my construction job I decided to continue my low action. The guitar body was painted, buffed
newfound love of working on relicking guitars and waxed as well for a slick feel. I added the
and never went back to construction. I have B50 Bigsby tremolo and vintage style bridge
been given a clean bill of health from my doctors with barrel saddles. The bridge was modified
and came through the rehab great, thank God! to accommodate the Bigsby. The pickups were
A lot of folks were praying for me, and their upgraded to Fender Vintage 50’s Road Worn
prayers surely were heard and answered. Tex Mex pickups. Everything else is stock from
a 2014 Squier Affinity Telecaster made in China.
[WM] I’ve used the Squier Tele you sent on a 21 frets, 1&9/16” wide neck with a 9.5” radius,
number of demos and have enjoyed playing it and 1&9/16” thick body.
the work myself. Each guitar takes around 30
actual labor hours to complete. I also offer my
own custom-made models as well. I worked
as an improvement contractor most of my life,
but took a break from that and had a music
store for 7 years where I started doing some
relic guitars. I learned guitar repair and setup
during this time. Since I had my heart attack
and started doing the relics (Nov 2015), I have
a great deal. You clearly did a ton of work on
this instrument…
and I usually have 3 or 4 going at once. I do all
[WM] One of the things that impressed me
sold over 200 relicked guitars.
when I saw one of your guitars on Craigslist
Prices range from
[Nate] The Tele was stripped down, repainted was the level of detail that went into your work. $439.00 - $749.00
and relicked. The pickguard was hand painted, How long did it take you to put together the www.NatesRelicGuitars.com
and the hardware was aged and has some real blue Tele?
rust. The neck was hand painted, clear-coated
and waxed for a slick feel. Frets were leveled [Nate] It takes about 10 days to complete
and polished, and the guitar was set up to have a guitar that a customer sends for a relic job,
January 2018
Doug Doppler
Doug is the Editorial Director for Worship Musician
and Gear Tech + Recording magazines.
WorshipMusician.com
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