Relic In Process by Arie Hipolito

[lovecore]

hayup!!!

Ang tanong ngayon, magkano ang magparelic? hehehe kahit ballpark lang like "around so and so" hehe

[japoyjapoy]

tanong ko lang po..bakit po ba nagrerelic?

[chito_eoi]

tanong ko lang po..bakit po ba nagrerelic?

para mag mukhang luma yung guitar 

[pizarro84]

OT lang sir alex, ang ganda pala ng studio 22 mo! tinest ko po yung bagong refret na guitar ko. Grabe talaga maski cyborg Ibanez duncans lang ang pickup ko (+ implants  ) nanggigigil yung amp maski walang OD  ngayun lang talaga ako nakarinig ng matinik na tube amp ng live

[firemodel55]

OT lang sir alex, ang ganda pala ng studio 22 mo! tinest ko po yung bagong refret na guitar ko. Grabe talaga maski cyborg Ibanez duncans lang ang pickup ko (+ implants  ) nanggigigil yung amp maski walang OD  ngayun lang talaga ako nakarinig ng matinik na tube amp ng live

Thanks.  This was my first tube amp which I got way back in 1989, I think.  So, in two years it will be like 20 years old.  It was the first studio 22 model.  I remember I wanted the caliber 50 head being naive and young at that time but could not afford it and it was too bulky to hand carry from hong kong. 

Over the years, I think I had Lito Bote check it once over.  But really this amp in terms of modification went thru so many speaker changes.  At that time, I thought it was cool to remove the stock mesa boogie speaker -- 50 watts and install a vintage 30.  Personally, I prefered the stock speaker but I wanted to be different so I kept the celestion in there.  Next I tried a tone tubby which I thought would give me bragging rights.  Did not work or sound as well as I wanted it.  Until I settled with a Celestion Heritage G12M.  A 20 watt speaker that matches the amp perfectly.  It took me close to 16 years to find and wait for the right speaker for the amp.

Usually the older Boogies go well with Strat cleans and I love their creamy overdrive characteristic.  This studio 22 has a smooth mid when cranked with the Celestion Heritage G12M.

[electrocautery]

Please proceed to post before pictures.  Thanks.

here are some pix of the greco guitar from which the white relic was "derived". the pix of the red washburn strat will follow soon once i have time to upload it at photobuket but the headstock pix is here na rin. umepal lang dyan yun pix ng greco LP standard ko dati...Hehehe..

Enjoy dudes!!

[Boosted]

saw this kanina. ndi lang maganda ung looks pati tunog maganda din (para sakin ha)... palit na lang ng neck and middle pickups panalo na ung tunog.. reasonable ung price mag pa relic tinanong ko kanina how much. pero ask kuya arie na lang.

[pizarro84]

Thanks.  This was my first tube amp which I got way back in 1989, I think.  So, in two years it will be like 20 years old.  It was the first studio 22 model.  I remember I wanted the caliber 50 head being naive and young at that time but could not afford it and it was too bulky to hand carry from hong kong. 

Over the years, I think I had Lito Bote check it once over.  But really this amp in terms of modification went thru so many speaker changes.  At that time, I thought it was cool to remove the stock mesa boogie speaker -- 50 watts and install a vintage 30.  Personally, I prefered the stock speaker but I wanted to be different so I kept the celestion in there.  Next I tried a tone tubby which I thought would give me bragging rights.  Did not work or sound as well as I wanted it.  Until I settled with a Celestion Heritage G12M.  A 20 watt speaker that matches the amp perfectly.  It took me close to 16 years to find and wait for the right speaker for the amp.

Usually the older Boogies go well with Strat cleans and I love their creamy overdrive characteristic.  This studio 22 has a smooth mid when cranked with the Celestion Heritage G12M.

Kaya po pala malupet ang tunog, mahaba-haba ang storya nya 

[kawayan_strat]

Mga bossing,

Happy New Year, sa mga experts asking for a before and after, if you notice closely the wood at the jack plate position, what hint of color do you see?

RED right?

This was a RED guitar.  Arie first had to remove the original Red finish and start from bare wood again to build up the new finish before relicing.

Red nga!

here are some pix of the greco guitar from which the white relic was "derived". the pix of the red washburn strat will follow soon once i have time to upload it at photobuket but the headstock pix is here na rin. umepal lang dyan yun pix ng greco LP standard ko dati...Hehehe..
Enjoy dudes!!

Sandali,bakit sunburst yung greco? Akala ko ba RED? Mukhang may mga inconsistencies yung mga kwento nyo a!

[gereyster]

Red nga!

Sandali,bakit sunburst yung greco? Akala ko ba RED? Mukhang may mga inconsistencies yung mga kwento nyo a!

aba oo nga.. anu ba talaga?

[abyssinianson]

i think the Greco picture may have been posted as an error because the original relic picture is red, and if you've ever finished a Strat guitar yourself, the jack cavity will usually be finished in the same color as the body. Refer to the reference picture with the arrow to see the original color of the relic'd strat which, I believe, was not stripped by Arie. Stripping the pain't from this part of the body becomes inconsequential because it'll get covered by the jack plate anyway. Looking through the pup cavity of the bridge pickup also shows tell tale signs of red/pink original color.

In some instances, luthiers will finish all parts of the Strat cavity in shielding paint which is usually black or grey in color. Others may use copper or aluminim shielding instead but the jack cavity usually doesn't get a coating of this from the strat guitars I've worked with...

how is this relic job coming along? i am eager to see Arie's results...

[firemodel55]

here are some pix of the greco guitar from which the white relic was "derived". the pix of the red washburn strat will follow soon once i have time to upload it at photobuket but the headstock pix is here na rin.

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This relic guitar is assembled from a Greco Neck, seen above, and a Washburn Red Body which will have its picture posted soon.

What really surprises Arie now is that at least for bolt ons, the Callaham approach, started by Eric Clapton early on, seems to work.  Mix and match talaga ng body and neck.  Originally he never heard the Washburn body sound this good which means the Greco Neck complements it.

[kawayan_strat]

here are some pix of the greco guitar from which the white relic was "derived". the pix of the red washburn strat will follow soon once i have time to upload it at photobuket but the headstock pix is here na rin.



This relic guitar is assembled from a Greco Neck, seen above, and a Washburn Red Body which will have its picture posted soon.

What really surprises Arie now is that at least for bolt ons, the Callaham approach, started by Eric Clapton early on, seems to work.  Mix and match talaga ng body and neck.  Originally he never heard the Washburn body sound this good which means the Greco Neck complements it.

Sana nilinaw sa post para di na nabatikos ng mga "experts".

[firemodel55]

Sana nilinaw sa post para di na nabatikos ng mga "experts".

It just proves the point that some 'experts' who ask for before pictures are dumb -- because they keep on assuming without asking the right questions.   They assumed that the whole guitar was a Washburn red Strat.  Magaling mag comment, hindi naman marunong makinig.  In the whole body of text, I never mentioned that it was a Washburn neck. 

[kawayan_strat]

It just proves the point that some experts are dumb -- because they keep on assuming without asking the right questions.   They assumed that the whole guitar was a Washburn red Strat. Magaling mag comment, hindi naman marunong makinig.  In the whole body of text, I never mentioned that it was a Washburn neck. 

I think nobody assumed that it was Washburn Strat Body and a Greco Strat neck. Ba't mo sasabihing "they"? I've read the whole thread and nobody assumed.

You did not also mention that it was a Washburn Strat body either. Kaya maraming nagtatanong about the "before" pics,and the brand of the guitar being relice'd.

Wala rin nakakaalam kung anung gitara kung hindi pinost ni electroaucity yung pics at explanation.

Wala ka ni isang info na binigay tungkol sa gitara,basta ka nalang ng post ng mga pics. Kaya rin siguro madaming kumuwestiyon at bumatikos.

[bluenote]

It just proves the point that some 'experts' who ask for before pictures are dumb -- because they keep on assuming without asking the right questions.   They assumed that the whole guitar was a Washburn red Strat.  Magaling mag comment, hindi naman marunong makinig.  In the whole body of text, I never mentioned that it was a Washburn neck. 

O boys lahat daw ng humingi ng before pix are dumb daw ha sabi nitong omnicient na to....

[queso_]

ganda pare ah...

[borgy]

Here we go again....

[kawayan_strat]

O boys lahat daw ng humingi ng before pix are dumb daw ha sabi nitong omnicient na to....

Yun nga yung problema,e halos personal na na tira yan e. Tapos kung siya naman pepersonalin tayung mga "dumb" ang mga nasasakote.

[AthanVai]

relax lang mga boys...   let's just wait for the "before" pics na lang before we comment any further.

@firemodel55: i think it is pretty darn safe to assume that when you post pics of purposedly reliced guitars, people will naturally want to see the "before" pics.  seeing the before pics would definitely enhance our appreciation for the relicing process that sir arie has done.

so calling people who ask for pics "dumb", eh that's definitely uncalled for...

[kawayan_strat]

relax lang mga boys...  let's just wait for the "before" pics na lang before we comment any further.

@firemodel55: i think it is pretty darn safe to assume that when you post pics of purposedly reliced guitars, people will naturally want to see the "before" pics.  seeing the before pics would definitely enhance our appreciation for the relicing process that sir arie has done.

so calling people who ask for pics "dumb", eh that's definitely uncalled for...

Sanayan na lang yan bro. He gets away with it anyway.

[AthanVai]

Sanayan na lang yan bro. He gets away with it anyway.

haha. ganon ba?  sige one more time he does it and we're gonna have to step outside to settle things the old fashioned way. hehe.

[los]

It just proves the point that some 'experts' who ask for before pictures are dumb -- because they keep on assuming without asking the right questions.   They assumed that the whole guitar was a Washburn red Strat.  Magaling mag comment, hindi naman marunong makinig.  In the whole body of text, I never mentioned that it was a Washburn neck. 

thats an awesome relic job , but maaaan.. how can you call your fellow guitar fanatics in this forum "dumb" just like that??

[kawayan_strat]

haha. ganon ba?  sige one more time he does it and we're gonna have to step outside to settle things the old fashioned way. hehe.

Di rin tatalab sa kanya yang mga "step outside to settle things the old fashioned way". He wont!

[firemodel55]

relax lang mga boys...   let's just wait for the "before" pics na lang before we comment any further.

@firemodel55: i think it is pretty darn safe to assume that when you post pics of purposedly reliced guitars, people will naturally want to see the "before" pics.  seeing the before pics would definitely enhance our appreciation for the relicing process that sir arie has done.

so calling people who ask for pics "dumb", eh that's definitely uncalled for...

As I qualified, it applied to "experts"