The Fender Road Worn collection includes a number of top quality relic guitars, including the 50s Telecaster. This was considered one of the first Fender guitars made for the road. The 50s Tele is designed based on telecasters created during the 1950s, although it has a few interesting additions such as Tex-Mex pickups and 6105 frets. Still, the 50s Tele is a great recreation of the original, upgrades notwithstanding.
The body of the 50s Tele is made from either ash or alder and is finished in a nitrocellulose lacquer, blonde for the ash body and a two-tone sunburst for alder. The neck is done in a U shape and is made from maple. It features a maple fretboard with a 7 and one-quarter inch radius and 21 6105 frets. The hardware on the 50s Tele is chrome. The tuners are Fender vintage style, and the bridge is a vintage style 3-saddle string-through. As mentioned above, the guitar uses two Tex-Mex tele single-coil pickups. It has a three way switch, master volume, and master tone controls. The entire guitar is distressed so that it looks like it came from the 50s. The guitar retails for between $899 and $1,199.
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Fender has created a number of amazing custom signature guitars over the years. The Fender Custom David Gilmour Strat Relic was created as the result of a partnership between the Fender Custom Shop and Pink Floyd's legendary guitarist David Gilmour. The David Gilmour Strat is based on the famous Black Strat guitar that Gilmour often used when recording. He used it both on “The Dark Side of the Moon” and on his 2006 solo album “On An Island.”
This guitar features an alder body and a one-piece maple neck done in a 1983 thin C shape. The fingerboard is made from maple and has a 7.25 inch radius. Custom pickups are standard and features 21 frets. The neck pickup is a Custom Shop Fat ‘50s single-coil, the middle is a Custom-Would single-coil, and the bridge is a Seymour Duncan SSL-5 single coil. The guitar has a master volume, tone 1, and tone 2 controls plus a five way switching blade.
One of the unique features of the Gilmour Strat is that is uses a shortened vintage tremolo arm and the electronics made famous by Gilmour. The body is done in black nitrocellulose lacquer finish over a three-color sunburst, and it features a black pickguard to match. Read more
Nash Guitars has created a number of great relic guitars since they began operations in 2001. The Nash E12 is a great relic guitar that comes in several different styles. These guitars are available in a number of different finishes.
The E12 Solidbody is based off of the Nash T relic guitars. However, it uses a 12 string neck instead of the standard neck found on the T line. The bridge is through body loading and top loading, giving it a great old time look.
The second model of the E12 is the E12 Hollowbody. It is also based off of the T style guitar and uses the 12 string neck. It is designed similarly to the E12 Solidbody, but, as the name implies, it features a hollow body instead of a solid one. A slightly different model of the E12, the EC12 Hollowbody, features a slightly different look and style. Read more
The Eastwood Guitars Sidejack DLX series of relic guitars are based on the 1960s Mosrite guitar. These guitars were built in the US and were very popular during the 1960s, thanks in part to the Ventures. The Mosrites features a very distinctive shape that has a reserved Stratocaster look to it. The Sidejack DLX keeps this very distinctive look for all three of its different models.
The Sidejack features a bound solid basswood body and a bound maple set neck. The fingerboard is made from rosewood and features dot markers. The guitar has two vintage EW P-90 pickups and a three way switch. It also has a volume and a tone control. The bridge is a Pro adjustable roller bridge and has fender style tremolo. All of the hardware on the Sidejack DLX is made from either Gotoh nickel/chrome or gold. The body and nick binding is unique to this guitar, as is the slim tapered neck profile. If you’d like to own one of these instruments for yourself, the going retail price is $579. The Sidejack DLX is available in either sunburst, black, greenburst, or metallic blue. Read more
Eastwood makes some super cool guitars. One of their more popular models is the JR Elite. This relic is based on the famous Mosrite Mark II guitar that was made famous by Johnny Ramone. As a tribute to the Mark II, the JR Elite features an unique pickup configuration based on that used by Ramone. This configuration uses a mini-Humbucker on the neck and a high output single coil in the bridge. It also has a knurled volume knob and an LP tone knob.
The JR Elite has an alder body and a bound maple neck that is bolted on. The fingerboard is made from rosewood and features vintage mosrite mini dot markers. The pickups, as mentioned above, include the mini-Humbucker on the neck and the hi-output fixed single coil on the bridge. All of the hardware is Gotoh nickel and chrome, and it looks amazing. The guitar comes in two colors—gold and white. The JR Elite is priced at $699. Read more
The Alt de Facto SP6, like all Alt de Facto relic guitars, is made from the highest quality parts and is built by highly qualified builders. Also like all Alt de Facto instruments, the SP6 comes with a set of standard specs but has several different options available for those who want something a little different.
The standard Alt de Facto SP6 relic features either a mahogany, swamp ash, or alder body. These fine woods are then crafted into a late 50’s round back shape. The neck can be made from either maple or mahogany, and the fingerboard comes in maple or rosewood. The instrument has 22 frets and uses 6105 fretwire. The hardware is aged nickel, and the tuners are Gotoh Kluson. You’ll fine a volume, tonestyler, and three-way switch on this fine guitar. The SP6 features a distressed nitrocellulose lacquer that comes in a wide variety of colors.
But what if you want something a bit different? Well, the Alt de Facto SP6 can be modified in several ways. You can have a korina body or a korina neck. You can also change up the fingerboard to Brazilian rosewood. The hardware can be changed out from nickel to aged gold. You can also opt for Lollar pickups and a set neck. Read more
There are many different types of relic guitars out there, but the ones made by AXL tend to be more than just instruments. They’re almost works of art. The AXL Badwater 1216 is another amazing relic guitar by AXL that provides players with a great sounding instrument that also looks amazing.
The Badwater 1216 features a solid mahogany set neck and a distressed solid mahogany body. The guitar makes use of two EMG-designed Alnico humbuckers. Also, it features a rosewood fretboard that really delivers a warm tone. To add a nice relic touch, the guitar comes with an antiqued tone and volume knob, pickguard, and anodized tuning machines, strap, and bridge assembly buttons.
To finish off that antiqued look, every Badwater 1216 is individually distressed to give it that great vintage look. This means there are no two identical Badwater 1216 guitars out there, so yours would be totally unique. The instrument is available in five finishes: crackle black, crackle blue, crackle brown, antique brown, and antique white.
K-Line’s series of relic guitars are known for many things. They use wood that has been sourced for the best most resonant tonal response possible. The necks are made to perfectly match the body so as to maximize the resonance and tone. Despite this, however, K-Line does its best to keep the prices down on their relics, making sure that they are affordable for just about everyone.
One of the new series from K-Line is the Time Kapsule Series. The necks are made just like those of every other K-Line series: they have hand contoured fingerboard edges so that it feels like they’ve got 40 years of wear on them. These guitars are vintage tinted and hand rubbed so that they have a very smooth feeling. They also use a hand rubbed nitro finish instead of poly sealers. The hardware is brand new, however, and isn’t rusted. The Time Kapsule Series is designed for those who love their relic guitars and want to really sound great. The Time Kapsule guitars come in a number of different colors.
Eastwood Guitars has made a number of different models over the years. One of their great old fashioned relic guitars is the Eastwood GP. This guitar is certainly a classic. It features a mahogany body with a set neck made out of mahogany as well. The fingerboard is done in rosewood with block markers. Its scale length is 24 and 3/4 inches, and the guitar is 1 11/16th inches wide at the nut. It also features dual super-2 humbuckers and Gotoh nickel and chrome hardware.
The Eastwood GP has three way switching and two volume and two tone controls. The bridge is a five-way adjustable wrap-around. One of the unique features of the Eastwood GP is the contoured maple top. The guitar comes in three finishes: black, cherryburst, and LH black. Eastwood retails the Eastwood GP for $899, which isn’t a bad price for a guitar of this caliber.
Reverend has created many different signature relic guitars, but one of their top sellers is the Reverend Reeves Gabrels Signature relic. This guitar was designed with help from Reeves Gabrels himself, the guitarist who has worked with Tin Machine and David Bowie. This guitar does everything that Reeves expected from an instrument, and it’s capable of covering styles from rock to blues to full on shredding.
One of the best things about the Gabrels Singature is its power. Reeves demanded a guitar that could provide both the power he needed and the clarity of sound he wanted, and Reverend met his demands and more. They did this by removing the cover from a Reverend bridge humbucker, giving the guitar more output and better treble response. Then they added a Dimarzio Fast Track 1 pickup to the neck, providing single-coil like definition while delivering more mids and absolutely no hum at all. Read more
