You might think a brand-new guitar aged to appear as though it’s been used and abused for many years is an abomination. But Fender has often said that as far as its Custom Shop is concerned, aged guitars make up the majority of what it produces. Degrees or levels of relicing are well catered for by the Custom Shop and have evolved over time. The 2019 Custom Guitar Design Guide, for example, offers six ageing styles that progress from as-new through to very bashed up: New Old Stock (NOS), Closet Classic, Lush Closet Classic, Journeyman Relic, Relic and Heavy Relic.
“It’s very rare we order NOS these days,” says Julian White as we settle into our conversation at World Guitars. “If it is NOS, then it’s a Hank Marvin-style Strat in red… with gold bits! Everything else is aged to a certain degree.”
Julian has a long background in everything to do with playing, collecting, working on and selling guitars. He owns many fine originals but is just as partial to a nicely aged Strat or Les Paul, and Guitarist has plundered his collection on more than one occasion.
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Sonic Shaper
Electro-Harmonix revisits the effect that launched the company with the LPB-3 Linear Power Booster and EQ
Platinum Blonde
PRS has updated its Texas-voiced David Grissom signature amp with more features, lower wattage and a more approachable price tag
TAN LINES
Many of us regard straps as a bit of an afterthought, but to find one that matches the quality of a custom or vintage guitar, Rod Boyes of Pinegrove Leather can help
ELECTRIC STRINGS
Your tone starts with your strings - strike a balance between sound, tuning and durability with six of our favourites
DIFFERENT WINDS
While there's no end to repros of all the classic pickup styles, more and more pickup makers are mixing things up to move forward - Cream T is a good example
Long termers
A few months' gigging, recording and everything that goes with it - welcome to Guitarist's longterm test report
Top Guns
Chapman's new factory move coincides with a bit of a rethink. We track down the key players all around the world
the Wishlist
Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for...
Reach For The Star
Earlier this year Guild reorganised its 70s-era Polara range. We spent some time with this mid-range 2024 model: a modern pawn-shop prize or a copy too far?
HIGH FLYER
Adrian Thorpe of ThorpyFX remembers the flight path - and turbulence behind Chris Buck's Electric Lightning overdrive/boost, named after a fighter jet and packing a bona fide valve
