Introduction To Relicing An Electric Guitar

[antoinebabyharry3]

retro voice your tone sound like jim naughbors gomer pyle - i enjoyed your video good job

[geetarxist]

crazy

[ahoneyman]

It's art. 

[moabdog32]

So if I take a crappy guitar that sounds like a mashed cat and, make it look as bad as it sounds is that cool? Then I have a crappy sounding guitar that looks liks a crappy sounding OLD guitar. Since when is a guitar judged to be good by how it looks? I am a sheep. Marketing has told me how to be cool. I must go ruin my guitar now. BA AA AA AA. I want to be a non- conformist, just like all my friends.

[WonderExperience]

@moabdog32 your mom buys old shit all the time to fill her shitty house. Is she a sheep?

[moabdog32]

@WonderExperience Did you even read my comment? The analogy you used makes no sense. The point was, relicing is a fad, it doesn't make any guitar SOUND any better. It's like white guys with afros in the '70s, or wearing flannel in the '90s to be "grunge". Oh and since the best thing you could come up with was the "your mom" thing. If your mom has sex with a donkey, and the donkey doesn't pay her, is she still a whore?

[dubox37]

is that the vintage white color or the BSB color? which im guessing is like the fender blonde color

[toneslingercliff]

Its the BSB.

[7heory777]

Awesome, lol i didn't know relicing was the word i was looking for! Five stars XD!

[iLoveOlivaMunn]

cool video man, thanks for uploading.

[toneslingercliff]

no problem. glad you enjoyed it.  take care.

[hebrewhammerrob]

How do you lower the strings and set the action? I'm new to the new guitar market.

[toneslingercliff]

there are several videos on youtube that show how to do that. none of them mine. Its a combo of a lot of things, bridge, nut, truss rod. Dan Erlewene has a great book on guitar repair, you can find it on amazon.

[JMMGReviews]

youre welcome i really enjoy your vids

[JMMGReviews]

awsome

[toneslingercliff]

thanks for the thumbs up.

[comicbookweasil]

lol "relic happy" :) lets go relic happeee!

[CuriousGeorgeSwimmer]

do these videos take forever to load for anyone else?

[toneslingercliff]

mine loads pretty fast but I am on a high speed connection.

[pantoum]

This whole relic trend is exactly that - a fad. Its like bell bottoms or painting your car with a paintbrush (something dumbasses did in the 70's). Why not just play your guitar and let it age naturally? Oh wait. . .then you can't be a poser and look like you are someone that you are not.

[Zakbass84]

the feel of the instrument changes pretty drastically and some guys prefer it to a shiny new feel. i have a jazz bass that i relic'd only the back of the neck cuz i like how smooth it feels but i left the rest of it cuz i like my guitars to look new.

[toneslingercliff]

Once I have reliced a guitar, i'm with you, I can definitely feel a big difference in the "feel" of the guitar.

[toneslingercliff]

I always find it amusing how polarizing relicing a guitar is. Some of the reactions that people leave are pretty passionate.

Good comment, BTW. :)

[pantoum]

Now that I look back my comment was a bit aggressive. I guess I was a bit taken back by the concept of deliberately knocking an instrument around. I guess it's no different than buying worn jeans. Peace.

[toneslingercliff]

Once again.. Relicing guitars is a VERY polarizing topic.  thanks for the comment.

[toneslingercliff]

good comment, and I can tell you are passionate about the way you feel.

You're right, it is a fad or a trend, but it will always have a niche for those who enjoy it.

[gnrmanmatt]

sooo i could do this myself

[toneslingercliff]

with a little practice yea. I wouldn't try it on a high dollar instrument as your first try. start with a cheapo.

[gnrmanmatt]

yeah that what i was thinking

[toneslingercliff]

I did my first few relics with SX guitars. they are cheap and easy to relic and they sound pretty good.

[liveinthai]

Cut out the rubbish intro?

[toneslingercliff]

the music intro? or the intro video talking about the process?

[plockenisse]

i like your movies they inspired me.but i cant do relics.i gonna try but im gonna do it after your instructions:P

[toneslingercliff]

Dont try your first relic on a good guitar. buy a cheapo from a pawn shop or garage sale for starters.

My first relic looked horrible but I learned a LOT and they get better every time I do one.

[plockenisse]

ok.thanks for the tip i was about to buy a telecaster and try it but i gonna take my old guitar first;)

[Decker695]

first comment!

[toneslingercliff]

First response! :)