Sunburst Tele refinish

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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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robthemac wrote:Did you do some judicious sanding and the old hot-cold trick to make the cracks? I'm on the look out for a Strat to relic.
The basics are hot and cold on the lacquer to crack it and some dulling of the finish.
The fun part is making the chips and worn through patches. One thing I learnt is it all takes a lot of time.
I like to think of a background story to the guitar. For the most part, i'm not into the road warrior, used by a bluesman in a smokey bar for 50 years look. I like the punk rock, bought it cause it's cheap and good, then thrashed the bejesus out of it in some energetic shows, look.
This guitar would be my tribute to East Bay Ray, the guitar player for the Dead Kennedys. He used old Teles (cause they were cheap) and they weren't wrapped in crushed velvet. They worked well and they sounded great.
I like that kind of story.
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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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Look at photo's of vintage Telecasters and you'll see where they wear most. To get a relic that looks realistic you have to make sure the wear and chips are in the right places. A dead giveaway is usually heavy wear inside the horn and between the strap button and neck, that area very rarely gets any wear or damage.

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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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There's also this technique for a more overall wear pattern....
1935 Martin D-45, 1942 Gibson Southern Jumbo,1950 Fender Broadcaster, 1954 Fender Strat, 1958 Gibson Moderne prototype, 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard.
1958 Fender twin, 1965 Vox AC30, 1966 Marshall JTM 45, 1977 Dumble OD Special.
Big black garbage bag full of original Klon Centaurs and TS808s.

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