sync, that their guitars have the same exact playing wear! They must do everything together..."
 
My Charvel Nitro Clone I had the body don’t my MJT and did very light again. In less than a year, it has checked on its own naturally. Most of the vintage guitars didn’t take take 30-50 years to age naturally. For those that were gigged aged very quickly due to the nitro not having plasticizers back them. Most of the Gibson stuff although being nitro will not check.

this checking did not come from MJT. It developed after a single winter.





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Well, at least we now know who bought all of the EVH guitars! Holy what a collection you have Brett!
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@Donnie B. your avatar made me think of a ponderin' question: Has anybody relic'd a Strandberg? And if not, why not?
 
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