My reliced Burny RLG-50

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Olric

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Got this guitar last year, a 1983 model if I'm correct.
A nice guitar, but was never too fond of the finish.

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So I found a guy specializing in refinishing and relicing, I asked him something in the spirit of Joe Bonamassa's Snakebite burst, and here is the result :
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I must say I'm quite happy with the outcome.
 
Wow..... LOVE that!!!
Very authentic looking and tastefully done. From clown burst to a nice faded violin finish.

Curious..... what did that cost?
 
Marcus, it did cost 500€ in total. Around 580 USD.
Rather reasonable I think.
 
Olric said:
Marcus, it did cost 500€ in total. Around 580 USD.
Rather reasonable I think.

That's quite an investment in a Burny - but I must say it looks awesome. Did you upgrade/replace pickups, hardware and electronics?

Where are Relic Art Guitars located?
 
marcusnieman said:
Olric said:
Marcus, it did cost 500€ in total. Around 580 USD.
Rather reasonable I think.

That's quite an investment in a Burny - but I must say it looks awesome. Did you upgrade/replace pickups, hardware and electronics?

Where are Relic Art Guitars located?

You're right, that's almost as much as the guitar itself.
But I liked the guitar itself as an instrument, and I wonder if I would have made the changes on an expensive instrument. I wanted to test on an instrument for which I would not have any remorse.
I have changed the wiring harness, and installed some Suhr Thornbuckers.
It's really a very nice guitar now, in looks, playbility and tone.

Relic Art is in France , not far from Lyon ( https://www.relicartguitares.fr/ )
 
That is a great job.

Makes me a bit less worried about getting a knock or two on my own VF Les Paul :)

Any info on how they got the lovely cracked surface finish Olric ?
 
@Alan : not so sure. Some people put the body in a freezer for a short period of time I think. Not sure if that's how he did it actually.
Some other people do the weather checking with a scalpel (Tom Murphy I think ?)
 
Freezer treatment you say, sounds .. kind of cool .. :)

Been back looking at those pica a couple of times now - really is a cracker looking thing. Best argument I've come across ever for not worrying about polishing guitars, and just playing them.
 
Yeah, with this kind of finish, you don't really care anymore about a new dent in the guitar...
 

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