Fender Road Worn and Reliced series guitars: What's So Special About them?

Fender Road Worn Series Telecaster

Fender Relic Series Telecaster

Fender Custom Shop 1963 Relic Series Telecaster

Fender Relic Series Stratocaster

Fender Road Worn Series

You may have seen these before in your local music shop, behind the counter, hung up on the wall, but why? They look beat up and old and not very well taken care of, but there so expensive! Why is that? Well those guitars are a part of a special series from Fender called The Road Worn Series and The Fender Relic Series. What's so special about them? The Fender Road Worn series Strat's and Tele's are simulated to look like they were used on the road in gigs and traveling, hence the name "Road Worn". They are made in Mexico and sound great as well as play great for the price. The Road Worn Series has been around for a few years now, I believe they came out in 2010 and are a great buy.
  Fender's Relic Series is very different from The Road Worn Series. The Relic Series takes newly made guitars made to have vintage original specs 50's and 60's Strat's and Tele's and age them significantly to simulate years or abuse and ware. These guitars are made in America and are pretty pricey. These guitars have simulated years or dirty and grime in the nooks and cranny's of the pickguard and hardware. If you show your friends a relic series guitar, they will think that you just bought a 60 year old guitar that has seen better days.
  I really like the relic series. I think they are great guitars to own if you're looking for the vintage beat up look. I also like the Road Worn series because of the price but if i had to chose I would chose The Relic Series over The Road Worn Series. Why? well here a re my reasons; they are more authentic to aging, they are amazing quality, and it's really like owning a 60 year old guitar thats been beat up. I love The Road Worn Series but i just don't like the look of it. The more newer models are a little more interesting and it looks like you own a 30 year old guitar but I like The Relic Series just a little bit more than The Road Worn Series.



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