Comments on: 52 Hot Rod Telecaster Relic

By: David

David — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:48:13 +0000

You gotta love mini humbuckers. You get both benefits, from being in the exact middle of the single coils and humbuckers. And they sounds so soft. Great Blog, I will be forwarding this.

By: howard

howard — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:35:55 +0000

ron : the boys did a great job on this guitar – i was in many ways attempting to replicate a guitar i once had. The body (relicing) is special – i have a fender custom shop tele and i actually prefer the job that chicago fret works did – plays really great – while these pics are great , it really looks amazing in person.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:26:40 +0000

Ron,
The finish is very thin and gets buffed before we string it up so you don’t feel a ‘lip’ or anything at the edge of the paint. It’s actually very smooth, like a true vintage fretboard would feel. We always have a detailed plan before beginning relic work like this so that, while it looks very random and natural, there are no real surprises for the owner. If we’re ever in doubt, we err on the side of doing less; we can always do more if the owner wants more. The worst thing for us would be having to strip it and start over and we don’t ever want to do that!

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:16:47 +0000

Does the extreme fretboard wear affect the playability? Does the owner have input on location? First position / Octave / or whatever they like to play?