Over the years, Wildwood Guitars has sold thousands of relic’d Fender guitars. The incredible response that we’ve gotten from our Wildwood Tens is proof that most of the guitar-playing world loves instruments that marry modern convenience with vintage look, feel, and sound. We’ve also learned that there are plenty of pickers out there that like the distressed vintage look, but feel a little strange about playing a guitar that they didn’t relic themselves through everyday use. For these guitarists, each ding and scratch is a punctuation mark in the story of their instrument, and they want to be in charge of what happens in the tale of their axe.
Obviously, this is easier said than done. If you want to make an NOS finish look vintage through good ‘ol fashioned playwear, you usually have to play it for so long that it actually becomes vintage in the process. You could put your guitar in a trash bag of burned leaves and relic it yourself like one of my coworkers, but your house will smell horrible the moment you bring it inside. Frankly, few people have enough resources, energy, or training to make it look as good as the Fender Custom Shop’s builders can.
So, these players have been in a pickle until now. How do you make a new guitar look vintage without having to wait thirty years or resort to crazy schemes involving bags of burning leaves? Well, we at Wildwood Guitars are proud to introduce our answer: a new line of Wildwood Tens that we have dubbed “relic-readies.”
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Amp: The Greg Koch Signature Combo from Koch Amps
Serial Number: JC3597
Brand Fender Custom Shop
Model Masterbuilt Dealer Select Wildwood 10 '55 Stratocaster
Finish Color Faded Tahitian Coral
Aging Relic-Ready
Finish Type Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Weight 7.07 lbs.
Body Wood Ash
Neck Wood One-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape 1954 "U"
Neck Dimensions .880 1st - .980 12th
Fingerboard One-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Fingerboard Radius Exclusive Wildwood Custom "10" Radius
Inlays Dot
Scale Length 25.5"
Width at Nut 1.650"
Nut Material Bone
Frets 21 6105 Narrow Tall
Pickups 3 Hand-wound Limited Single-Coils
Controls 1 Volume, 2 Tone, 5-way Switch
Hardware Chrome/Nickel
Bridge Vintage Tremolo
Tuners Aged Vintage Style with Nickel Buttons
Pickguard Single-Ply Parchment
Case Limited Edition Hardshell Case with Embroidered Custom Shop Logo
COA Yes