About Poly Finishes; FIRST OFF: WE CAN RELIC A POLY FINISH ON A GUITAR. IF ANYONE SAYS THEY CAN'T, BEWARE! I KNOW FENDER PAINT AS WELL AS ANYONE AND HAVE WRITTEN MANY ARTICLES ABOUT IT, INCLUDING A TOP ARTICLE FOR EBAY. ... No, you can't just make a guitar look old by tossing it down the stairs!
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www.caraguitars.com/relics.asp
www.caraguitars.com/relics.asp
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As I have worked on my “relic obsession” (and make no mistake….it IS an obsession!) One of the biggest challenges that ... The most common way to TRY to achieve this is for people to add amber to their clear lacquer. It looks o.k…but as I stated before I have a RELIC obsession & “o.k.” is just not good enough!!
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www.projectguitar.com/tut/vinneck.htm
www.projectguitar.com/tut/vinneck.htm
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Please note that these tutorials are the product of several authors both from the Project Guitar web site and also off site links. While there are many ways to do each ... How to create a vintage yellow look for your relic strat project neck ... Fast and easy way to make a professional looking logo or decal for your head stock...
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www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial5.htm
www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial5.htm
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Here at Relic Guitars, we attempt to capture the "vibe" of these guitars with a more reasonable price tag than an actual vintage guitar. In no way are these recreations meant to mislead anyone into believing that they are authentic finishes.
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www.relicguitars.com/
www.relicguitars.com/
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Relicing (or antiquing, distressing, aging...) is an art form and it's all about subtlety. Remember that you can always relic a guitar more, ... Using aging techniques and materials that were designed for something else to make a guitar look prematurely antiqued is a volatile and unpredictable process. You or a loved one...
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www.relicdeluxe.com/hardware_tremolo_bridge.asp
www.relicdeluxe.com/hardware_tremolo_bridge.asp
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That whole thing about dragging a guitar behind the car to relic it is crap. The key to dings and scratches is to make them look random, with no discernable pattern.
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www.relicdeluxe.com/body_guitar_lacquer_finish.asp
www.relicdeluxe.com/body_guitar_lacquer_finish.asp
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When I first picked up this guitar, I fell in ... 3-way blade toggle, nitrocellulose finish, maple neck/fingerboard, vintage hardware, relic treatment. Although i've tried to find the make of the pickups, fender only lists them as being "custom '50s pickups" and they can't be bought (as far as i'm aware) as a separate unit,
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www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-56-Strat-Relic-E...
www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-56-Strat-Relic-Electric-Guitar?sku=510419&src=SHPSIMMF&ZYXSEM=0
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The Relic Guitar Studio specialises in boutique replacement parts for vintage, modern, relic and custom guitars. Offering the very best parts and nitrocellulose finishes available anywhere in the UK. ... Welcome to the Relic Guitar Studio ... Only hand-selected quality tone woods make it into our bodies,
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relicguitarstudio.com/
relicguitarstudio.com/
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It's called the 60 Stratocaster relic and has specially been chipped and designed to look like a guitar that you've brought in the 50s, ... The guitar's bridge unit has even been rusted to make it look overly old, So much work goes into the chipping of this Stratocaster, the fact that the chrome bridge takes ages to rust...
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www.guitarsite.com/newsletters/010129/13.shtml
www.guitarsite.com/newsletters/010129/13.shtml
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