Artificial ageing or "Relicing" your guitar

Werner-Carstens · 2009-01-29T12:43:55+00:00

Hi all, I just received the January Guitarist magazine in the post and could not believe it when I saw another "relic" range from Fender, this time MIM. The artificial ageing of guitars or relic'ing seems to be big business nowadays and the demand for these finishes is growing by the day. I make the assuption that the allure of this type of finish is purely based on looks because a relic'd guitar cannot compete with the real thing from the 60's or 70's that aged naturally. The addition to the price for these guitars is substantial from the normal finished models which really makes it difficult to validate the rise in cost merely for asthetics. I was wondering what your opinions were on this. Is artificial ageing really worth it or is it just a gimick? Does my relic'd guitar really make me feel as if I am holding a real 60's Strat that I discovered under my grandfather's bed?

Sean

MoJo JoJoe wrote Been waiting with bated breath for the announcement, but then was disappointed to see the binding. I like binding...just not on a Strat or Tele. Purely my own aesthetical preferences.

@ MJJJ and Alan. I just went to the Fender website to have a look at it (2009 release right?) I don't see the binding you're talking about.

MoJo-JoJoe

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