I have a black on black strat (Mexico) with a Road Worn roasted maple neck that is same color scheme and gotta say the more it's played the darker the neck gets!
I love how Lee just doesn't give a shit anymore, and just flicks us all a finger at the start. Actually, maybe he never has, and I've always loved him. Moot point, really.
Heavy relic isn't my cup of tea - the only guitar I remember looking in that state back in the day was Rory Gallagher's, and we used to joke about what on earth it took to do that to a Strat. But I like the idea of very slightly "road-worn" - knocking the pristine edge of things and getting it ready to get some natural bumps and scrapes -- just like almost all of us probably buy pre-washed and faded jeans these days. Sadly, these Custom Shops are so far out of my price range, I'll never need to worry whether they've gone too far with the weathering on some of them for my taste. 😉
I had a row with my wife once and she threw my Japanese Strat down the stairs at me. It went out of tune, but that was all. I can't remember what I'd done, but I expect I deserved it. I'll call that 'natural bumps and scrapes'. Should have worked in a bank and had a proper haircut, worn a suit, listened to U2.
Love it. Interestingly, all six are showing as available online but only five are in the store and that is the one that's missing. Looks like somebody took it home. :)
I love this new unboxing format - please do more vids like this. The lighting is super clear to see the guitars up close and it's exciting to see what guitars are in the cases!
I almost drop my cup of coffee when you unboxed the last guitar.😮💨 I thought it's a replica of "the Duck", Yngwie Malmsteen's legendary Fender Strat. 😱That guitar slays and shred's like no other.🎸
I'm sure these guitars play and sound amazing... however, I will never understand those insane prices for something that supposedly was designed to be cheap to construct and easy to maintain/repair (not trying to knock the guitar designs themselves, I mean it in the best possible way). I get that there's a name premium and the relic work involved. Same goes for Gibson really, even though I'll stand by my opinion that a Gibson Les Paul should always be more expensive than a Fender Stratocaster or Telecaster, purely because it's more difficult to construct and not designed with the same idea that Leo Fender had in mind. I can understand the collector and vintage market somewhat, too. But I feel those Custom Shop Fenders go against the idea of what Leo Fender had in mind when designing them: Building an amazing instrument as cheap and easy as possible to keep the cost down. I'm sure I'm not the only one. But if people are willing to spend that money on guitars like that, I guess that is reason enough...
Great to see you've started doing unboxing fender custom shop guitar's, they are very popular videos, as another UK CZcams guitar store channel have done 👍
I saw this on the website yesterday and thought "wouldn't it be great if they made a video of this guitar". Imagine my surprise when this video came up in my suggestions.
Although I wouldn't buy a relic guitar (i'd prefer to make my own marks) there's no denying that it's amazing how realistic they're getting. amazing craftsmanship
I’m not a relic hater (I like the Cimarron red Tele) but do Andertons ever order/stock any non relic custom shop guitars? Serious question - I’d love to go ‘Custom shopping’ but, as someone said already, I’m happy, and quite capable, of putting my own chips and dings in my guitars.
@@rexrathtar3893 oh yeah I agree for sure there’s no point paying CS prices for something that looks exactly the same as a standard production line Guitar. It’s just a pity to me that various stages of relicing seem to be the only CS finish that most Guitar shops seem to stock. I just want a choice of CS guitars with finishes that aren’t aged or distressed.
The conundrum...love the look, would never pay the markup for beating it up...more works of art to be appreciated, if you want a true relic, put in the hours
If I'm ever in a position to spend £7000 on a guitar, I'm going to insist on a couple of things: it will have to look pristine, and no-one (except the builder for qa) can have played it before me.
@@rasher009 I hope you know there are differences between guitars and human beings. I prefer human beings who haven't been artificially aged. Also: I hope you didn't watch videos of your wife being demoed before deciding...
That first white over sunburst Strat is just about identical to my Teambuilt, except mine is a '60 and has an Abby initialled neck CS69, Abby signature Fat50 middle, and Abby signature Texas Special bridge. I can't believe it looks so identical.
Snap. Although I went overboard. I got two from GC to compare. Preferred the look of one and sound of the other 🤬So I ended up keeping both like the nutter I am. Funnily enough I put Josefina Fat 60’s in the guitar that didn’t sound as good to give a different flavour. Did yours come with the aged white parchment pick guard? Mine are both 2017 regular team builds. Only the last two Greg Fessler guitars in this video were master builds. Interesting to see our equivalent guitars (60/61) are now £5000 new in the UK 2023. I think master builds start at £7000 in the UK 2023. The two Strats I got were $3500 each. Pricing and competition for bartering is sooo much better in the US. But it is the country of origin I guess and 2017 is 6yrs ago now. Enjoy your guitar👍
Mine is May 2009, and I bought it from Guitar Village in Farnham around April 2010 for £2,130, I got them down from £2,300, with no mention that there were Abby pups in there. I only came to find them years later (£1,000?) and I'm sure they didn't know. Brown (oxblood) rectangular case, optional 5-way switch, no alt pick guard. Like you, the shop had two, and I spent an hour playing both before deciding which to have. The only thing I've changed is the knobs, switch tip and pup covers for super-grubby Fatboy relics, which he used to do himself to order in the Isle of Wight before it went to Montreaux, and an oil in paper relic cap. I'll never sell it, and I'll probably never buy another Strat, because nothing will get close, I'm sure. I was very lucky. Right place, right time, right choice. My real love tho is my 2005 CS 51 Nocaster, bought used from Coda in 2008 for just £1,200. It was a light relic then, it's a heavy relic now, 15 years later. That's my no.1.
@@rasher009 Cool guitar story. Around 2019/20 Fender did a limited run of Josefina Fat50’s, Fat60’s and ‘69. They were $500 each. So given how significant her mentor Abby was in Fender history, upwards of £1000 asking price for a set is about right these days. I reckon if you own a guitar which turns out to be really popular in 15yrs time, then it’s nice to know it’s value is keeping up with and sometimes exceeding inflation. Just because of the feel good factor on top of having an awesome instrument. Congrats on finding some real keepers. Enjoy!
Heavy relic or even just relic in general has never ever been my thing ... If I buy a guitar brand new it's immaculate or I cancel the purchase - if not what's the point of buying brand new?!
Oh Fender gorgeous every single one, Humble respect a, among friends, priceless, 7:52 Can I pick it up? yes of course you can, you are the Tele master. And in 8:33 Lee right arm and hand almost blocking the headstock 🤣🤣🤣
That would be cool of see some of higher end gear , not in terms of price , Fender , Gibson are expensive but I’m talking in terms of quality , Edwards , ESP made in Japan , SAITO guitars etc Always the same thing here
Love the Anderton videos! I personally despise relic guitars but I keep watching these unboxings because if gives me this eerie feeling like im living in some kind of backward parralell universe where you open these cases and marvel over all of these beat up awful looking guitars. Like an episode of Rick and Morty or something haha
that first guitar,,,,, I read that back in the day when fender would screw up a sunburst guitar they would just do a solid color over it soooo,,,,that might be right on,,,,
I have a Jason Smith with a 12" radius, I'm telling you it's the way to go for anyone with even slightly modern preferences. There's just no advantage to anything less than 12" imo.
Just in case you missed what was just in the case: A mistreated instrument that once was a flawless shiny guitar. Of course I'm just a muggle that has no clue.
If you want a shiny pristine new guitar, there are plenty of them out there. I'm a fan of both. I love reliced Fenders, but my stomach turns thinking about getting a scratch on my PRS McCarty.
"I'd be so angry if I ordered a new guitar and it showed up looking like that!" I assume you would know what you were getting if you had paid £8k for a guitar Nearly all jeans are prewashed, you don't see many people wearing cardboard still dark indigo blue jeans
@@MotoLen51 it always makes me smile when people rail against relics because "I like to put my own dings in guitars" but would happily buy an original 60's with scrapes and dings
Why would I pay extra for a guitar that's already had the finish beaten off it? And why would I pay extra for it to be built by a "master" who is apparently a little bit better with a screwdriver and hand tools than the average guitar assembler at the Mexican factory? The only place such things really matter is in how well finished the fretwork, nut, and bridge are. All the rest is handled in setup. And there's not a strat on earth that's really worth more than a thousand dollars allowing for cost of living increases and inflation. So many different kinds of strats...and they all are just the same thing rehashed over and over again. Play them blindfolded and you can't tell them apart!
Fender laughing all the way to the bank. It’s wood and wire ffs, the Stratocaster was a guitar made by the people for the people. Master built 8K upwards for a Stratocaster is insane.
@@davidrogers2085 Most people can't afford to buy a 40 or 50 year old guitar. Personally, I love me some reliced Fender style guitars and it beats having to wait 30 or 40 years for them to relic naturally.
@@hankevans7890 "Heavy relic. Was hoping the fad would pass" Fender offered the first relics in 1995, and other companies were already offering them, can something that has lasted 30yrs be called a fad?
@@peejay6930 exactly. My point being that although availability isn’t a recent thing, it’s been around a while now, the popularity for heavy relics has definitely seen a noticeable increase in the past few years. Albeit bought guitars or diy jobs. Each to their own.
My car, bought new, had no scratches, dents or evidence of poor parking. My golf clubs, bought new, had no damage, marks on the bounce or evidence of countless hours spent in the rough. Our house, bought new, had no marks on the walls or damage to the plaster. My watch was bought new and has remained fastidiously maintained and cleaned ever since. Ergo paying cash for something new artificially aged to look like it’s already had a life is specific to the guitar world. Subjective. But to me, it’s all very odd.
Am I the only one to notice that they didn't mention the double bound Esquire having a top-load only bridge @3:21? Yeah, the saddles are a "Danny Gatton thing" but the top-load option is all Jim Compilongo. Just sayin' . . .
That first guitar. I don't think I dislike anything as much as "a color over a sunburst". But it seems very popular? can anyone inform me what reason was behind this back in the 50s/60s? Was it simply people refinishing a guitar but after years of usage the old color came through?
That copper tele is the best looking of the bunch imho! It’s beautiful!!!
Wow the black tele with the black guard and roasted maple neck is so cool. Kind of made me rethink what my dream guitar actually would be.
I have a black on black strat (Mexico) with a Road Worn roasted maple neck that is same color scheme and gotta say the more it's played the darker the neck gets!
Are you going to make unboxing videos a regular thing like Peach Guitars do with their Custom Shop shipments? It would be cool to see!
first thing i though of too. would also love to see Pete play more.
@@MiguelMakesMusic Just like Jack does over at Peach!
Peach unboxing is soooo boring just like the staff there , they are so serious and lame ,,,
@@Stephen_Lafferty Jack is amazing, the man is a machine to do a solid demo for the million vids they make.
@@paulparker8298 why bother watching then?
I love how Lee just doesn't give a shit anymore, and just flicks us all a finger at the start. Actually, maybe he never has, and I've always loved him. Moot point, really.
wow that first strat im in love
Would love to see more videos like this!! I’m starting to enjoy Anderton’s videos more and more… great banter and personality with these 2 guys!
ditto, would love to see more unboxing. the joy these dudes emit for music and guitars is infectious
This was total guitar porn. Case after case, gorgeous guitar after gorgeous guitar. Complete heaven. These unboxings should be a new series.
That white over 3 tone sunburst is gorgeous
Heavy relic isn't my cup of tea - the only guitar I remember looking in that state back in the day was Rory Gallagher's, and we used to joke about what on earth it took to do that to a Strat. But I like the idea of very slightly "road-worn" - knocking the pristine edge of things and getting it ready to get some natural bumps and scrapes -- just like almost all of us probably buy pre-washed and faded jeans these days. Sadly, these Custom Shops are so far out of my price range, I'll never need to worry whether they've gone too far with the weathering on some of them for my taste. 😉
I had a row with my wife once and she threw my Japanese Strat down the stairs at me. It went out of tune, but that was all. I can't remember what I'd done, but I expect I deserved it. I'll call that 'natural bumps and scrapes'. Should have worked in a bank and had a proper haircut, worn a suit, listened to U2.
They,ve seen a thousand,but true guitar freaks,this is still heaven to behold
I'd want that first strat, it's gorgeous!
Takes all types, I guess. I was, quite literally, physically repulsed by it. 🤣
@@Vykk_Draygo To each their own. I loved it, but I love me some reliced strats.
@@Vykk_Draygo the older I get the more I like relics. Wish I got one when I bought my strat 15years ago, still looks almost new
@@Vykk_Draygo hideous
Love it. Interestingly, all six are showing as available online but only five are in the store and that is the one that's missing. Looks like somebody took it home. :)
My real life Mema always said if you don’t like something keep it to yourself. Those guitars look tasty sweet!
I love this new unboxing format - please do more vids like this. The lighting is super clear to see the guitars up close and it's exciting to see what guitars are in the cases!
That dark Tele is the shizzle!
Andertons doing Peach! - I like it :)
Good day when you got all them new boxes to open. :)
The beauty of a relic, for me, is the history it contains. Also the fact that guitar's get better with age and play. These have none of that.
I almost drop my cup of coffee when you unboxed the last guitar.😮💨 I thought it's a replica of "the Duck", Yngwie Malmsteen's legendary Fender Strat. 😱That guitar slays and shred's like no other.🎸
I'm sure these guitars play and sound amazing... however, I will never understand those insane prices for something that supposedly was designed to be cheap to construct and easy to maintain/repair (not trying to knock the guitar designs themselves, I mean it in the best possible way). I get that there's a name premium and the relic work involved. Same goes for Gibson really, even though I'll stand by my opinion that a Gibson Les Paul should always be more expensive than a Fender Stratocaster or Telecaster, purely because it's more difficult to construct and not designed with the same idea that Leo Fender had in mind. I can understand the collector and vintage market somewhat, too. But I feel those Custom Shop Fenders go against the idea of what Leo Fender had in mind when designing them: Building an amazing instrument as cheap and easy as possible to keep the cost down. I'm sure I'm not the only one. But if people are willing to spend that money on guitars like that, I guess that is reason enough...
You answered your own question. Because there is a market for it and people are willing to pay to get a super cool guitar.
Editing on this one is top notch. Captain should flip us off more often LOL
Great to see you've started doing unboxing fender custom shop guitar's, they are very popular videos, as another UK CZcams guitar store channel have done 👍
5:00 another Danish Pete classic right there💀😂
Absolutely beautiful guitar's, i love them all. Especially the over spray Strat.
that yellow relic at the end is killer.. i'd def rock that
I saw this on the website yesterday and thought "wouldn't it be great if they made a video of this guitar". Imagine my surprise when this video came up in my suggestions.
Although I wouldn't buy a relic guitar (i'd prefer to make my own marks) there's no denying that it's amazing how realistic they're getting. amazing craftsmanship
They are all beautiful, but that master-built black Tele is amazing.
Yes, Pete, that would be cool.
I’ve just bought the Mystic Green Strat on the wall at the back. Can’t wait for it to get here!
I’m not a relic hater (I like the Cimarron red Tele) but do Andertons ever order/stock any non relic custom shop guitars? Serious question - I’d love to go ‘Custom shopping’ but, as someone said already, I’m happy, and quite capable, of putting my own chips and dings in my guitars.
Exactly. I want to relic the guitar myself while using it! Those dings then become memories.
No one buys them apparently
@@rexrathtar3893 i guess you could ask them to stencil in the msrp, then people will know 🤣
@@rexrathtar3893 oh yeah I agree for sure there’s no point paying CS prices for something that looks exactly the same as a standard production line Guitar. It’s just a pity to me that various stages of relicing seem to be the only CS finish that most Guitar shops seem to stock. I just want a choice of CS guitars with finishes that aren’t aged or distressed.
That black tele is BEAUTIFUL
You guys have the best job in the world!
Awesome video. I'm very much down for more unboxing videos! Not just from the Custom Shop but across your guitar range.
Dear mother of pearl!! Someday I will make a trip to UK and visit this shop.
The conundrum...love the look, would never pay the markup for beating it up...more works of art to be appreciated, if you want a true relic, put in the hours
Arrrg, I was hoping you'd play them!
If I'm ever in a position to spend £7000 on a guitar, I'm going to insist on a couple of things: it will have to look pristine, and no-one (except the builder for qa) can have played it before me.
Sounds like an arranged marriage. I like relics, and my wife had lived a bit too before I found her
@@rasher009 I hope you know there are differences between guitars and human beings. I prefer human beings who haven't been artificially aged. Also: I hope you didn't watch videos of your wife being demoed before deciding...
Idk how I missed this video. Love it. Pete treat yourself to that first strat. It’s calling 📞 your name.
That first white over sunburst Strat is just about identical to my Teambuilt, except mine is a '60 and has an Abby initialled neck CS69, Abby signature Fat50 middle, and Abby signature Texas Special bridge. I can't believe it looks so identical.
Snap. Although I went overboard. I got two from GC to compare. Preferred the look of one and sound of the other 🤬So I ended up keeping both like the nutter I am. Funnily enough I put Josefina Fat 60’s in the guitar that didn’t sound as good to give a different flavour. Did yours come with the aged white parchment pick guard? Mine are both 2017 regular team builds. Only the last two Greg Fessler guitars in this video were master builds. Interesting to see our equivalent guitars (60/61) are now £5000 new in the UK 2023. I think master builds start at £7000 in the UK 2023. The two Strats I got were $3500 each. Pricing and competition for bartering is sooo much better in the US. But it is the country of origin I guess and 2017 is 6yrs ago now. Enjoy your guitar👍
Mine is May 2009, and I bought it from Guitar Village in Farnham around April 2010 for £2,130, I got them down from £2,300, with no mention that there were Abby pups in there. I only came to find them years later (£1,000?) and I'm sure they didn't know. Brown (oxblood) rectangular case, optional 5-way switch, no alt pick guard. Like you, the shop had two, and I spent an hour playing both before deciding which to have. The only thing I've changed is the knobs, switch tip and pup covers for super-grubby Fatboy relics, which he used to do himself to order in the Isle of Wight before it went to Montreaux, and an oil in paper relic cap. I'll never sell it, and I'll probably never buy another Strat, because nothing will get close, I'm sure. I was very lucky. Right place, right time, right choice. My real love tho is my 2005 CS 51 Nocaster, bought used from Coda in 2008 for just £1,200. It was a light relic then, it's a heavy relic now, 15 years later. That's my no.1.
@@rasher009 Cool guitar story. Around 2019/20 Fender did a limited run of Josefina Fat50’s, Fat60’s and ‘69. They were $500 each. So given how significant her mentor Abby was in Fender history, upwards of £1000 asking price for a set is about right these days. I reckon if you own a guitar which turns out to be really popular in 15yrs time, then it’s nice to know it’s value is keeping up with and sometimes exceeding inflation. Just because of the feel good factor on top of having an awesome instrument. Congrats on finding some real keepers. Enjoy!
They look ace 🤯🎸
That graffiti yellow strat is so good!
Hahah he says happy midnight and its really midnight here
Heavy relic or even just relic in general has never ever been my thing ... If I buy a guitar brand new it's immaculate or I cancel the purchase - if not what's the point of buying brand new?!
Oh Fender gorgeous every single one, Humble respect a, among friends, priceless, 7:52 Can I pick it up? yes of course you can, you are the Tele master. And in 8:33 Lee right arm and hand almost blocking the headstock 🤣🤣🤣
THAT YALLER STRAT WAS GOING TO BE PETES REGARDLESS, OH YES IT WILL BE MINE , HE WHISPERS LOL.
Well, I picked up on your Anchorman blooper reference, Pete! 😂
Double-bound with a Bigsby? Absolutely, man!
That roasted black tele is the dream
Esquire steals the show.
That Nocaster is so beautiful!! Wonderful haul 🔥
Love the yellow guitar guys !!! Yellow the best guitar network. David Huntsville, Alabama U.S.A.
Great video! Just can’t get away with heavy relics though.
making me drool !
The black tele is so badass. I would play that to death
That would be cool of see some of higher end gear , not in terms of price , Fender , Gibson are expensive but I’m talking in terms of quality , Edwards , ESP made in Japan , SAITO guitars etc
Always the same thing here
Graffiti yellow,wow,I'm in love
The Gretsch 6120TG-DS in the background had me drooling all video
This is like kids opening presents on Christmas Day.
The Black Beauty!!! Man.......
And the Red. Love them! Don't look at the price.
Great Video 👍🏻
Pete tossing the rooster jokes around real loose like. Exquisite guitars from Fender. They'll sell for sure
2:19 lee with his best mick jagger impression.
That black tele is epic.
Look at that last one, my goodness me 🤩
Love the Anderton videos! I personally despise relic guitars but I keep watching these unboxings because if gives me this eerie feeling like im living in some kind of backward parralell universe where you open these cases and marvel over all of these beat up awful looking guitars. Like an episode of Rick and Morty or something haha
1st Strat for the win.
that first guitar,,,,, I read that back in the day when fender would screw up a sunburst guitar they would just do a solid color over it soooo,,,,that might be right on,,,,
that graffiti yellow is such a stunner!! only thing I would change on it is having it graffiti yellow over sunburst.
Master builder sent his most beat up guitar and just called it custom shop.
😴
Enjoyed the video and wouldn't mind seeing more like it!
Great video- the Esquire is to die for
The first custom colour Strat, built for Bill Carson, was Cimarron Red, a bit darker thad Dakota Red.
I have a Jason Smith with a 12" radius, I'm telling you it's the way to go for anyone with even slightly modern preferences. There's just no advantage to anything less than 12" imo.
Just in case you missed what was just in the case: A mistreated instrument that once was a flawless shiny guitar. Of course I'm just a muggle that has no clue.
If you want a shiny pristine new guitar, there are plenty of them out there. I'm a fan of both. I love reliced Fenders, but my stomach turns thinking about getting a scratch on my PRS McCarty.
😴
Yes Pete, would be cool 👍
I'd be so angry if I ordered a new guitar and it showed up looking like that! Relic'd guitars are the new ripped acid-wash jeans.
"I'd be so angry if I ordered a new guitar and it showed up looking like that!" I assume you would know what you were getting if you had paid £8k for a guitar
Nearly all jeans are prewashed, you don't see many people wearing cardboard still dark indigo blue jeans
@@peejay6930 Sorry. I forgot to put around that. ;-)
@@MotoLen51 it always makes me smile when people rail against relics because "I like to put my own dings in guitars" but would happily buy an original 60's with scrapes and dings
@@peejay6930 it always makes me smile when people confuse an original guitar from the 60s with a modern guitar with a prefabricated beat up finish 😊
@@Brian_Vallejo when you say always? 🙂
Wow, those are some sweet fenders! Which one is Pete buying?
I'm off to change my pants. 🥳
Why would I pay extra for a guitar that's already had the finish beaten off it? And why would I pay extra for it to be built by a "master" who is apparently a little bit better with a screwdriver and hand tools than the average guitar assembler at the Mexican factory? The only place such things really matter is in how well finished the fretwork, nut, and bridge are. All the rest is handled in setup. And there's not a strat on earth that's really worth more than a thousand dollars allowing for cost of living increases and inflation. So many different kinds of strats...and they all are just the same thing rehashed over and over again. Play them blindfolded and you can't tell them apart!
😴
ooooohhhhh...that faded copper tele! 🥵
Wow, they're all horrible! 😂 Not to my taste, but I'm sure someone will love them!
I love em, especially the teles, whats your style?
Agreed. This concept is effed up. If I want "worn" or "fatigued" I'll buy something 40 or 50 years old.
no one will
Fender laughing all the way to the bank. It’s wood and wire ffs, the Stratocaster was a guitar made by the people for the people. Master built 8K upwards for a Stratocaster is insane.
@@davidrogers2085 Most people can't afford to buy a 40 or 50 year old guitar. Personally, I love me some reliced Fender style guitars and it beats having to wait 30 or 40 years for them to relic naturally.
Those are beautiful would make Rory proud.
BLACK bound with a Bigsby!
Honestly, somebody beat the snot out of your Expensive Guitars, send them back😳😱
The case in the thumbnail looks like it's full of hamburger (mincemeat for the Brits) 😂
5:00 🐓😂😂😂 I would say I'm agnostic regarding relics, but the first one Oooo😍
Heavy relic. Was hoping the fad would pass, along with painted on eyebrows 😬
Agreed
@@hankevans7890 "Heavy relic. Was hoping the fad would pass"
Fender offered the first relics in 1995, and other companies were already offering them, can something that has lasted 30yrs be called a fad?
@@peejay6930 a ‘fad’ would suggest a rapid growth in popularity, not availability 😉
@@hsj687
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@@peejay6930 exactly. My point being that although availability isn’t a recent thing, it’s been around a while now, the popularity for heavy relics has definitely seen a noticeable increase in the past few years. Albeit bought guitars or diy jobs. Each to their own.
My car, bought new, had no scratches, dents or evidence of poor parking. My golf clubs, bought new, had no damage, marks on the bounce or evidence of countless hours spent in the rough. Our house, bought new, had no marks on the walls or damage to the plaster. My watch was bought new and has remained fastidiously maintained and cleaned ever since.
Ergo paying cash for something new artificially aged to look like it’s already had a life is specific to the guitar world. Subjective. But to me, it’s all very odd.
"You are the Tele master"🤪
Would kill for that copper tele!
i had a few 80s stormtrooper figures that i played with outside too much that were the exact same colour as that minty scratch plate
that would be cool.
Am I the only one to notice that they didn't mention the double bound Esquire having a top-load only bridge @3:21? Yeah, the saddles are a "Danny Gatton thing" but the top-load option is all Jim Compilongo. Just sayin' . . .
Methinks Pete is going to snap that first white over 3 tone Strat up. I would bet it doesn't even get posted....LOL
I stand corrected....🙃
That first guitar. I don't think I dislike anything as much as "a color over a sunburst". But it seems very popular? can anyone inform me what reason was behind this back in the 50s/60s? Was it simply people refinishing a guitar but after years of usage the old color came through?
The white Excalibur…… oh yes, it will be mine😮
Might as well not supply a case with relic'd guitars, just a glass cabinet for the blues dentist that bought it to go on the wall.
Only the Esquire really did it for me
Nice!!! Love that black Tele. And that white over 3 tone sunburst relic Strat is just dead sexy!!!! WAY outta my price range though. 😂
Pete, stop sniffing my next guitar ;)