Intentional relic finish.

[Jorj]

Curious what everyone thinks of new guitars with relic finishes. Not a fan here. Seems like a fad to me. Kinda cheating or lying. Wear and tear should be earned, not faked. Fano makes a very nice instrument, but they all come with light, medium, or heavy relic.

 

[drc]

Not a fan!! But there are allot of awesome guitars being made that way.

 

[hansmoust]

Never bought a pair of stone washed jeans with tears and holes in it and I never will.

It's weird that the guys who love all that 'relic' stuff would never choose their girlfriends that way!

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[Brad Little]

I have one reliced guitar, my F-212. Of course, it's reliced from 50 years of playing, not factory abuse.
Brad

 

[Jorj]

I have one reliced guitar, my F-212. Of course, it's reliced from 50 years of playing, not factory abuse.
Brad

Exactly! Earned, not faked!

 

[Westerly Wood]

Looks cool though. I like it.

 

[Los Angeles]

Nevermind ....

 

[AcornHouse]

Honest wear shows an instrument that was loved so much they couldn't stop playing it.

Relic-Ing a new instrument shows an owner who cares more about how they look than how they sound.

 

[drc]

Nevermind ....

Hey I saw your original post, it was funny!

 

[Jorj]

Looks cool though. I like it.

Love my Guild bluesbird but those Fano's sound yummy.

 

[bluesypicky]

Hey I saw your original post, it was funny!

Now I wanna see!!!!! Bring it back!

 

[Jorj]

Hey I saw your original post, it was funny!

Me too...what did you post?

 

[killdeer43]

It's weird that the guys who love all that 'relic' stuff would never choose their girlfriends that way!

Hear, hear! :triumphant:

Joe

 

[jcwu]

would never choose their girlfriends that way!

Yup! If my girl is going to get any wear and tear, it'd better have come from me!

Guitars, on the other hand, I'm not so experienced with, so I don't mind someone wearing and tearing it for me first.

BTW, this relic fad has been around a LOOOONG time. Started with people trying to relic furniture to look like old French stuff, if I recall. With instruments, the new relics started coming on the scene about 10 years ago, I think? Fender's Road Worn series has been around a few years, and I think the Custom Shop relics have been around even longer, and all that started as a response to seeing the market's desire for relic'ed instruments.

 

[walrus]

I'm not a fan either. "Fake Mojo".

walrus

 

[Default]

I'm not a fan either. "Fake Mojo".

walrus

Just because you don't own a padsander and 80 grit sandpaper, it doesn't mean you have to look down on those of us who do!

 

[shihan]

Here's what i can't wrap my head around: A new 'relic' is more expensive than a brand new shiny model, but my '69 LP GT that I've relic'd over the past 40+ years of playing is worth less than a shiny new looking '69.

 

[Westerly Wood]

Just because you don't own a padsander and 80 grit sandpaper, it doesn't mean you have to look down on those of us who do!

Exactly. The elitism in this thread is lame.

 

[Zelja]

It's weird that the guys who love all that 'relic' stuff would never choose their girlfriends that way!

I laughed!

 

[davismanLV]

It's a strange thing. When I was doing furniture repair and refinishing, people used to bring me their old, beat up stuff and wanted me to make it look new. Then the people with new stuff would bring it to me and want me to make it look old. I was forever trying to get them to trade furniture! Of course, that would've put me out of a job. New guitars should look new. They should be smooth and shiny flawless. Then you play the hell out of them and maybe, eventually, they look like these "relic" finished guitars.

I just don't understand people very well, I guess.