Still Kickin Blog — guitar relic

To Relic or Not to Relic?...

Sometimes it's a damn hard question

Usually when I'm looking around on the web, the topic of relic guitars turns up info on techniques some people use to relic guitars. Lots of videos, etc, and that's cool. But what about the question that comes before one even starts a relic job: Should I relic this guitar? Should I intentionally do damage to this beauty?

Case in point:

The sweet baby above is a Les Paul 60s Tribute I had planned to relic. But once I got it out of...

A gallery featuring some of the past guitar relic work we've done, including Gibson Les Paul, Fender Telecaster, Fender Stratocaster, from heavy relic to light or medium worn look.