Fender Custom Shop Relic vs. Fender Roadworn - The Aged Strat Showdown!
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I know it's a strat vid, but i was hoping Pete's purple relic'd Tele would make guest appearance. Great playing, guys!
Here's the problem with good reliced guitars:
I can't afford them.
Max Kanone you can build your own with a little time & patience. I’ve got a playlist of about 30 videos on my channel detailing how to do it...for under $1,000
Nathan Sink Well, I'm going to have a look. Thanks, mate! Going for a American Pro Tele this year.
Max Kanone right on! Best of luck. 👍🏻
dsfadsfgafgf I love the self-depreciation, haha. I’m sure your Tele rocks. :) I wanted to do pure Nitro, and go for the best parts I could reasonably get, while saving money on labor.
who wants to pay that kind of money for a guitar that looks damaged anyways?
From my perspective, not as a full on guitar player, but as a photographer, I can definitely see the appeal of relic'd guitars. If I get a brand new camera for example, I end up treating it like a new born baby, which inevitably takes my focus away from actually taking pictures. However, when I take my 40 year old film camera out, I don't care about it getting more digs and scratches because it already looks like it's been through a war, which frees me up just to shoot.
I now do exactly the same when I get a new bass guitar. I immediately give it some abuse, otherwise I just won't play it without having that fear in the back of my head that I'm going to hurt my new baby. At the end of the day, for me, they're tools that need to be used and if getting them pre-beaten up helps you use them, then that's fantastic!
p.s. if you don't agree with me and like your guitars pristine, then that's cool too - Whatever makes you happy!
Stuart Carden good point. But its not that people want pristine guitars though. I for one like a naturally relic'd guitar cuz it has history. Even if its diy theres still a story. Manufactured relics just try to cash in on giving fake history and character to guitars
I totally see where you're coming from :) - I dunno though, fake or not I still find them appealing. Maybe it's because I can make up a back story in my head, even if it isn't true.
Stuart Carden the only thing I fear for when playing my guitar is breaking the strings, so there will always be a "treat nicely" mindset going on
Sensible! As a bass player I don't have to worry too much but if a string did go it would probably kill me lol
Truth on the camera comparison. I have a “Millennium Edition” Hasselblad 503CW that is completely mint like new, and I bought it new 23 years ago. But I’m terrified of anything happening to it when I use it, so it sits in my camera cabinet. I also have a 1955 Rolleiflex MX-EVS and I take it everywhere, it makes fantastic images. Trophy pieces of gear will never get used as much as you think it will. Get something that you can use as a tool, not a showpiece. You’ll get much more enjoyment from it. Guitars are the same, if you’re afraid of scratching it, you’ll never use it as you should.
Happy days ...Ariel and Pete 👊
I remember in the mid 90's when a mate of mine bought an old 1958 Les Paul TV Special that was so finish checked and the rear of the body was almost devoid of any colour at all. Just bare wood the whole back from belt buckle rash and most of the rear of the rear of the neck was stripped of original finish from playing and someone using a cappo over the years. The store owner had it listed for bugger all because it wasn't in great condition. These days people would clamber over their dying mother to own a guitar with playing history like that on it or at least set their mother on fire for a pre 'distressed' finish. If you like it buy it. If not then don't. :D
I believe Australians are now relicing their cricket balls with Vegemite toast crumbs.
As an Australian I can confirm this to be true
You win... well done :-)
Priceless!
Lol
So long as Fender don't start hiding things down their trousers when they relic, I don't mind.
Really really really would like a video where Pete tells us stories about his early playing/touring days. Be a dead easy captain meets episode!
These two are so good!
Anderson’s has some of the best presenters/musicians on UA-cam.
I just picked up a 67 heavy relic Strat in vintage white. My first relic guitar. I love it.
I've said it before, but will say it again: watching these two play/demo always inspires me to go pick up my guitar.
Ariel, Gasmwagon. Those lines man.
You know, Danish Pete would made a fishing rod with one string sound as good as a 5000€ custom shop strat !
So I was the sort that loves a shiny new looking guitar - pristine, ya know.
My primary axe for about 10 years was a 2006 Ibanez RG370DX. The finish on that thing is indestructible - I left the case open accidentally after a gig and it fell and that was the first ding in year 7.
Then I bought a Suhr Modern Satin, and now I've lost count of the dings on that thing - to the extent that I'm Zen when it comes to the next one. Even when the soft case I was carrying it in fell on the street and the body actually got a dent. The Satin finish has turned into a gloss where my right arm rests, and where a pickguard would be.
So, frankly, today, I've completely stopped caring about the new shiny sort of look. In fact, I've actually started digging the worn look.
You can never go wrong with these guys. Unbelievable! Wait what were they selling?
i've never gotten a chance to play a $2000+ relic'd guitar but my friend has a super naturally relic'd heavy gig'd Fender strat and it feels like one of the smoothest playing guitars i have ever held, I just love it. The neck just has these two blackened wear marks down the back side and it feels like all those hands playing all those gigs for 20+ years it's a great feeling.
$500 or $5000...whatever bakes your noodle
YOU BUILDING A CNC KIT**WORTH ABOUT $ 500**FENDER CUSTOM SHOP USES SAME CNC PARTS WILL COST THOUSANDS. .PRICE DEPENDS ON WHO PUTS IT TOGETHER.. **DR KEL
Wow, just wow on the jam!
That purple strat's tone is pure love
Couldn't you work in the neck without damaging everything else? Maybe explore alternative finishing methods that feel similar to a worn in neck?
Nolan G My brother and I build guitars with painted bodies, laquered headstocks, and oiled necks. Best of both worlds that way. Plus, we don't do poly finishes, so you can get that beat up look a lot quicker, just through a little bit of neglect.
I like that you mentioned what it takes for a pristine guitar to become a natural 'relic.'
If you look up the footage of Buddy Guy playing the song 'Money' from the movie Festival Express, you'll see a good example of natural wear. The footage is from 1970, and his Strat is probably from '54-'57, meaning that he's playing a 15-year-old instrument, which was completely pristine when it was brand new. But by the time that footage was shot, you can see that it already looked like a 'heavy relic'! It already looked in 1970 exactly how vintage 50's Strats look now, nearly 50 years later. So most of that wear and tear was from the first 10-20 years of the instrument's life.
I have a twenty-year-old American Strat (1998) that I play as hard as I can, every day, for hours-- and it barely even has light scuffing on it. (Though it's only been mine for four years) It's a testament to: A) How thin and easily-worn the lacquer was on 1950's guitars, B) The durability of more modern guitar finishes, and C) Buddy Guy. All things considered, let's just say that earning the right to say your guitar was naturally worn out, by your own playing, takes a LOT of commitment in this day and age, as ever.
Pete’s tele is becoming a staple of the UA-cam guitar community
Haha before it panned to Ariel I was thinking the Capn was sounding damn good. No offense Capn. You’re pretty good but Ariel is in that other world of goodness. Those guitars sound like butter! That Princeton Reverb is awesome. My living room favorite amp.
that opening jam tho....
It might sound ridiculous but I would love to have a nicely reliced squier classic vibe 60's strat in candy apple red, I just really love those guitars and I like the look of a relic too😊
if you're feeling bold try stripping the finish off one and respraying it in nitro yourself. If it's gonna be a relic you don't have to worry so much about any imperfections
I'm a rare bird! I love my poly-dipped guitars and equally my road worn nitro axes are so sweet too! No need to choose sides🤘🏼
Last summer, I got a FSR road worn tele with a humbucker in the neck position. I had been hunting a "Keef-style" tele with nitro finish for a long time but the only options were around custom shop prices. I jumped on the road worn as soon as it came out. For 1200 euros, that was unmissable. This guitar is fantastic. Ash body, birdseye smooth soft V maple neck, nitro finish, amazing pickups (Custom Nocaster in the bridge, Seymour Duncan '59 in ther neck), brass saddles, etc. It's just so good. I don't mind the fake dings. This guitar is great, plays fantastic and looks awesome.
byebyebeano is it he black guitar?
Nope, it is the FENDER Special Edition Road Worn Hot Rod Tele - 3-color sunburst... www.wembleymusiccentre.com/fender-special-edition-road-worn-hot-rod-telecaster-electric-guitar-3-tone-sunburst.html
Fender Special Edition Road Worn Hot Rod Telecaster - 3 Tone Sunburst
This Fender Telecaster is an extremely limited model, restricted to well under 200 produced worldwide, this U.S. made Tele is a seriously desirable electric guitar. However, it's not just the small amount of numbers that makes this desirable to collectors and players alike; it's the small but significant features that makes it stand out from the crowd.
With a pure ash body more commonly found on natural finished bodied telecasters, it's got highly distinct treble and less warmth than Fender's more standardly used alder. These tonal features work perfectly well for classic 50s/60s style rock 'n' roll, and that's precisely what this guitar is designed for.
Fitted with a completely unique out-of-the-box pick-up configuration, the special edition road work Telecaster is geared to make an audience boogie. A Seymour Duncan '59 humbucker in the neck is hot, yet full bodied and growls with a ferious roar, whilst a Custom Nocaster Vintage Single-Coil in the bridge produces unmistakable South U.S. twangy tone - great for fingerpicking.
A soft "V" style neck feels comfortable under the hand and creates a great angle under the wrist for styles such as bluesy/rock n roll 3rd and 4th hammer ons, as well as lovely positioning for intricate fingerstyle.
My Philosophy is anytime you spend over $2000 for your instrument it's an investment I much rather let it wear with time but I do dig The Relic stuff as well
Yep! I love heavy relic, roadworn etc!
Please make an album together
Guess I just love guitars. I’ve only one guitar, it’s brand new Charvel, it’s a matte black and shiny new. I love it as it looks, I don’t want any dint or scratch on it. But in the other hand, I love heavy relic candy apple red on sunburst strat. I love shiny Goldtop LP, but I loved the look of relic Goldtop made by a Chinese brand which they built for Chapman.
I have a 1999 relic Strat that was simply the best guitar in the shop. The fact that it was a relic was secondary. I have collected a few Strats over the years and the best one is a 1982 JV Squier.
After playing Fender and Squier of different price points (except the custom shops), the Road Worn are by far my favorite.
I think it comes down to feel. I'll never be a touring musician, but the guitar has to feel good. I like a pretty guitar, but a guitar that has had the strings played off of it year after year just feels good. I was in the recently in the market for a new guitar and spent a few minutes playing new Strats and Teles, and put them down because of how the necks felt. If I had bought either of them online, which I was considering to get a particular color combination, I would have been sending it back.
I used to think that the relic thing was a bit silly. Then I saw that beautiful purple Telecaster, and my mind was opened.
These intros give me life
A worn/satin/unfinished neck definitely feels more comfortable to me.
A body that has been well-used or appears so automatically puts me into a different state of mind than one that's pristine. I don't have to baby it, and it sets a different mood. No different than picking up a Charvel would put me into a different mood than an ES-355. Then there's the aesthetics.... My Pinterest is full of vintage guitars. I love the look of them. I'm a designer, and it certainly is an aesthetic thing. But, i can't afford/justify a 62 Strat right now. If i can get a similar 'vibe' from a guitar i can afford now, why wouldn't i? If someone asked me how it got that way, i'd say i bought it that way, just as i'd say if it were a 'real' '62.
make an album, please
I've go a 20 year old strat, gig and rehearse regularly. and other than the pickguard changing colour and the name on the pickups wearing off, the instrument looks as good today as it did when i purchase it.There is also a little bit of light cracking on the finish on the neck. If i'm playing £3K for a guitar, i want it immaculate. So dont like these.
Pro in the Strat line up stands for Prototype, not Professional. I have a 2006 Custom Shop Strat Pro. They use the Pro platform to test out things they are thinking of bringing in to their main lineup.
Juicy intro jam.
Holy mother of jams that was some amazing playing...
That final jam was smokin'...
Theres a video where Eric Clapton explains why he likes "relic" o "used guitars". More or less is because the more its "relic" that means that a lot of people played thart guitar o someone loved it so much that played it for many year , that meaning that the guitar is very good because its very used
The Eric Clapton restaurant rule!:
01:33
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to each their own im sure reliced guitars feel amazing but indeed they are expensive,i have a guitar sounds amazing i need to get sandpaper for the neck i much rather have natural wood necks,my ibanez has natural wood neck an i love the feel of it
I like 'em all : ) I love the pristine stuff (especially if it's old) but more relic'ed is cool too. Main thing with me is the neck - I'm not a fan of the poly'ed necks - much prefer broken in nitro or unfinished. With roasted maple not needing finish, I think we'll see more builders going to that. Just did a Tele build with one and it's a keeper.
I have no particular issue against relicing, I’m very taken with the Road worn series. But… if I had the opportunity to purchase an all nitro Fender at this price point, I’d likely prefer that finish and my own wear. :)
I don't think i could buy a mass produced roadworn. I just don't see the point. A custom shop individually tailored guitar however appeals more to me, though I'm not sure if the price is justifiable for me. I have a Sienna burst pro and it is nice and shiny.
Moto Thumper got the same guitar
If you actually play the damn thing, and get some sweat into it you can start to get ur own signature wear on the body especially in the area where ur forearm rests
Lovely video! :D
I'm an American and I actually like Marmite. Goes great with butter and apricot preserves on toast.
My concern about taking the lacquer off the neck is whether it changes the protection of the wood against humidity etc. and makes it more likely to be unstable. I guess that a nitro type of finish may soak into the wood more than poly, so it could be safer to take a layer of nitro off because there's still some sealant under the surface? I really don't know if that's the case.
I did, however, take the neck finish down on one of my teles, then ran over it with bees wax ( i used a green kitchen scourer for the neck - even that is pretty abrasive).
EDIT - just watched Scott's Bass Lessons channel where he's talking about stripping the finish off his bass' neck - Makes the point that if you do get to bare wood, can use teak oil to seal it again. My beeswax probably did the same thing
I think the nice thing about a reliced (no such word I know) is that you would be less fussy about it getting marked (if you are the fussy sort). A 'true' relic may be marked or damaged that may actually affect the play-ability of the guitar, such as a horrible notch in the edge of the fret board. A carefully reliced one should be beautiful to play but look like it is 60 years old. Danish Pete's example of a genuine relatively old guitar sums it up. Some relics look like guitars that have been basically neglected! On the good side, if you are gigging with these, you do get a lot of guitarists that try to work out whether your relic is an original.
the purple beast strat has been my fav strat - out of several vids...please use it with a compressor/sustain and a smooth "rusty fuzz" - i beg you......
beg you??? could be learn'n ya sumptin, so pay attention jr.... lol, sorry no emoji option....
Love Pete’s comment saying “they’re not really two different guitars, they’re the same shape 😉.”
#fuelthedebate
I prefer to start with a pristine guitar. If they happen to get a dent or scratch, I'm okay with it, but I prefer to keep them looking nice if I can. That said, I have an ancient and battered nylon string guitar that looks like it's been dragged behind a truck, and I don't think I've ever felt as at home on another instrument. I understand the allure of having that "played in" feel, but I don't know if I'd be willing to add a few thousand dollars onto the price tag to achieve it.
That end jam... How do you hear all of that before you play it!!!
They just play....
Yep, that's it - take a sample pic from a git u like, do the concrete slapping & beat her with some chains (furniture dealers do that for the 'antique' look) - but first demount the hardware :). Hardware can be relict by vinegar/coke/acid (carefully!) & scratch the chrome, it will protect the metal under it & don't react to vinegar ... McD
Also for me depends on the level of wear... There's a relic that's a bit vibey cracked lacquer, few dings and rubs here and there nitro finish etc etc and then there's the totally battered ones, the '52 Tele's seem to get the brunt of it, seen loads of those that just look wooped! I'm not sure any amount of honest playing would lead to that level of destruction.(With the exception of SRV and Rory Gallagher I guess.)
I like relic’d guitars when it suits the guitar. For instance, I really like the more classic guitars like strats, teles and others like it to have some wear on it. Having said that, I’d never want “relicing” on a more modern guitar. I guess for me, they’re supposed to look brand new and shiny whereas the more classic guitars should look more worn in
I can get behind "broken in". I similarly take ScotchBrite to most of the necks of my guitars to get rid of that slick sticky finish. In water skis this is called a "structured finish" where small irregularities break up the surface tension of the water (or sweat). And the idea that an instrument should be taken out and played rather than live in a glass case. Which means it will pick up belt scratches and a bit of wear along with the occasional accidental chip.
What I don't get are the beat to snot looking things. To me there's an artifice there. Bedroom/occasional players trying to look like road warriors, which immediately breaks down when you hear them play but they're trying to purchase an image of a heavily working player. Things were the hardware has been "aged" and is rusted solid and you can't adjust the intonation don't really make it any better. They make it worse. I've never seen a maple neck "relic" that actually looked like an old worn and sweat stained fingerboard. It always looks cheesy and artificial to me. Like someone's trying too hard.
There have been periods in my life where playing guitar paid the bills. And a part of me used to want the instrument I was playing look like that. Until I saw Robben Ford's tech polishing his Sakashta and thought "What's wrong with having a nice clean and shiny instrument?" People will know when you play whether you are the real deal or not.
Both Vegemite and Marmite are good relicing compounds for nitrocellulose finishes. This is because they contain particular organic acids. The wear on the upper bouts and necks of guitars is caused by acid hydrolysis and NOT friction, the acid coming from the players sweat. Poly finished are not subject to acid hydrolysis and will not wear the same way.
The best way to get 'real played in' wear is to buy a nitro finished guitar, roll up your sleeves and sweat a lot. Accelerate the process by storing your guitar with Vegemite (if Antipodean), Marmite (If UK) strategically smeared on the requisite parts of the guitar. If US, Marmite is available in all good online stored and can be shipped to the US, in small quantities without an FDA import license. (T I C)
Is it just me or are the PUs of the purple strat very high compared to the olympic white one's? Or is there any difference in their built to do so?
Love you guys!!!
Scratches only hurt on my PRS. On the SE, the Epiphone or the fender not that much. Only Thing i don‘t like on Relic, the Dirty Look. It can have marks and worn laquer, but it has to have the technical parts in perfect condition.
Generally i am into matte finishes because of the playability...
I used to want a non-relic, but as I grow older I prefer a relic/heavy relic one.
Originally I hated the idea of reliced guitars. I play violin, and any violin player (myself included) will treat their instrument as if the world will end if it gets the slightest scratch. They're delicate instruments, and every single one is different. Violin players will often end up with one instrument that is ideally suited to them, and playing any other violin feels wrong. (The wand chooses the wizard)
However, I now totally understand the point of relicing in the guitar world. An electric guitar is meant to be taken out for rock gigs, they're used to much heavier treatment than any violin, musicians will make their own modifications over time so the instrument feels more comfortable to them, sounds better etc. And each scratch and dent tells a story, perhaps of years of playing gigs, perhaps your playing style as a musician creates its own unique pattern of wear on the guitar. So it tells a story, and a "played in" guitar often feels more comfortable to play than a new guitar.
Electric guitars are often mass produced and robust. Out of the box, 2 guitars of the same model will feel and sound the same, but over time they gain their own personality.
A old guitar is like a old worn in pair of shoes. NICE
absolutely understand the appeal of a worn in guitar
don't understand why someone wouldn't buy an actual road worn second hand instrument for a fraction of the cost
Hey pete do a comparison between the jtm45 and the origin series
As usual, I've got (tone) wood listening to these 2! ,,😉
You can spread Vegemite like peanut butter if you're acclimatised.... but you have to work up to that kind of dedication. Tourists try it once, spread it like peanut butter and then wonder why they dont like it... you're not ready. you have to work up to it.
WHERE CAN I GET RELICD HAWAIIAN SHIRTS?
Why would anyone want a neck that you have to remove to adjust the truss rod?
What is the specific name of the purple color?
I would buy a road worn they look nice but the neck would be the real reason worn in just easier to play not sticky ...I'm not going to spend that much for the heavy relic
People who like ripped jeans generally like relic guitars too... Same idea. It's a love it or hate it thing.
I mean serious, I think Pete and Arial should seriously make an album.
Cheese and Vegemite sandwiches mmmmm Yes Mimite almost as good we get both in NZ. Speaking Relic I have a 1984 poly finish thing and yes beet up but still looking ok the Maple neck has gone a nice amber-ish coulour and the Fret-board has rounded off It plays nice but that poly cant be worn off. All its plastic has aged nicely as has it's metal work but it does not beet up and heavily used. I did a Oil finish on a home build guitar I rolled the Fret-board well its butter like to play I have a choice I can maintain the finish or let it ware off and relic as it is softer than a nirto finish.
Pete. Love ya bro. But relic sounds better???? I've got a bridge here in NY. Was askin 50 milli, but I would make you a one time offer...and hell...you can name the price.....Whacha Say?
@1:03 - @1:18 that is some lick...
I think a little relic on a nice guitar can potentially help a player get over the apprehension they might feel when they play a nice new pristine guitar. I was never into it but the look is really growing on me. Mainly because my Fenders will probably never wear enough in my lifetime!
On a side note, my wife is Australian and she cakes on Vegemite like frosting.
Re Ariel's comment on how few playing hours there actually are: So how did Rory Gallagher's strat get like that? Well, he really played that much..., and he evidently drank a lot.
You Know What, I LIKE SILVER SKY HEAVY RELIC!!!!!
Nice
I think i would just want to wear out my own guitar thanks
I like reliced guitars because they have mojo.
There ya go... as far as tone color is concerned, you can't beat purple.
Why can't Fender just make an affordable series with a nitro finish? I think that would satisfy the majority of people in the middle-ground of the relic'd vs. pristine spectrum. For example, I love the way a relic'd Fender looks, but the thought of buying one seems counterintuitive. Plus, I want to earn the wear myself. And as far as the nice feel of a worn in neck; sandpaper is really cheap.
They used too, I believe the Highway One series used to be finished in thin satin nitro. And probably their most affordable US made series at the time.
I'm talking even more affordable than American made, though. Especially since in Mexico and Far East countries EPA-type regulations on spraying nitrocellulose in mass factory production is probably a lot more lax than in the US.
Eric Johnson Stratocaster is the affordable guitar....
Greg Toolson «50’s and 60’s lacquer» made in Mexico guitars has nitro finishes. Just look for the ones with the word lacquer in the product name.
I know I’m late but the roadworn strats and stuff are nitro contrary to what Pete said
That Fender interview with Clapton when he talks about moving from the LP and SG to the Strat, he made it over to the States and then began looking in pawn shops for the most beat up Strats because if they were beat up, it meant somebody played them and they were probably good
Lacquered vs Knackered
TheVimFuego 😂😂😂
anything with Danish Pete and Ariel is worth the watch.
A strat is such a simple instrument. you can blah blah all about some special thing. alder. single coils. maple. maybe some rosewood or similar timber. Maybe not. mexico. korea. Indonesia. america. it matters not really. long as its made passably well....and you have the skills and hands...it will do that beautiful thing a strat does.
they need to intonate and hold their tune when whammed...
You’re funny....
Not convinced my Relic 'Sounds' much different to say my American Vintage but I definitely 'feel' a difference.. Just grateful to have them....
Each to there own I guess.
I Still don't sound like these two though fml.
Saw Roadworn in the title and clicked immediately. I picked up my 60's roadworn strat two years ago in a local shop, and having played many expensive and old strats, I can say with confidence it is by far the best strat I have ever played. I didn't plan on buying a guitar that day, I was just killing time, but I couldn't leave the store without it. It was a magic instrument and had to be mine. Spent every cent of my savings at the time (we musicians are known for our fantastic financial decisions) and over the time since then the guitar has broken in beautifully. The tex mex pickups sing and the sustain is unreal. I love watching other players pick it up because every time they are shocked at how natural it feels and that its a Mexican. If you are in the market for a relic or just a flat out awesome guitar, you should pick one up for sure.
Love the video as always guys! cheers
How about old Eric Johnson vs new Thinline Eric Johnson
Has he been on a diet. Didn't look as if he had to.
Good idea
the finish on the neck of that guitar is so thick and sticky, that I put the guitar down after 40 seconds of playing it. But, I guess Eric likes that type of finish.
LOVE Relic!!!
Anderton's has established strategic guitar superiority over the other channels. Such a tremendous lineup of players.
"Love is a verb". 😂😂😂
Hi Bill, Share the love. :)
It don't mean two words
It ain't a thing
I wanna see a video where Pete shows all his guitars and tells stories about them all
Relics play better. My issue however, with them is that the reason they play better (from my perspective) is that the lacquer is gone. Relics require so many man hours of labour and that equates to a more expensive guitar and they happen to be artificially beat up, it can look good or bad. For me though I'd prefer if they just skipped the lacquering all together and sold that, save on man hours (lower price) and you can beat it up.
We need some more episodes of Jamderton's!