relic-ising your guitar

[wasabe19]

hi is there some shortcut way of relic-ing my guitar like those relic strats? instead of waiting 500,999 years for the paint to wear and termites to make babies in my guitar.

 

[kjartan_v]

http://www.stevesguitarsite.com/RELIC PART 1.html

needs a lot of work though, to make it look convincing...

 

[deathism]

dude..this topic has been discussed quite a bit.

 

[markedymark]

be careful what you want.

and dont expect it to be much of a shortcut in terms of effort.

i'd rather play it intensively for years and be able to play better.

 

[suckasucks]

if your strat isnt a nitro finish it wont age/relic like the REAL 1950s -70 strats.
poly finishes can be reliced but would look weird it they weren't natural IMO

 

[HIMYNAMEISARTHUR]

lol..juz daringly throw ur guitar on the ground....

 

[rimuel]

like this?

 

[wasabe19]

woah what did you do to your jackson... looks cool man. like a liquid paper finish! =P nice. and thanks for the steve guitar site link! very comprehensive tutorial. scary man. hahaha

 

[wasabe19]

woah what did you do to your jackson... looks cool man. like a liquid paper finish! =P nice. and thanks for the steve guitar site link! very comprehensive tutorial. scary man. hahaha

 

[rimuel]

yup.but its sold.

 

[ChanMin]

HEY!! im trying to relic my strat too!

some things ive tried and i think adds to the relic-look


1) Play it often , bring it out for gigs and jams all the time - be careless with it.
2) Accidentally bump the body on stuff whenever you can.
3) jab it with keys and screwdrivers, coins , penknife , thumbtacks etc..
4) look at picks of real relics and add arm wear and pick wear to taste etc...

 

[fgl]

I'm doing my 4th SRV no 1 relic model - just installed / routed body for the gold left hand bridge - will post pix when done.