aged/relic guitar

[stephen chung]

I have people selling aged or relic guitar in mint condition.
I really dont understand this..

 

[Osiris]

Haha! Seems a little contradictory does it not?! What it means I guess, is that the seller bought the guitar brand new in that aged/relic-ed condition. Fender Custom Shop is famous for producing guitars that look and feel aged, but are in fact brand new. Here's an example:

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So when the seller says he/she has got mint condition relic-ed guitar, it means that the guitar came in that condition and it's mint because he/she took good care of it. But actually with these guitars, you can't really tell whether or not it's mint!

 

[stephen chung]

That is really clever of fender.. they screw up the guitar n call it aged/relic and sell it for even higher price..

 

[dezng]

That is really clever of fender.. they screw up the guitar n call it aged/relic and sell it for even higher price..

Just like Levi's. They screw up your jeans and gave you worn vintage wash. Duh.

 

[peter01]

That is really clever of fender.. they screw up the guitar n call it aged/relic and sell it for even higher price..

Contrary to what you're saying, it takes a certain level of skill to do a good relic job. Nash does a pretty good relic job and Nash guitars are hardly cheap.

 

[seeyoudownthere]

Contrary to what you're saying, it takes a certain level of skill to do a good relic job.

Absolutely although it is like the OP a weird concept to understand.
Down to what the item is and how it was made a relic ie natural or artificially.

I'd buy a 60's ox AC30 with original blue speakers in its tatty condition versus one that was made this year but artificially aged to 'look retro' (aka 'mint').