Flame Away, Relic Haters... :)

[dannyr]

Nice score! I love the color and matching headstock.

[Reverend Timmy]

Sweet!I like it.I think a relic that's not overdone is very cool...........

[BODOM]

I dont hate relica I just hate the color of this guitar.

[LastInLine]

I said my piece about the relic-ing, otherwise I love the color/matching headstock and prefer a recessed floyd.

[Genebaby]

I'd be interested to know if there is any clear or covering of the relic'd wood sections. My friend has a CS Fender relic that is was relic'd and then totally cleared over, looked ridiculous.

[Jack Napalm]

It's not entirely love or hate. I think they look cool, but I am troubled by the fact that they often cost more than a mint piece. At least when the manufacturer does the relic'ing it costs more - if we do it ourselves it becomes worth less!

I had no idea I wanted to say this but you took the words right out of my mouth.

I think this one looks cool as well. Nice grab. Relics aren't really my thing either but I am sure I'll come across one some day and will pick it up.

Nice guitar. Have fun with it.

[Snoogans]

Beautiful guitar! That's about as close to perfect as they get in my books.
One question - Would the paint on an old Charvie actually wear in that manner?

[Newc]

What I think is funny is the eBay auctions for used relics, noting that the guitar has no post-factory marks, chips, etc.

That's what it's going to come to - "Does this Relic have any additional marks? I mean, I'd hate to buy it thinking it was mint only to find it's been beat - well, beat more than it was supposed to have been"

And do they flatten the frets as well? Not a very convincing job if the frets look minty or the board doesn't look refretted

[Ralph E.]

Surprisingly, UPS says delivery date is now Friday!

[toddstaples]

I LOVE that guitar.......

[Nuclear Vampire]

That is fucking cool. Great shade of yellow.

[nuclear banana]

Cool axe Ralph!

[xenophobe]

It's not entirely love or hate. I think they look cool, but I am troubled by the fact that they often cost more than a mint piece. At least when the manufacturer does the relic'ing it costs more - if we do it ourselves it becomes worth less!

Yeah, it's like they can take all the blemish and "b" stock and sell them for more. lol

[RR05xx]

Beautiful guitar! That's about as close to perfect as they get in my books.
One question - Would the paint on an old Charvie actually wear in that manner?

I have never seen one that wore anything like that. That is fender relicing, which I would hope is true to how a fender would relic.

Also, I think that that route is accidentally a common v-trem-kalher-floyd conversion. Only catch, it should have a v-trem back plate.

I would like to know if it was intentional.

[Robert Burns]

At least yours looks like it might be real wear... at least its NOT overdone.
Most of the relics look like they were just played 24 hours a day for
80 years! Way too much wear...and most of the time in the wrong places
where "Wear" would occur! Yours is pretty good, as Relics go..
But im a cosmetic whore... i need my axes to be in 99% condtion!
I just enjoy a shiny, near flawless work of art.. But enjoy! Nice color too.