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GoldenEraGuitars

It’s been a long time coming! I actually sold my sunburst strat body off to a chap who just so happened to really like it and wanted one to go there and then. Realising that I run a business and have 3 little mouths to feed I took my guitar apart and shipped the body off. That was months ago... I haven’t played a guitar since (well, not for more than 5 mins at a time and none of them were mine).

So, I decided to make this....

https://i.imgur.com/B5YFHmi.jpg

I have recycled the neck and most of the hardware from the sunburst build including the outstanding Radioshop 63 pickups. 

I suppose I should fill this post with meaningless words... I’ll let the pics do the talking 

https://i.imgur.com/TSzyh9h.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/8Zyf6mQ.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/bj7DqKY.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/kfKwnrc.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HrKW6Yw.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/JFtRUY5.jpg

Now, admittedly if you don’t like aged guitars then this won’t be for you. But I’m extremely happy with how this has turned out. Hope you enjoy the pics.

kaypeejay

I don’t like the concept of aged guitars but that is very tasty. 

wesker123

Yeah nice! 

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kaypeejay said:

I don’t like the concept of aged guitars but that is very tasty. 

I don’t think you’d like me very much

kaypeejay

GoldenEraGuitars said:

kaypeejay said:

I don’t like the concept of aged guitars but that is very tasty. 

I don’t think you’d like me very much

Well, I only like that one cos I wouldn’t have to worry about denting it 

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kaypeejay said:

GoldenEraGuitars said:

kaypeejay said:

I don’t like the concept of aged guitars but that is very tasty. 

I don’t think you’d like me very much

Well, I only like that one cos I wouldn’t have to worry about denting it 

In that case you may very like a lot of what we do

artiebear

Very sexy relicing indeed. Great work. 

gary_mac

Lovely job.

gringopig

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idiotwindow

Nice. Would you consider selling the body to me? 

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idiotwindow said:

Nice. Would you consider selling the body to me? 

Haha... no! But I’ll do you a similar one no problem

roberty

Spectacular

proggy

I love it. I love Strats and my team play in red and white......win win.

Wazmeister

Perfect.

Exactly how a relic should look for me, great dulled paintwork, love it.

I fancy a nice Tele and Ill be in touch Scott in the New Year

clarkefan

Looks like flame maple a bit in some photos, but I love the vibe, "feels" like a player's guitar just from the photos, and what a great colour!

jhalliday89

Absolutely stunning

soma1975

Stunning yet again mate. One day.... 

Also I love your headstock design. Like a sexy retro take on a Washburn N4. 

cbellanga

Tasteful relic, better than many CS I've been seeing around!

GoldenEraGuitars

Thank you very much everyone. I’m definitely happy with how this has turned out. Tbh, I found some Dakota red in a tub from another job last year and decided to use it up. I never thought it would catch my eye as much. Annoyingly the camera has turned it into a mixture of CAR and Fiesta red.... this is regardless of the natural light. It’s more raspberry in real life. 

@Wazmeister thats awesome, I’ll be happy to hear from you. 

@soma1975 thank you, it seems to be keeping Fender off my back for now. 

markslade07

Stunning work! 

TTBZ

That finish is lovely! Perfect amount of relic/dulling to the shine on it.