I ACCIDENTALLY Relicced my New Gibson Les Paul...

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I took on the challenge of turning a satin-finished Gibson Les Paul into a glossy one. Using the Virtuoso polish and cleaner, I start by buffing the satin to a shine on the guitar's body, bringing out the vibrant Lemon color.
However, I quickly realized that I wanted to give the guitar a more unique and aged look. So, I decided to turn this into a relic video, where I show you how to age the hardware using muriatic/hydrochloric acid. This process involves applying the acid fumes to the metal parts of the guitar, such as the bridge and tuners, to create a worn and tarnished look.
In addition, I also demonstrate how to age the knobs and plastic, giving them a vintage appearance. To complete the look, I wear through the finish in certain areas, while creating small cracks and checking, just like you would hope to see on a Tom Murphy 'Murphy Labs' Gibson Custom Shop guitar.
But, let's just say, the video didn't exactly go to plan 100% throughout...
Overall, this video is perfect for anyone looking to give their guitar a new and unique appearance (while learning from my mistakes).
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@swordfish1120 Год назад

This actually looks very well done. Most relic jobs are too over done and look like they tried too hard to get the look.

@mistreated Год назад

I love the end result. Thanks for sharing the project.

@benlogan430 Год назад

Raising the tail piece will give the same vibe as a top wrap. But a lot of people like it decked for added sustain I believe.

@andyhamlett8814 Год назад

Exactly that... all it does is make the strings slinkier on the bends.

@lukasjohansen2746 8 месяцев назад

This actually turned out surprisingly good!

@SenatorTacos 8 месяцев назад

I love that u made this your own.

@harsanj6281 25 дней назад

it looks wonderful, nice job , i was amazed by the result.

@stopitrightnow12 4 месяца назад

i dig it! good job

@ernieb3626 Год назад

well done. it looks so much better

@hotrock513 7 месяцев назад

you make it even better!

@johannl3815 Год назад

i love mine the way it is. And i let the time do the job...But i really like and i share your passion. Good work. Greetings from France. Rip Gary.

@kansasblues Год назад

For aging the metal parts you should use ferric chloride. It’s used for etching copper. Works very well for nickel, chrome a lot more difficult. Not nearly as hazardous as the acid you used and safe on plastic. For aging the finish I‘ve over sprayed with lacquer then used the heat gun and canned air checking with good results. YMMV

@Zeppelin180 Год назад

That’s actually an awesome job! Some serious balls to go through it as well

@PedalPawn Год назад

Ha ha, thanks a lot mate

@user-zp5hw7xp3u 2 месяца назад

@@PedalPawnwhat type of polish did you use? I’m attempting this next week . Thanks

@richarde3378 Год назад

Awesome job. Looks great. I love relic'd guitars! Greetings from Bali, Indonesia! 😃🎸

@PedalPawn Год назад

Thanks so much mate, really appreciate that. Greetings right back from the UK ❤️🎸

@crucifixgym Месяц назад

My LPC from 2001 is reliced from 23 years of just using it. It looks amazing!

@scrimmerman Год назад

Wow. I think that turned out great! Quit giving me ideas 😊 Don’t know why it took so long but just discovered your channel. Great content. Subbed!

@edgarcabada2726 3 месяца назад

Absolutely love this! I want this seen on the new Epiphone Inspired by Gibson line!😊

@Redrum046 Год назад

Nice job, now I want to buy it when I see your results:)

@PedalPawn Год назад

Ha ha, thanks a lot mate

@RByrne Год назад

Nice job! I did the same sort of thing to mine. I used 6k grit micromesh on the top with some polish, then 8k. Came out really nice. Not full gloss, but like the VOS custom shop look. I did the neck with a piece of leather and some polish, just to get it slick. It's so much better. I wish Gibson thought this one out a bit more, but it's a great guitar with a little effort.

@d.a.6608 Год назад

Looks much better!

@terrybanks5063 Год назад

great job mate

@PedalPawn Год назад

Thanks a lot mate

@markrosenquist8259 Год назад

Wow! You’re a brave soul. It came out great in the end.🍻🤙

@PedalPawn Год назад

🤣🙌 it was very scary 🍋

@sixstringguitarist1937 Год назад

I'm not a fan normally of relic guitars but that turned out nice in the end. 🔥

@PedalPawn Год назад

That's ace mate, thanks a lot

@Danny-nt6im 2 месяца назад

good job mate!! i am trying to muster up the courage to do this to my les paul junior

@SomeKindOfMadman Год назад

Looks good, I like a nicely relic guitar

@cussy77 Год назад

I think I looks brilliant Chris I love the worn in look think especially on les pauls it makes it look really old like the real 59's I got the top wrap on the bridge off a joe bonamassa video a couple of years ago have a lovely weekend mate

@Paul-D Год назад

Love it except the pickup covers being off. I think a les paul looks SO much better with them on and tarnished 😅 Wouldve been a nice touch to find double whites though haha

@PedalPawn Год назад

I totally agree in 99% of the cases, I really like pickup covers being on. And these actually aged beautifully, but it was the 'still got the blues' Les Paul that swayed me in the end aha!

@jasq99 Год назад

Ohh man. Great result but I couldn’t do it to my guitar no chance. This is my dream come through axe and if even will be lucky to have it it’ll be cherished and well looked after. Thanks for sharing this video;) Can we have more of this kind of videos please. Relicing new marshall reissue pedals??

@ANWEsuigeneris Год назад

Looks and sounds great! What gear did you use for the music?

@TheGuitarModder Год назад

This was gut wrenching to watch. I was screaming internally when you had the hair dryer do close to the guitar.

@calvinlee8103 Месяц назад

Why did you watch?

@orbitaljellyfish808 Год назад

Top wrap lengthens the stretchable string length, so for the same tightness (pitch) your bends travel (easier, yes, but) farther across the radiused fretboard and thusly require more action to prevent bottoming out. If this is difficult to picture, just imagine bending a note all the way around a 24” diameter fretted tube.

Год назад

Haha such a great entertaining video I laughed ! The guitar looks amazing now! Definitely looks like Gary’s stripe

@distortion_plus Год назад

This was unhinged but I’m here for it - turned out great too! 👊

@PedalPawn Год назад

🤣🙌 thanks a lot mate

@yotam1 Год назад

look way better, nice job!

@PedalPawn Год назад

Thanks a lot mate

@Douglas_I 5 месяцев назад

It's -21°F where i live right now and -31 with the windchill. While watching your video i decided to put my lp standard outside for a while and see if i can't get some checking started on it when i bring it back in. It's a 60s style bourbon burst.

@gregmize01 Год назад

Nice job!

@PedalPawn Год назад

Thanks a lot Gregory

@hwnfrd 4 месяца назад

I have a question, didn't any of the steel wool dust get into the pickups being that they are magnetic?

@The..Butterfly..Effect Год назад

You are a brave man -

@greenmanalishi6963 Год назад

Legendary video.

@PedalPawn Год назад

🤣🙌 thanks so much for watching mate ❤️

@greenmanalishi6963 Год назад

Would you mind leaving all the products used in the process in the description box or right here por favor

@barryengle12666 Год назад

Nice job!! That's not an easy thing to just "do"... Muriatic acid is what I used to age the parts on relic Telecaster build last year. Here's how... Get two containers with lids, one big enough that the smaller one could sit inside of it. I used the plastic containers you store leftover food in. Pour the muriatic acid into the larger container and put a cover on it. Put all the parts you want to age into the smaller container and float that container in the acid and put the cover back on it. Don't let the acid itself actually touch the parts, the fumes from the muriatic acid will do the job easily. Some parts will be affected quicker than others, just check every 20 minutes or so. I ended up leaving the chrome plate that a telecaster's volume and tone knobs and switch are on overnight, for some reason it took longer. Worked amazingly. I also used the trick with the canned air, except you need a heat gun, looks similar to a hair dryer but gets hot way faster and you don't need to hold it that close to the finish. I can send you pics of the Telecaster replica and the Stratocaster replica I built if you like, let me know. I'll post them here if I can

@marklewis5145 Год назад

I think it's a great result, you are a braver man than me!

@PedalPawn Год назад

Thanks a lot mate, ha ha

@OneWomanMoreGuitars 9 месяцев назад

Great job. I’m going to do something similar. I had to scrape the binding to round it off a bit cuz it was very sharp. The satin finish on this one is better than on the epiphones but agree it needs some shine and the headstock def needs some shine. I’ve aged tons of hardware in muriatic acid and works great. No direct contact with the acid- Tupperware in Tupperware like you did.

@jdmoney1000 5 месяцев назад

Exactly how did you "scrape the binding"???? Did that solve the problem???? Does it look funky now??? Any collateral damage caused by rounding it off???? I just bought one of these and I have the same sharp edged binding issue.... I'd appreciate any advice bro....

@OneWomanMoreGuitars 5 месяцев назад

@@jdmoney1000 I just use a utility blade and scrape it and do it so that I create a more rounded edge. Then sand it progressively to get some shine. Then can use actual polish to shine it a bit more. I did it on the binding on the fretboard edges so they felt more rolled and along the body. Takes a little practice but the shavings are thin and you aren’t going to ruin the binding. I do this all the time with rosewood fretboards if they need a more rolled edge feel. Plastic isn’t going to wear down on its own. I used the binding on my R8 and traditional model as reference how much I wanted it rounded. Really just trying to soften the edge of binding so it’s not sharp. I can post a short video on my RU-vid channel showing how I do it if you’d like.

@johnnysinger3353 Год назад

The top wound string method had been tested and it’s actually harder to bend them. I’m relicing mine just by playing it.

@markeyhendrix Год назад

Ive checked a couple of my strats didn't even need the hairdryer or to heat it up, just went berserk with the air stuff haha. Also it only really works on nitro I think, don't quote me on that. Looks great man 👍

@PedalPawn Год назад

That's awesome, my strats have a lot of checking on as well and you're definitely right about the nitro 🚀

@markeyhendrix Год назад

You have to stop yourself going too far, the first strat I done, just wanted a little bit wear, now it looks about 300 years old haha 👍

@SouthpawSatch 9 месяцев назад

The guitar looks fantastic. Its always a gamble modding your guitar but its even more worth it the project is successful. You should try Monty's PAFs. They nail the vintage tele on steroids tone. I swapped the magnet in the neck pickup to an A2 and flipped it. Nails the PG tone.

@iagobroxado Год назад

Just a couple days ago I went from topwrapped strings to regular and I coudn't tell a difference at all in feel. And you could probably achieve the same shallow break angle at the saddles just by raising the tailpiece.

@Zackryvengelmc Год назад

On your bridge, it looks like the A string bridge saddle may have come out of place. Or did you do that for intonation purposes?

@gibson6dog Год назад

looks ace

@PedalPawn Год назад

Thanks a lot mate

@petibalog Год назад

Beautiful Slash AFD relic :D

@iagobroxado Год назад

8 Bomb Custom (luthier dude in Russia or Belarus) has shown that the regular Gibson "nitro" doesn't react the same to some of the usual relic'ing methods.

@thurstonhowls7723 Год назад

For content…why not!? For the 9-5 work week player I am nervous. But thanks for doing it and showing me how if I want to try it!

@keith.loves.lasagna 5 месяцев назад

Badass video. Definitely one of the more natural looking relic, from the finish on the guitar itself, to the hardware. Nice job! Btw how long did you end up going for the hardware fume bath? ☣️👨‍🔬 Lol

@johnathan.jerusik 8 месяцев назад

So as far as top vs not top wrapped. The only benifits I can tell is string tension. So if you like your strings to feel extra slinky without going down to 9s 8s or 7s even. Top wrapping is a great way to do that. Joe Bonamassa plays 11-52 top wrapped. Also it allows you to pin the bridge to the body, which some say it creates better sustain. I personally don't do top wrapping. I like the extra tension. I also am not afraid to use 8s. What it really comes down to is personal preference.

@xtyano440 Месяц назад

I'm so jealous! you got the best top! close to the real greeny! mine is a bigger flame

@geet77777 19 дней назад

Get a ton of reference photos, study them well and then use an X-acto knife to cut in the checking. not deep. Then get an acrylic paint, something like Burnt Umber works good, get it into some of the cracks. wipe it off.

@raytorvalds3699 Год назад

As a friend of mine likes to say: "So you did all that to your guitar, but does it speed up your arpeggios?". I like how the hardware turned out. Looks great.

@dalenixon9715 Год назад

I was like NooOoOOooooOo!!!!! But it actually looks better. Good work.

@PedalPawn Год назад

🤣🤣 thanks a lot mate

@rareform6747 Год назад

Good playing . Hate Wrecked Guitars !

@PedalPawn Год назад

Cheers mate, and yes, definitely acquired taste

@tboysrocknroll9252 3 месяца назад

Reverse relic....i like it!!

@kitgs5376 Год назад

respect 💯

@johnnysinger3353 Год назад

Do you think taking the covers off changed the sound?

@TheGuitarMan71 Год назад

Personally, I would age it myself through use but it looks sick with your process anyway 🔥

@PedalPawn Год назад

Thanks a lot mate 🚀🤗

@ianmartens5286 Год назад

I really like it

@aminahmed2220 Год назад

What a fantastic video have a good weekend also happy mother's day I did not had a good week

@benlogan430 Год назад

Cold then hot might work better. Like bring a guitar inside after being in a cold vehicle.

@PedalPawn Год назад

I've tried molten lava to Antarctica with this finish, and it just won't budge 🤣

@matthewf1979 Год назад

I would recommend a refin with Nitrolac relic lacquer over using a scalpel.

@fabianaguilar1358 10 месяцев назад

Now you have a copy of Moore's Stripe :D

@goopee76 Год назад

Much nicer guitar now! New guitars are boring and many guitarists, including myself are actually afraid to play them. I got 61' Vintage II Strat in November and was extremely disappointed with the quality of finish straight from Fender factory. My plan was to refinish it with way thinner nitro so I did relic it heavily just for fun. It turned out this guitar might actually stay as it is now, I started to love it and got many thumbs up from those who seen it. You did amazing job with this dull looking Gibson. I want one myself now 😂and would absolutely go the same way!

@guypoulin8454 10 месяцев назад

Nitro need uv cure before the heat cold process, protect fretboard , take out pickguard , exposé 200 hrs direct sunlight, then after do the heat cold process , perfect line crack will epear

@tomfairbairn1202 Год назад

did you turn the pickups the correct way around?

@PedalPawn Год назад

I didn't. Ha ha

@tomfairbairn1202 Год назад

@@PedalPawn it looks great, youre a braver man than me, get some Monty’s Bethnal Greens in there

@waltertrees2412 2 месяца назад

Turn the compressed air can upside down. It then creates more frost.

@ereimul1444 Год назад

looks good. please open a relic service shop.

@PedalPawn Год назад

Thanks a lot mate, ha ha

@derekclacton Год назад

A Gary Moore ‘Greeny-Stripe’ combo - what a great idea!

@BeesWaxMinder Год назад

If you got to age the tuners and not take a few minutes to protect the gears and & the workings from vapours then what's the point in aging if it also means reducing working life?

@Rgunt8905 2 месяца назад

Unfortunately, the Greenybuckers don't sound anywhere close to its expected tone. The bare knuckle PG set is the closest to the actual tone.

@Outdoorshuntingshooting 5 месяцев назад

Virtuoso polish is great for a deep gloss. Good call, really not a fan of the satin finish, made it look like an Epiphone.

@thesonnyboy Год назад

Did you expose the entire tuner to the acid? Gears and all!?

@Mark-tw6qu Год назад

I have a satin finish Les Paul Special which has never developed checking in years. But I have a newer junior and SG which both started checking within weeks. I think the satin finish is too thin to check rather than having too many plastics in the lacquer

@marfg12345 9 месяцев назад

My Gibson Les Paul standard from 2009 looks even 'worse', but that's after 14 years of heavy use. I use it as a 'beater' guitar. I also have a 1961 custom shop es-335, but I try to keep it in pristine condition.

@figzor 8 месяцев назад

Because the nitro has plasticisers in it?

@justindaly2037 7 месяцев назад

Interesting it didn’t check… as the new Gibson’s will definitely check… quite a bit. My 2019/2020 Standard… just extreme cold alone… like a sheet of glass just shattering.

@tom_buggy Год назад

fair play but it scared me when you were doin the temprauture method and also tom murphy at gibson custom shop never uses the temp methodonly the razor blade thats why its so expensive

@jcbak 7 месяцев назад

You can actually use white vinegar to age the parts. It takes about 24 hours.

@wade_pisani Год назад

Actually looks sick as fuck 🔥 really wanna do this on my MIJ LP but it’s a thin poly finish 🤔

@explorervango880 Год назад

You could have saved a bunch of money buying a regular 50s faded standard and installing the neck pickup upside down. They were overstocked and I got one of those in a factory sealed box for 2/3 what they are charging for the greeny.

@adamroberts4276 Год назад

Personally I think that looks mint ,but if you wanted to go one step further for a more worn in feel on the neck you could use the belt buckle and round the edges of the neck down

@Dreyno 3 месяца назад

I don’t understand why the guitar was made matte in the first place. Always struck me as a weird decision by Gibson.

@chrisjohnson9300 Год назад

Looks and sounds great!! Much love from Canada 🇨🇦

@PedalPawn Год назад

Thanks a lot Chris, really appreciate it. Cheers from the UK.

@thehandseesall Месяц назад

Are you sure it's not a poly finish... which can't be checked?

@crazycarpes 5 месяцев назад

good job! i reliced my gibson too! remove some gloss, sounds better

@thebuck1152 Год назад

Looks decent.....still got the blues is one of my favorite Gary Moore songs.

@GazMoz78 Год назад

I love relic guitars; I own two! But man I could not do this! If I did it myself I'd constantly be second guessing over how it looked. Plus the thought of "damaging" something I'd paid a fortune for would kill me! I do love the look that you've achieved though Chris. Don't think I could myself

@PedalPawn Год назад

Yes, you are right mate! They were all of my emotions ha ha, but I'm glad I went for it in the end 🎸 thanks a lot for watching

@midnite_in_november Год назад

In the same way, I enjoy a good relic but i relived a neck and body once and every time I looked at it I just second guessed it even though when I posted pics others thought it was genuine wear it still was always in my head and I didn’t like it, from now on if I get a relic done it’s by someone else lol