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Info on Fender Relic, Telecaster Relic and Relic Strat guitars.
Fender Relic or Vintage?
Can you tell a whether a Stratocaster neck is a Fender Relic or a true blue vintage just by looking a some pictures? I just recently finished a project where I assembled a Fender Stratocaster from parts that were given to me or that I bought.
The neck, however, is a special part of any guitar. You have to be comfortable playing it, right size, right comfort. A relic neck is, in actual fact, a new neck made to look old. Some processes that Fender and some custom shops us do age the wood of the neck quickly to give it that vintage feeling and sound.
Can you tell? Fender Relic neck OR Fender Vintage Neck?
Telecaster Relic
JustMusic’s Olaf in Berlin Wilmersdorf shows off on PRS Johnny Hiland vs. Haar Tele relic design. Amps: Mesa Boogie lone star special und Fender Deluxe 57
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Fender Relic 1960 Custom Shop Stratocaster
Just a few
lick on my new Strat, a CS 1960 Relic.
Amazing guitar !
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Fender Relic: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Stratocaster
The Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is the classic hard-gigging, working
man’s combo amplifier. 40 Watts of classic 6L6 tube tone that
always gets the job done and never lets you down. The Fender Hot
Rod Deluxe is a serious tone tool for the common guitar player.
Andy makes this Hot Rod Deluxe Scream with his Fender
Relic: Custom Shop Stratocaster. With the Hot Rod Deluxe
and a Stratocaster, the gigging musician can play anything from
dirty blues to rock and still come out in front of the mix.
The Fender Hot Rod Deluxe was designed to meet the needs of
todays working guitarist. The clean channel yields traditional,
sparkly relic type Fender clean tones with bite and punch. When
pushed up to the breaking point, the overdrive is spanky and
tight with rich harmonic content and dynamic control. The Hot Rod
Deluxe overdrive channel yields warm, creamy overdrive
reminiscent of Texas blues and southern rock. When pushed into
More Drive, the saturation gets thicker and the overdrive starts
to sing a song of sustaining leads and rocking rhythms. Fender
designed the Hot Rod Deluxe to meet demanding specifications, the
first of which is versatility. Todays modern working guitarists
need an amp they can rely on for many different applications and
the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is that amp for a Fender Relic
guitar.
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Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster Relic
Fender Custom Shop
Stratocaster Relic The Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster Relic is a
legendary guitar. It becomes even more legendary when built by
one of the Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilders. This Fender Custom
Shop Stratocaster Relic was Masterbuilt by Yuriy Shiskov to late
60s Strat specs. A gorgeous players instrument this Fender Custom
Shop Stratocaster Relic feels like a well worn pair of jeans and
sounds like heaven in your ears. If the Fender Custom Shop
Stratocaster Relic has your eye, get a Fender Custom Shop
Masterbuilder to make you one. It is the ultimate Fender Custom
Shop guitar, you wont regret it.
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Fender Relic Classified Ads – It’s FREE
Hi everyone,
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DIY: How to relic metal parts for your Relic Guitar Project
What does it take to relic different parts for a Relic Guitar project? Let’s break it down. You have the woods; which are the body and the neck, then you have the metals; which are the bridge and its parts, the tuners, screws and strap holder, and the plastics; which are the scratch plate, knobs, pickup covers and pickup selector switch.
Let’s look at the metals in this article. How do we relic metal guitar parts so that the look authentic and not something that looks like it was recovered off the bottom of the ocean!
**Warning: This should be done by an adult or someone who has prior experience using acids. Always wear gloves and a mask to protect yourself!
The trick is to use the muriatic acid fumes to slowly wear down your metal parts. Suspend the metal parts above a pool of muriatic acid for 5 hours a day at a time. Repeat the process until you get the right amount of relic you need.
A big hint is to always have a picture of what you want the end product to look like. From there you can figure out how much time you need the metals to sit under the acidic fumes.
If you are too worried about the acid, you can buy your relic parts here: www.monsterrelic.com which to me make some really super, authentic looking relic parts.
Relic Guitars do have its place in the guitar world and make super fun guitar projects. Just make sure that you take all the precautions necessary to protect yourself. Have fun!
Fender Relic: Only one part of the equation
The Fender Relic guitar is, as the title says, one part of the sound equation. In the coming weeks, I’ll be taking a look at what makes a difference in your tone. The sum of the parts of the tone equation can be summarized like this:
The tone in your head = New or Vintage or Relic Guitar (Wood + Strings + Hardware + Pickups) + Effects + Cables + Solid State or Valve Amp (Tubes + Wiring) + Speakers (Ceramic or Alnico)
It is not as simple as E=MC2.. 
Any good
guitarist knows that changing one will affect the tone down the
line and so on. Today we are going to look at one department of
the tone conundrum. Power Tubes.
My Dr.Z Maz 38 Senior uses EL84 tubes and have the stock Groove
Tubes in them. I have purchased the NOS Polam EL84 tubes from a
seller in the Ukraine and as the video shows, the tone and
character of the amp changes with the change in power tubes.
Bill Nash – Relic Guitar Hero
As some of you might know, my friend and Singapore guitar guru,
Thomas Leong invited me to preview a relic
guitar, a Nash Guitar, from specialist builder Bill
Nash. It was one of the best sounding; and looking; guitars I’ve
ever played. With all the ingredients of a vintage guitar; dinks,
wear, nitro finish and some magic sounding Lollar pickups; it
made my day and hence I made a short video of the encounter.
Enjoy.
The Fender Stratocaster Serial Numbers Guide
One of the most important things you need to know before buying a vintage guitar is how to read pre-CBS era Fender Stratocaster serial numbers or serial numbers for any of these models: Fender Broadcaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster, Jaguar, Jazz Bass, Precision bass and other models. This articles wishes to address some of the misconceptions and confusions about how Fender went about numbering their guitars at that time.
The pre-CBS Fender did not have a consistent serial number system for their Fender Stratocasters, Telecasters and the rest of their line. All pre-CBS era Fender guitars had the numbers on the neck plate. Those days were extremely different than it is now because the builder randomly took neck plates that were pre-made and stamped from a pile and put it on the guitar. So there was no real order in the numbers. The best way is to unscrew the neck and body and look at their individual dates that were written on them.
1950 and 1954
The serial number system for Esquires, Broadcasters and Telecasters that were built between 1950 and 1952 are 0001 to 0999 and between 1952 and 1954 are 1000 to 5300.
1957 and 1958
The serial numbers in these two years were kept on a neck plate but had either a dash ‘-‘ before the numbers or a zero ‘0’ before the numbers; that is either -6561 or 06561.
1959 to 1963
It is good to note that during these years the position of the stamp on the neck plate was either on the top; which is the usual position; or at the bottom. The numbering system for these years continues with the odd inclusion of the zero and the dash.
1963 to 1965
Fender was sold to CBS in early 1965 but before that they introduced the ‘L’ pre-fix to their numbering system. This numbering system continued till late 1965 after Fender was sold to CBS. Serial numbers L00001 to L20000 were made in 1963, L20001 to L55000 were made in 1964 and L55001 to L99999 were made in 1965.
Buying a vintage Fender guitar is much more difficult that just going out and buying a Fender Relic. One must know how to differentiate the complicated Fender Stratocaster serial numbers devised during the pre-CBS years. Knowing how to identify when they were made is extremely important so that you can correctly match the neck plate serial numbers with the dates written on both the body and the neck.
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