theyanchamp Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Im new to relicing and I have a les paul that I think I coudl afford to do it with. Are there any examples of techniques and methods to get a cool looking relic? Any URLs or some point of reference for starting out? Id ont want to just take a chain and other medievial weapons and start beating away at it lol. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 You want to relic a REAL Gibson Les Paul? or just a copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iskim86 Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 I think Fender uses belts. you can also use chain i guess or sandblast it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 The answer to your question depends entirely on whether you just want it to look beat and used, or if you want to replicate the appearance of a vintage instrument. They are light years apart. The first is reasonably straightforward, the latter is shrouded in secrecy and black magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyanchamp Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Its definately not a real les paul, so I dont want to take painstaking effort in doing it. Its a epiphone lespaul blackbeauty, and I hate all black anything. And I also hate the gold hardware. I found scotchbriting the gold gets tarnishes the finnish of the gold somewhat and lets the chrome sing through. I also sanded the paint off the back, and found a pretty nice looking grain of mahogany, so I tried staining it a cherry red with some decent results. Its just drying now, so I'll see how it goes. I'll definately sand it wiht an ultra fine grit after about four or five hrs, and then apply a darker gloss finnish coat. maybe? If I were to do the same to the top, how could I add a sunburst finnish if I have a cherry stain and a dark mahogany stain? I dont have any woodworking experience lol. Any ideas are appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Check out the forum at the ReRanch site. Most of it is geared towards Fender copies, but a lot of those guys are into relicing and do a very nice job with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.