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Relic Guitars: Learning to Love It
Then one day I realized sometimes you don't start with a "perfectly good guitar" and relic it. Sometimes you get a guitar that looks like crap. At that point you have three choices: throw it in the nearest dumpster and toss in a match; sell it for next to nothing; or beat it up even more--aka relic it.
Epiphone Tom Delonge ES-333 setup
Fender Jag-Stang Guitar Setup
full setup of fender jag-stang guitar. turn truss rod, set action, set intonation.
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Seen a Hamer Phantom A5?
Based on the original 1981 Hamer Prototype, the Phantom A5 came out a couple years later and you don't see too many floating around today. They've got a triple-bucker pickup in the bridge. Andy Summers of all people used this shredder styled axe, as did Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest. Originally they had a paddle shaped, three on a side headstock, then later went to a pointed six on a side design. Looks like this:
These can fetch some bucks on the used market now. Seeing prices from $2k to $2500 on Reverb right now.
A second incarnation...
Fender Custom Shop Relic...Really Custom?
You may have heard whispers about how Fender Custom Shop relics are being produced. If not, it's a disturbing rumor that seems to be gaining credence. Reports have surfaced in some chat rooms where members have compared their "Custom Shop" relics that cost upwards of $4000 only to find they have identical wear marks, meaning in essence, these buyers paid premium prices for relic guitars that were supposedly custom made, but may have actually been made on a production line with a cookie cutter appearance. If true, this would most likely mean they were made with the aid of stencils that allow any line worker to...