Show us your Bravewood

bgmartinsbridge

@telemaster - saw that, a leftie for £2500 wow!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223676377697

brooom

He did build a few a couple of times with replacement necks, such as MIJ fender necks. But for the most part they're built from scratch.

Roysterdoyster

Here’s one for sale in Ireland https://touch.adverts.ie/electric-guitars/fender-telecaster-1964-bravewood-relic/19901325

stevie_the_spy

Roysterdoyster said:

Here’s one for sale in Ireland https://touch.adverts.ie/electric-guitars/fender-telecaster-1964-bravewood-relic/19901325

Looks nice

stevie_the_spy

bgmartinsbridge said:

@steve_the_spy
Bring your amp over and we can weigh the esquire at the same time ;-)

Love too but it's that blessed lockdown

bgmartinsbridge

@Roysterdoyster - that's nice! 

Roysterdoyster

bgmartinsbridge said:

@Roysterdoyster - that's nice! 

Indeed....if only I had a matching stra.....oh wait! 

Ben_McCarthy

Really want to try one of these, they look great 

Sassafras

The relicing is hideous but they sound fantastic. Hard to tell apart from the real thing.

GuyR

https://i.imgur.com/2YrC8mB.jpg
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 Bravewoods have the most realistic feel to play of any distressed finish guitar in my opinion.
In particular, the back of the neck is superb. None of the ill-judged belt-sander effect you see on many Fender CS instruments. My Strat is quite early and I think the ageing is very good. It is fabulous to play, sounds sublime and I can’t bring myself to sell it, although I am moving towards vintage only.
 The Jazz Bass is from 2013, built to order. The one piece maple neck had great “wear” the body a bit less convincing. It was heavier than I wanted, never bonded so sold it last year. For what I paid.
Some lovely guitars posted earlier chaps.

mburekenge

With hindsight i would have specced less aging, but i really was after that Frusciante thing which he nailed.

The neck is unbelievably good. I specced a big chunky neck and it is absolutely stonking.

PhilKing

It's taken me a few days but here are mine.  First up is a 66 bound neck Strat in Blue Ice metallic.  This guitar was floating around the room after hurricane Sandy, so some of the wear is from that!

PhilKing

Next is the 64 Fiesta Red with a bridge humbucker.  There are a lot of original parts on this guitar, including the bridge and sctarchplate.  I also have a period correct Selmer case for it:

PhilKing

Next is the 57 Sunburst.  I asked for the wear pattern on the body and neck, just in case you don't like it.

PhilKing

Last of the Strats is a 57 hardtail.  Both of the 57's have a very pronounced V neck, which is based on my 57 that I lent John to copy.  This is a gently aged closet classic finish.

bgmartinsbridge

@PhilKing - they are all stunning. Love the fiesta Red with the dark rosewood board. 

PhilKing

The next ones are the basses, first the 57 Precision in Shell Pink (based on a NAMM model):



And the 62 Burgundy Mist Jazz bass.

PhilKing

bgmartinsbridge said:

@PhilKing - they are all stunning. Love the fiesta Red with the dark rosewood board. 

Thanks, that was the first one that I got from him.  I was getting one a year for a while when he used to be in Redruth.  

WezV

bgmartinsbridge said:

@PhilKing - they are all stunning. Love the fiesta Red with the dark rosewood board. 

I used to be quite against relics, but that strat was the one that convinced me I might be wrong.

I agree with some they the heavy relics can look over done.... But the more subtle ones like that really do it for me.

GuyR

Loving the Burgundy Mist Jazz.