New Relic Project!! 1955 GoldTop Les Paul 2011

Just finished doing the top and fretboard on my new relic projects, she is a 2011-1955 Wildwood special Limited run, she is very resonant, has a perfect neck and its just a thrill to play!

Here are some photo, hope you like it.

This is with the naked top, you can see the pick guard and pokership tan line!!

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo36/8d2studios/2012%20Relic%20Project%2055%20Goldtop%20WT/IMG_1166.jpg

And put together.....

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo36/8d2studios/2012%20Relic%20Project%2055%20Goldtop%20WT/IMG_1392.jpg

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http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo36/8d2studios/2012%20Relic%20Project%2055%20Goldtop%20WT/IMG_1256.jpg

And closeup details...

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo36/8d2studios/2012%20Relic%20Project%2055%20Goldtop%20WT/IMG_1390.jpg
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The full fretboard...

It has a deep dark red brazilian shade!! its not black as it came out on the other photos.

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo36/8d2studios/2012%20Relic%20Project%2055%20Goldtop%20WT/IMG_13021.jpg

Detail of the pickguard and the pickguard shade on the guitar.

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo36/8d2studios/2012%20Relic%20Project%2055%20Goldtop%20WT/IMG_1416.jpg
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Tastefully and well done. I'm a huge LP Goldtop fan (and not a big relic fan) but I would buy this guitar in heartbeat. Nice job :eek:

Love the gold tops. love P-90's. Love the relicing. A lot of original 50's GT LP's would look like that by the time they were 10 or 12 years old !

Nice work. It looks very authentic. Did you razor the craze lines?

Nice work. It looks very authentic. Did you razor the craze lines?


Thanks.

Yes, all of them are razor made, it has not been refinished at all. it all the original finished aged.

I don't even like the word relic. I think you did a great job on the LP, very tastefullly done.

Thanks.

Yes, all of them are razor made, it has not been refinished at all. it all the original finished aged.

That is a lot of tedious work to do that. It appears to be very natural. What does the back look like? I am sure you spent as much detail to the neck and body.

I didn't know the 1955 had a wrap around bridge?

That is a lot of tedious work to do that. It appears to be very natural. What does the back look like? I am sure you spent as much detail to the neck and body.

I have not aged the sides and back, still pending for more stress free time!!!

It will take me about 2 more months to finish that.

I didn't know the 1955 had a wrap around bridge?

55' was the transition year, very early one still have the wrap bridge then the TOM change came.

But i have to say having 3 LPs with TOM, the wrap bridge really gives better string to instrument resonance transmission.

nice job, i know a guy who has a 70's lp deluxe goldtop and the finish on his looks almost identical to what you have done.

That looks fantastic. Looks very realistic and even has the bronze oxidation. One of the best that I've ever seen.

Is it for sale???

Nice nice I gotta say! Got me thinking bout my custom shop '56 gold top now haha. So if you don't mind my asking, after you cut the check lines with a razor blade, are you wiping something on the guitar to darken those lines? Also how do you do the green oxidation? Looks great!

Brilliant job. Really authentic Looks absolutely cracking! (no pun intended).

This is why I don't buy vintage. It is getting harder and harder to tell the difference.

Wow! That is wonderful.

I no longer use the word relic when referring to my Broadcaster replica because the word "relic" attracts all the naysayers and peurile comment specialists.

I describe my guitar as having an aged finish and this starts a whole new conversation.

Your aged finish looks superb. Please share with is the way you darken the lines.

Great job. Enjoy.

:smile: Peter

Great job man ! Looks just like the real thing...
Please give us a little more details about your aging techniques.
I have a '99 goldtop that's all naturally checked, I'd love to give it a slight greenish tint, how did you achieve that ?

That is awesome. I know there are some Relic bashers in the world, but I don't think any could say that guitar doesn't look badass.

Nicely done!

Incredible!

Muchos grazias for sharing your art.