Lee here….. I’m soooooo bored of the relentless relic bashing in the comments section. Relics have been around for 20 years!! Please stop moaning about a subjective aesthetic!! If you don’t like them thats 100% fine, just go watch the next video and/or buy something else…. but STOP MOANING!! Here’s a novel idea… if you want to see more non relic custom shop Strats in your guitar store, then buy a non relic one. Then 12 months later buy another. And 12 months after that buy another…. Because that’s what relic customers do, and that’s why we keep ordering more. 😂👍
@andertons...BANG ON Lee! To those folks who like to "Trauma Bond" over relics please...give it a rest. If it's not for you, then cool. Keep it moving. Why be upset about something for simply existing??? No one is forcing anyone one to buy it. And to those who feel the need to moan on about, I think the reason why it's so "triggering" (forgive the overused word) is that some perceive it (somewhat subconsciously) as a harbinger of future price increases within the low to mid tier offerings. Lee...you are sooo right, and I hope you keep this comment up. We have to stop all this negativity and just enjoy the wide variety of guitar options, for every guitarist out there.
@morganbartfield5457...For real man? I don't think that's the point. This video is more that likely going to interest those like myself that enjoy custom shop offerings. The fact that these guys do such great free content, all year round that cover so much different stuff should be applauded Variety is the spice of life. Peace & Love!
“Yes I agree, though opening those beautiful cases to find a “weathered” Fender within would be a very disappointing experience for me but hey - someone must be buying them!
That candy apple red double bound tele might be one of the nicest guitars I’ve ever seen. Also, whoever planned/edited this video is a pro. The jump between the unboxing and playing with the background playing is 🤌
I have to ask this, if we all want the original type of guitar, why can't they just make them the norm? In my opinion, it us ridiculous to pay tgat much more for something they should always be making to begin with. Personally, I will never buy another Strat. They are way over price, when you can fet something just as good if not better from another brand. Just saying
Because a lot of people think Fender knows what they're doing. They're winging it. They have so called master builders. Would a real master builder destroy a guitar on purpose.
They are not Master Builders. They have CNC machines that make all the bodies and necks. All they do is screw them together. There are some Master Builders on TH-cam that start from scratch. Some even start from a tree. The custom shop guitars have gone up to 5000. If you gave me $5,000 to build a Telecaster I could not spend all the money even if I bought premium parts and true Gold Hardware.
I mean, a guitar that beaten up would absolutely have had new pickups and guard at some point. The OG plastics were brittle. As for relics as a concept. It's just a preference, people need to chill out.
In our "if we won the lottery" conversations, my wife talks about supporting her family and setting our kids up for life. I drive my Lamborghini to the Andertons Guitar Gallery and ask for Paul.
The Captain is getting some chops! Also, I really don’t like reliced (is that even a word?) guitars. Sure they sound great and probably play great but there’s something about them that I can’t get with.🤔
I'm sorry to all those who like the relic guitars. I understand it gives the guitar some sort of "mojo", but I'm not paying thousands of dollars for a custom shop guitar to get something beat up. I can do that fine on my own thank you very much.
If you want to do it the natural way and wait twenty-thirty years with lots of gigs and touring to acchieve this mojo, be my guest… Or if you’re a real purist you could also just sell your house to buy a real vintage Strat from the 1960’s… But for someone like me who absolutely LOVE the looks, feel and mojo of these heavy relic’ed guitars, it is amazing to purchase something that looks old, used and worn in - but everything is still brand new, works perfectly and you don’t have to worry about weak pickups, bad electronics, loose tuning pegs, crooked necks, unoriginal parts, sprayovers, etc… For me it is the perfect sollution! So luckily there is something out there for everybody🙌🏻
@@frederikthaysen6931 he knows nothing of the feel of a played in guitar, otherwise he wouldn’t be bashing his gums … I have 71 tele, a 76 Strat, and a relicked CS 65 Strat … its about the player and how the guitar feels and inspires you to play.
Love the flow and production of this video but hate the relic look. Just silly. Petes playing was great but imagine how much better it might have been if all that tone paint hadn’t been hacked off at the Fender Custom Shop. I suppose we’ll never know.
I have no issue with relics but are the majority of these Custom Shops being made Teles and Strats? Fender has so many iconic guitar models to explore in this range.
Are you kidding me that 50’s tele and all the rest of the relic’ed guitars looks like a massive POS!! Enuff with the “dragged behind a pickup truck” look….
I like battered guitars, but if I was parting with fender amounts of money i'd rather grow my own dents. I mean, I put enough dinks in mine on a daily basis😂
Great seeing the walk through of the guitar gallery Lee ! Thanks for that.... Why are the PRS's behind glass ? It's Taos like the turquoise found in Taos New Mexico.... LOVE all the Teles !!!!
When people buy their guitar with the "I have been played a bunch" costume on, they are definitely the ones who are concerned with appearances. Both guitars share excellent quality. But the one that doesn't pretend to be old is the honest, authentic one.
@@sagittatedno point in arguing who can hear what, everyone perceives the tones differently To me less paint on a guitar resonates differently and in a way I prefer but some people may not be able to tell the difference Also if it looks and feels broken in it’s gunna inspire you differently Nothing about pretending it’s different because it is different enough to achieve different things
Is that "John I think you left something in the store" at 0:12 a teaser for an upcoming Captain Meets? You-know-who was touring in the UK and Europe a couple of months ago...
The journeyman relic is as far as I would go. Those heavy relics guitars are disgusting looking and people pay thousands of dollars to have someone scratch their guitar for them… That doesn’t make sense to me! Lucky for me I don’t have to buy one.😂
Unpopular opinion: Relic is weird. If I buy a brand new guitar, I want it to look new. Otherwise I would go to a pawn shop and find an old beat up guitar. 🤷♂️
I don't know guys. These guitars would probably cost a ton. And you play them? Wouldn't the eventual owner of that guitar want less wear on the guitar as possible?
Really love the texas tea thinline tele. And it’s still in stock! Can’t really justify paying brand new custom shop prices though. Hopefully I’ll find a used one down the road at a more “reasonable” price.
Fender has some different colors out like Pacific Peach,real nice,but quite a few bashed up looking ones,right up there with the 3 bolt micro-tilt neck era,which passed quickly
Buying a Relic'd guitar is like marrying a porn star... Of course it looked good once upon a time but you cant afford it.. Its all worked in for show and all things you bought it for are a lie.
I love how those who have never player a heavy relic’d guitar bag them i have many pristine fender custom shop guitars and i have 1 relic’d and 1 heavy relic’d and i have to say to all the ney sayers you have no idea what you are missing out on so much to say i play my 58 heavy relic’d tele more than any other of my guitars because it just plays better and i don’t worry about putting a scratch on it but if pristine is what you are looking for go buy one and be happy but to those who appreciate the art of making a guitar look old be happy with that but lets stop ragging on either because at the end of the day we all love one thing the sound of the guitar. Peace to all
I don’t like the relic stuff , but i get the hype and trend of them , i love the Fender’s Candy apple red color , i do not see it often besides Custom shop stuff
Lee here….. I’m soooooo bored of the relentless relic bashing in the comments section. Relics have been around for 20 years!! Please stop moaning about a subjective aesthetic!! If you don’t like them thats 100% fine, just go watch the next video and/or buy something else…. but STOP MOANING!! Here’s a novel idea… if you want to see more non relic custom shop Strats in your guitar store, then buy a non relic one. Then 12 months later buy another. And 12 months after that buy another…. Because that’s what relic customers do, and that’s why we keep ordering more. 😂👍
@andertons...BANG ON Lee! To those folks who like to "Trauma Bond" over relics please...give it a rest. If it's not for you, then cool. Keep it moving. Why be upset about something for simply existing??? No one is forcing anyone one to buy it. And to those who feel the need to moan on about, I think the reason why it's so "triggering" (forgive the overused word) is that some perceive it (somewhat subconsciously) as a harbinger of future price increases within the low to mid tier offerings. Lee...you are sooo right, and I hope you keep this comment up. We have to stop all this negativity and just enjoy the wide variety of guitar options, for every guitarist out there.
@morganbartfield5457...For real man? I don't think that's the point. This video is more that likely going to interest those like myself that enjoy custom shop offerings. The fact that these guys do such great free content, all year round that cover so much different stuff should be applauded Variety is the spice of life. Peace & Love!
Agreed, and who is the ex Strat player that you both admire?
@@MentalMickey999😂😂 can’t you tell??
@morganbartfield5457I didn’t mean any offence. Just trying (unsuccessfully it would appear 😂) to try & make the comments section a nicer place to be.
Journeyman relics are nice, the heavy relic is more than too much though.
I could watch these guys unbox custom Fenders literally all day long!!!
I was just thinking the same thing!
“Yes I agree, though opening those beautiful cases to find a “weathered” Fender within would be a very disappointing experience for me but hey - someone must be buying them!
That candy apple red double bound tele might be one of the nicest guitars I’ve ever seen.
Also, whoever planned/edited this video is a pro. The jump between the unboxing and playing with the background playing is 🤌
totally agree.... but the red tele was the only one they didn't play.... bummer!
Taos rhymes with "house". Greetings from Taos, New Mexico, USA! and yes, the whole state is lousy with turquoise.
Just here for the comments…. Again….😜
I have to ask this, if we all want the original type of guitar, why can't they just make them the norm?
In my opinion, it us ridiculous to pay tgat much more for something they should always be making to begin with.
Personally, I will never buy another Strat.
They are way over price, when you can fet something just as good if not better from another brand.
Just saying
That double-bound Candy Apple Red Tele is stunning. Would look amazing without the relicing.
The super heavy relic strat looks odd with a brand new, fresh bright white pickguard and pickups
And the shiny hardware like the neck plate. So bad I don't understand who buys these.
Yep, unless it’s all aged then it looks weird. Expensive and weird
Because a lot of people think Fender knows what they're doing. They're winging it. They have so called master builders. Would a real master builder destroy a guitar on purpose.
They are not Master Builders. They have CNC machines that make all the bodies and necks. All they do is screw them together. There are some Master Builders on TH-cam that start from scratch. Some even start from a tree. The custom shop guitars have gone up to 5000. If you gave me $5,000 to build a Telecaster I could not spend all the money even if I bought premium parts and true Gold Hardware.
I mean, a guitar that beaten up would absolutely have had new pickups and guard at some point. The OG plastics were brittle.
As for relics as a concept. It's just a preference, people need to chill out.
In our "if we won the lottery" conversations, my wife talks about supporting her family and setting our kids up for life.
I drive my Lamborghini to the Andertons Guitar Gallery and ask for Paul.
You sir, deserve to win the lottery 😂
@@andertons 🤣
Wasn’t interested in any of them to be honest.
The Captain is getting some chops! Also, I really don’t like reliced (is that even a word?) guitars. Sure they sound great and probably play great but there’s something about them that I can’t get with.🤔
Love these videos - please do more in shop unboxing and walkthroughs of stock. It’s cool to follow you round as if we’re guitar browsing with you.
I'm sorry to all those who like the relic guitars. I understand it gives the guitar some sort of "mojo", but I'm not paying thousands of dollars for a custom shop guitar to get something beat up. I can do that fine on my own thank you very much.
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If you want to do it the natural way and wait twenty-thirty years with lots of gigs and touring to acchieve this mojo, be my guest… Or if you’re a real purist you could also just sell your house to buy a real vintage Strat from the 1960’s…
But for someone like me who absolutely LOVE the looks, feel and mojo of these heavy relic’ed guitars, it is amazing to purchase something that looks old, used and worn in - but everything is still brand new, works perfectly and you don’t have to worry about weak pickups, bad electronics, loose tuning pegs, crooked necks, unoriginal parts, sprayovers, etc…
For me it is the perfect sollution! So luckily there is something out there for everybody🙌🏻
@@frederikthaysen6931 he knows nothing of the feel of a played in guitar, otherwise he wouldn’t be bashing his gums … I have 71 tele, a 76 Strat, and a relicked CS 65 Strat … its about the player and how the guitar feels and inspires you to play.
You can have a played guitar without it being all beat to crap. Can’t you?
cuz u cant afford it prolly
FENDER CUSTOM SHOP 61 STRAT IN BLACK SUPER HEAVY RELIC £5,799. Ouch 😬
Taos rhymes with House. It’s an Native American name from the Southwest of America.
Sorry Gents, but it is Tah-Ohs not Tay-os. Coming from New Mexico the land of Turquoise and Taos New Mexico just thought i'd let you know.
Let’s see you pronounce “Worcestershire “! 😊. (As a yank myself I wouldn’t dare…)
@@ghalston5641 Phonetically it's pronounced Woostersheer 😂😂😂
Love the flow and production of this video but hate the relic look. Just silly.
Petes playing was great but imagine how much better it might have been if all that tone paint hadn’t been hacked off at the Fender Custom Shop. I suppose we’ll never know.
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I have no issue with relics but are the majority of these Custom Shops being made Teles and Strats? Fender has so many iconic guitar models to explore in this range.
Are you kidding me that 50’s tele and all the rest of the relic’ed guitars looks like a massive POS!! Enuff with the “dragged behind a pickup truck” look….
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If you're going to Relic then Relic. Journeyman Relic on that beautiful blue guitar. why would anybody ding that up.
in my country you can buy a flat for the price of these guitars :D :D :D
I like battered guitars, but if I was parting with fender amounts of money i'd rather grow my own dents. I mean, I put enough dinks in mine on a daily basis😂
That candy apple red Tele gave me that funny feeling in my tummy.
I had to go and spank one out 🤪🤪
11:12 nice playing, but that relic job on the John Mayer, ::ahem::, Black '61 was just too much
Great seeing the walk through of the guitar gallery Lee ! Thanks for that.... Why are the PRS's behind glass ? It's Taos like the turquoise found in Taos New Mexico.... LOVE all the Teles !!!!
Please do a video about the Gretsches you have sitting on the podium behind you
Y'all have the best job ever! Love all the great videos y'all share with us!
Simply hate relics:)
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Here comes the bozo's in the comments trying to draw comparisons to other things and asking if you'd want them "damaged" also
Yep
Pronounced "Taos", rhymes with "house". A town in New Mexico.
1st Strat’s the eye candy. Last Strat, the “broken in” tone monster.
When people buy their guitar with the "I have been played a bunch" costume on, they are definitely the ones who are concerned with appearances. Both guitars share excellent quality. But the one that doesn't pretend to be old is the honest, authentic one.
@@sagittated I don’t have any finish at all on my Strat. Tone killer.
@@snapfinger1 I only play shows in rooms with untreated wood as walls. Paint on the walls kills natural reverb trails.
@@sagittatedno point in arguing who can hear what, everyone perceives the tones differently
To me less paint on a guitar resonates differently and in a way I prefer but some people may not be able to tell the difference
Also if it looks and feels broken in it’s gunna inspire you differently
Nothing about pretending it’s different because it is different enough to achieve different things
That blue strat. My god. ♥️
If that mystic surf green had a hummy in the bridge I’d buy rn
Do the Custom Shop only make Strats and Teles? Very rarely see any offsets.
Is that "John I think you left something in the store" at 0:12 a teaser for an upcoming Captain Meets? You-know-who was touring in the UK and Europe a couple of months ago...
Love the heavy relic black strat and the turquoise strat! Now time to find a spare 5 grand down the back of the sofa lol.
How many decades and how many gigs (in dark basements) would you have to play for your guitar to look like this heavy relic 61 Statar in black ???
my grandma's kitchen floor had these same spots as a grey strat..... i guess it was RELICed.....
These prices are ridiculous
The journeyman relic is as far as I would go. Those heavy relics guitars are disgusting looking and people pay thousands of dollars to have someone scratch their guitar for them… That doesn’t make sense to me! Lucky for me I don’t have to buy one.😂
I've played Mexican Fenders that are better than Fender CS. Something's definitely wrong there.
Unpopular opinion: Relic is weird. If I buy a brand new guitar, I want it to look new. Otherwise I would go to a pawn shop and find an old beat up guitar. 🤷♂️
I don't know guys. These guitars would probably cost a ton. And you play them? Wouldn't the eventual owner of that guitar want less wear on the guitar as possible?
How is it possible that these have all been kicked around the car park before you opened them up. Be honest reliced guitars look dreadful.
Candy Apple Red tele was a beaut. 🍎
You didn't play the red Tele! Man, I hope you both loose your favorite picks and some pocket change.
Really love the texas tea thinline tele. And it’s still in stock! Can’t really justify paying brand new custom shop prices though. Hopefully I’ll find a used one down the road at a more “reasonable” price.
Me too!
The Mistic Surf Green and the Tea are my favs!!❤❤❤
that 61 strat mystic surf green should not have 65 pickups!!
Awesome! But can we get some love for maple strats too? :(
Absolutely!!! 👍👍
Fender has some different colors out like Pacific Peach,real nice,but quite a few bashed up looking ones,right up there with the 3 bolt micro-tilt neck era,which passed quickly
Was waiting for all the "I hate relics" conments and I wasn't disappointed.
They should release a hyper-relic series with the tagline 'It's totally f****d'
Super heavy relic… pristine white scratch plate. 🙄🤷♂️
I feel like they would love my modded black strat with all gold hardware and the pearl button tuners
#Fender #CustomShop Unboxing. Watch out for the paper cuts.
That first guitar you opened, the color look more like a Daphne blue
01:35 "Taos" as in Taos New Mexico.
that candy apple red telly was my fav :)
which they did not demonstrate :(
Lets be Honest.... My $60 Ronson Fakestrat with new strings would sound just as good in Pete's capable hands...
Buying a Relic'd guitar is like marrying a porn star... Of course it looked good once upon a time but you cant afford it.. Its all worked in for show and all things you bought it for are a lie.
Taos is pronounced tahws
Its a city in New Mexico
Sweet guitars. But Pete stole the show by wearing his white watch again😅
Maybe they should make relic cars next lol.
Dream Job. Count your blessings Men.
Where can I find the backing track for the mystic green strat
Terrible damage on the thin tele😢
Silver strat ruined 😢
@09:40 Is that a #GoldVelvet-lined #Fender #CustomShop Case? #Ridiculousness
Sounds like a strat 👌
the black monster strat thats well hot nice vid guys
Pete : Te way you felt and played the slim line tele was great
Why some of these look like they been ran over by a truck?
Cool guitars! Love that black thinline tele
5200 pound for the thinline tele , are you nuts ?
Texas Dave sez...the 1st Strat color name is pronounced with a long A. Sounds like TAHHH -OS.
It's "Taos Turquoise" (pronounced TOUS) as in Taos New Mexico, famous for its American Indian turquoise jewelry.
Great selection as usual 👍🏻
I have a question on the mystic surf green Strat.
Who is the well known guitarist who used to play these ?
Thank you ! 👋🏻
Beautiful guitars and awesome video. Does anybody know the name of the backing track near the end? Thanks 🤘
I love how those who have never player a heavy relic’d guitar bag them i have many pristine fender custom shop guitars and i have 1 relic’d and 1 heavy relic’d and i have to say to all the ney sayers you have no idea what you are missing out on so much to say i play my 58 heavy relic’d tele more than any other of my guitars because it just plays better and i don’t worry about putting a scratch on it but if pristine is what you are looking for go buy one and be happy but to those who appreciate the art of making a guitar look old be happy with that but lets stop ragging on either because at the end of the day we all love one thing the sound of the guitar. Peace to all
0:39 That’d be real cool if it had a 7.25” board!😂🎉
#NineAndAHalfIsForWimps
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FENDER what have you done... to my bank account?!?!?!
Nice!
Your shop is amazing you guys ! But is there a lefty wall ? I wish to see it in a video so I know if it's interesting to make the trip to England 😂
Great add to do the "How does it Sound?"
It makes me cringe when Lee picks up an expensive guitar from the case and you hear his wedding ring clank against it . Relic or not , it hurts .
10:43 is so Dodgeball movie 😅
LOL guitar porn....dang
I don’t like the relic stuff , but i get the hype and trend of them , i love the Fender’s Candy apple red color , i do not see it often besides Custom shop stuff
Be careful boys, you don’t want to mark them..
They all looked great! That Texas Tea color is really starting to grow on me. Might have to pull the trigger soon.
I am going to start a business. Refinishing all the Reliced guitars after the craze is over.
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The heavy relic looks like it was drug behind a car on a rope for a mile or 2. 😂
That room has changed beyond recognition since I was last there....
Pete's solo at 6.30 was super tasty! Guitar sounds killer too!
Just when I was reconciled to my current guitar collection…😢
I wish I was unboxing a Fender Custom shop lol
Wouldn't mind being locked in that room for the day and night.
how long are the order times on a teambuilts nowadays, finally got enough money to order one but feel like it might be a bit too late
lol @8:40😆
Cool.