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glt56glt56 Frets: 208
edited October 2014 in Made in the UK
Hi folks, I'd just like to recommend Graham Muir of Raygun Relics for the incredible work he does at such reasonable prices.  I am not in any way connected to Raygun, apart from the fact that Graham has cast his magic on two of my existing Tele's and built another which I have bought.  It is stunning work and I really don't know how he does it... incredible!  In the photos below, Graham has transformed my original tired black '84 Tokai Breezysound which I bought in New Zealand in '85, into a stunning Sonic Blue Bigsby'd Beauty!  The other is a Tele I put together myself but was never fond of... it was a bit boring and bland. So Graham has resurrected it into the beast you see below.  I cannot recommend him highly enough, stunning and a great guy to deal with too!



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  • lustycourtierlustycourtier Frets: 3115
    let me guess......are you him?
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  • glt56glt56 Frets: 208
    Like it says above... no, I'm not connected to him in any way, I'm trying to make an honest assessment of his work.  Why the cynicism?  :|
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  • DrBobDrBob Frets: 2969
    Jooky had a white Jazzmaster painted/relic'ed & assembled by Raygun that looked absolutely incredible. Seem to recall Jook saying that the pricing was verrrry keen as well
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  • lustycourtierlustycourtier Frets: 3115
    glt56 said:
    Like it says above... no, I'm not connected to him in any way, I'm trying to make an honest assessment of his work.  Why the cynicism?  :|

     Sorry, it just seemed that kind of post. Looks great work.
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  • glt56glt56 Frets: 208
    If you check out his website he's got reliced Tele's for around the £300 mark.  I played the one with the Jazzmaster tremolo and it is incredible.  By the way, the one on the website called "POP" (poplar body) is SOLD... I bought it!  ;)
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  • xHymnalxHymnal Frets: 255
    Website link? I can't seem to find a proper site? 
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  • glt56glt56 Frets: 208
    lustycourtier said:
    glt56 said:
    Like it says above... no, I'm not connected to him in any way, I'm trying to make an honest assessment of his work.  Why the cynicism?  :|
     Sorry, it just seemed that kind of post. Looks great work.
    You are redeemed by the fact that in your avatar, you appear to be playing a Gibson Jeff Tweedy SG?  Very cool!!  I've got one too and love it!  Really wide fingerboard...  :)
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  • glt56glt56 Frets: 208
    edited October 2014
    Hymnal said:
    Website link? I can't seem to find a proper site? 
    Sorry mate, I forgot the http://bollox, try the links above now.
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  • lustycourtierlustycourtier Frets: 3115
    glt56 said:
    lustycourtier said:
    glt56 said:
    Like it says above... no, I'm not connected to him in any way, I'm trying to make an honest assessment of his work.  Why the cynicism?  :|
     Sorry, it just seemed that kind of post. Looks great work.
    You are redeemed by the fact that in your avatar, you appear to be playing a Gibson Jeff Tweedy SG?  Very cool!!  I've got one too and love it!  Really wide fingerboard...  :)
    Yeah its a great guitar!
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  • littlethoughtslittlethoughts Frets: 633
    edited October 2014
    I follow his facebook page, he does some great stuff. I'm never that keen on super-relic'd numbers but your two are just peachy. He also comes up with some rather nice "pawn shop" style guitars, like the telejazzer.

    edit: and he has done the one most important thing for any small guitar maker/modder: he has an awesome logo. when you compare it to the "generic font" crap you see (even from respected brands like Gordon Smith), it just gives it an air of professionalism.
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  • frankusfrankus Frets: 4719
    Urgh... I am having a mid-life crisis - I may see if he'd work his magic on my Bass VI :D
    A sig-nat-eur? What am I meant to use this for ffs?! Is this thing recording?
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  • BasherBasher Frets: 1071
    Love those. I too have a mid 80s Breezysound but hate the natural finish on it's badly mismatched multi-piece body.
    What's shocking is that he's only a few miles away from me!
    It's a bad time to have no spare cash :(
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  • IvisonGuitarsIvisonGuitars Frets: 6806
    edited October 2014 tFB Trader
    The 'Heavy Relic' stuff is WAY over done for my tastes but your two Teles look the business! :-)

    **Edit** Especially the Sonic Blue/Bigsby beauty.....drool...!
    http://www.ivisonguitars.com
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  • glt56glt56 Frets: 208
    edited October 2014
    Caught up with Graham this afternoon, here he is having a blast on my '68 Gretsch 6118 Double Anniversary. He also tried out my '67 Gretsch 6120 but preferred the Anny. http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/glt56/3eda350ed592522673f8b5b642bebaf9.jpg
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  • glt56glt56 Frets: 208
    edited October 2014
    miserneil said:
    The 'Heavy Relic' stuff is WAY over done for my tastes but your two Teles look the business! :-)

    **Edit** Especially the Sonic Blue/Bigsby beauty.....drool...!

    Graham likes to produce "different" but familiar guitars with superb attention to detail. I'm not keen on the "heavy relic" thing, but it you ask him to "lightly age" your guitar... no worries! I have to say I do like the "Seaworn" Tele on his Pinterest site. It really does look like it was washed up! He's going to start a Jazzmaster for me next... WooHoo :)
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    That blue guitar is way beyond awesome! One of my favourite ever teles!
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  • stimpsonslostsonstimpsonslostson Frets: 5282
    edited October 2014
    My Vintage V100 was given the Raygun treatment by its previous owner- it looks awesome (some relics look like they've lost a fight with a sander, his work makes them look worn). 



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  • BasherBasher Frets: 1071
    edited October 2014
    Never one to ignore a passing bandwagon, and having found out that Graham is local to me, I asked about a refinish to my mid-80s Tokai Breezysound (basically a 60s Tele copy). I've always liked the guitar but hated the mismatched, "breadboard", timber under the natural finish.
    Having chatted with Graham, I decided to go with an aged-white finish which I think looks great with the rosewood 'board. What's even better is that he's kept all the original dings, knocks and scuffs so it's still very much "my" guitar but it looks about a thousand times better! 
    Absolute top notch fellow and I am delighted with his work. Would encourage anyone interested in this sort of thing to check him out.

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  • capo4thcapo4th Frets: 4437
    That's a nice looking thing
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  • BasherBasher Frets: 1071
    Sorry, forgot to publicly thank @glt56 for letting me know about Graham's work. Cheers!
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  • JayGeeJayGee Frets: 1189
    I love the idea of a refin which preserves/duplicates the original dings and scratches!
    Don't ask me, I just play the damned thing...
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  • WezVWezV Frets: 15793
    JayGee said:
    I love the idea of a refin which preserves/duplicates the original dings and scratches!
    Its a clever idea.  No one can critise the wear as being unrealistic if you can show thats exatcly how it did wear before the refin
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  • BasherBasher Frets: 1071
    Just to be clear, I've not got a problem with relic finishes. Some I love, others not - identical to other colours/finishes really.

    The dilemma with this one was simply that it was already quite worn when I got it and I've added to it a bit over the years (top photo was over 15 years ago and I bought it a few years before that). I always liked the wear on it while wanting a solid colour finish so it was great to be able to keep the original dings without needing to attack it any more. 

    I don't consider it any more "authentic" (or inauthentic) than any other relic finish but it's special to me because it still seems like the same guitar I've always had. 
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  • frankusfrankus Frets: 4719
    I think the whole question is a bit of a cul-de-sac... do you play an authentic cover of someone's tune? I don't think many people care - the important thing is to enjoy it. :)
    A sig-nat-eur? What am I meant to use this for ffs?! Is this thing recording?
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  • breakstuffbreakstuff Frets: 9764
    Really like that Tele @Basher

    Nice thread,although I can't help thinking about about this boner.

    Muslamic Rayguns!!!!!!!

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    Laugh, love, live, learn. 
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  • WezVWezV Frets: 15793
    yeah, i think thats a reasonable reason to want to do it

    for every relicer there are at least 10 other people telling them they are not doing it authenticly  ;)
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  • glt56glt56 Frets: 208
    edited October 2014
    Basher said:
    Sorry, forgot to publicly thank @glt56 for letting me know about Graham's work. Cheers!
    You are most welcome sir!  Told ya he was good, especially when you consider how much a Nash, Haar or Bravewood equivalent would be!  ^:)^
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  • ThePrettyDamnedThePrettyDamned Frets: 7416
    WezV;386333" said:
    yeah, i think thats a reasonable reason to want to do it

    for every relicer there are at least 10 other people telling them they are not doing it authenticly  ;)
    I was genuinely told the relic work on my Ltd was "unrealistic" when I took it to a shop the other year.

    It was genuine wear.

    Facepalm everywhere.
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  • BasherBasher Frets: 1071
    edited October 2014
    ThePrettyDamned said:
    I was genuinely told the relic work on my Ltd was "unrealistic" when I took it to a shop the other year.

    It was genuine wear.

    Facepalm everywhere.
    Maybe they meant it was an unrealistic relic in as much as it was too realistic?

    Perhaps in some parts of this crazy, post-modern dystopia clinical, unrealistic wear is desirable to the grubby old version involving the guitar actually getting played?

    It's that classic relic owners philosophical dilemma: if your immaculate, custom shop, masterbuilt and aged strat falls over in a wood, further wrecking the finish, with no-one there to see it - is it now an inauthentic relic due to the authentic wear?
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  • frankusfrankus Frets: 4719
    When people want to be an authority they pretend to be gate keepers of some secret knowledge, but what everyone else sees, is this:

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    if the "authority" is lucky he gets to make someone else feel inadequate, which is an important thing... right?

    A sig-nat-eur? What am I meant to use this for ffs?! Is this thing recording?
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