New Fender Pro Jazzmaster/Jaguar/Stratocaster/Telecaster

Teetonetal

impmann said:

Oops! Well those must have arrived since I was last there, as when I last looked they only had that red on with p90s (no thanks).

Thing is... on a personal level, why relics? I'm not a fan and Ocean Turquoise wasn't available in '61, so why team it with a corned beef pickguard? Yuk. The white is ok but again the relic thing ruins it for me... :-) Maybe I'm too fussy...

Because that's basically all the custom shop does... most of the work is relicing in some way with a few minor enhancements like rolled edges.

meltedbuzzbox

Teetonetal said:

impmann said:

Oops! Well those must have arrived since I was last there, as when I last looked they only had that red on with p90s (no thanks).

Thing is... on a personal level, why relics? I'm not a fan and Ocean Turquoise wasn't available in '61, so why team it with a corned beef pickguard? Yuk. The white is ok but again the relic thing ruins it for me... :-) Maybe I'm too fussy...

Because that's basically all the custom shop does... most of the work is relicing in some way with a few minor enhancements like rolled edges.

My custom shop jazzmaster wasn't relic'd. 
They have managed it a few times. There is a 59 reissue but it costs close to £4k I think. 

Teetonetal

meltedbuzzbox said:

Teetonetal said:

impmann said:

Oops! Well those must have arrived since I was last there, as when I last looked they only had that red on with p90s (no thanks).

Thing is... on a personal level, why relics? I'm not a fan and Ocean Turquoise wasn't available in '61, so why team it with a corned beef pickguard? Yuk. The white is ok but again the relic thing ruins it for me... :-) Maybe I'm too fussy...

Because that's basically all the custom shop does... most of the work is relicing in some way with a few minor enhancements like rolled edges.

My custom shop jazzmaster wasn't relic'd. 
They have managed it a few times. There is a 59 reissue but it costs close to £4k I think. 

True - but so much of the CS output is just about the relicing. Wathing the CS videos is depressing. Guitar built super fast. Ages spent relicing.

hubobulous

Teetonetal said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

Teetonetal said:

impmann said:

Oops! Well those must have arrived since I was last there, as when I last looked they only had that red on with p90s (no thanks).

Thing is... on a personal level, why relics? I'm not a fan and Ocean Turquoise wasn't available in '61, so why team it with a corned beef pickguard? Yuk. The white is ok but again the relic thing ruins it for me... :-) Maybe I'm too fussy...

Because that's basically all the custom shop does... most of the work is relicing in some way with a few minor enhancements like rolled edges.

My custom shop jazzmaster wasn't relic'd. 
They have managed it a few times. There is a 59 reissue but it costs close to £4k I think. 

True - but so much of the CS output is just about the relicing. Wathing the CS videos is depressing. Guitar built super fast. Ages spent relicing.

That's more than laughable. But then I'm not a fan of the whole relic scene so its just another aspect that makes me shrug my shoulders and slowly shake my head.

MattFGBI

There's a lot more to the Custom Shop then relicing.  There are lots of relic guitars but that's because that is what is asked for.  

It's a custom shop so you can order anything you want and most of what you see is built to order. 

hubobulous

MattFGBI said:

There's a lot more to the Custom Shop then relicing.  There are lots of relic guitars but that's because that is what is asked for.  

It's a custom shop so you can order anything you want and most of what you see is built to order. 

To be clear, my confusion is with relicing as a 'thing' rather than Fender doing it. I can understand their wanting to meet the demand.

meltedbuzzbox

@Teetonetal I'm not so bothered about the build time to be honest. Automation is the name of the game and it makes the most money for fender which would be their focus. 

I adore my CS, if it took 10 minutes to throw together that's fine because it plays that well. 
I did have to change the pickups and the bridge though as they were not to my taste

Teetonetal

meltedbuzzbox said:

@Teetonetal I'm not so bothered about the build time to be honest. Automation is the name of the game and it makes the most money for fender which would be their focus. 

I adore my CS, if it took 10 minutes to throw together that's fine because it plays that well. 
I did have to change the pickups and the bridge though as they were not to my taste

Yes, I agree - the end result is the most important factor.

MattFGBI said:

There's a lot more to the Custom Shop then relicing.  There are lots of relic guitars but that's because that is what is asked for.  

It's a custom shop so you can order anything you want and most of what you see is built to order. 

Take away the cosmetics and whats the difference between a CS guitar and a factory guitar - where does the money go?
I'm lucky enough to own a MB Tele, but honestly, beyond the paint work (which is stunning), I couldn't really tell where the extra investment is over my MIM Tele.