Classic Relic Mercury Thinline - Lake Placid Blue Metallic
Classic Relic Mercury Thinline - Lake Placid Blue Metallic
Classic Relic Mercury Thinline - Lake Placid Blue Metallic
Classic Relic Mercury Thinline - Lake Placid Blue Metallic
Classic Relic Mercury Thinline - Lake Placid Blue Metallic
Classic Relic Mercury Thinline - Lake Placid Blue Metallic
Classic Relic Mercury Thinline - Lake Placid Blue Metallic

Classic Relic Mercury F

€ 3.100,00

Mercury F guitar with relic nitro paint finish
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The soul of a classic instrument, with the voice of time

Our Classic Relic finishes are made for those who seek a truly vintage aesthetic and a tone that tells stories. Every mark and crack in the nitro finish is intentional and handcrafted, capturing the feel of a well-worn, well-loved instrument. A timeless classic for those who value authenticity.

Specifications

  • Body in premium basswood or poplar, in 2 pieces. European tonewoods, carefully selected, seasoned, resonant, and lightweight.
  • Semi-hollow body, with F-hole
  • Finish in 100% glossy nitro paint
  • Relic/aged effect made by hand (* we can also do crackings on the paint at an additional cost)
  • Neck in maple with maple or rosewood fretboard, radius 9.5", 22 jumbo frets in nickel, bone nut
  • 3-ply pickguard made in plastic material, with aluminium shielding in the potentiometers area and aged finish
  • Artisanal Franchin pickups, totally handwound by our pickups technician following vintage specifications
  • Wiring vintage style
  • Gotoh vintage style tremolo bridge, with relic finish
  • Gotoh vintage style tuners, with relic finish
  • Hard case and Certificate of Authenticity included
  • Made in Italy

Additional options available

Pickups and Wiring – Technical Specifications

SSS configuration
Pickups

Bridge: alnico 5 staggered handwound awg42 plain enamel, vulcanized fibre, dipped in nitro, lightly waxed. Vintage style, pushback cloth lead wires.

Middle: alnico 5 staggered handwound awg42 plain enamel, vulcanized fibre, dipped in nitro, lightly waxed, reverse wound / reverse polarity. Vintage style, pushback cloth lead wires.

Neck: alnico 5 staggered handwound awg42 plain enamel, vulcanized fibre, dipped in nitro, lightly waxed. Vintage style, pushback cloth lead wires.

>Wiring

CTS potentiometers 250k log, 0.022 uF OrangeDrop capacitors. Switchcraft mono output jack.
Oak style 5-way switch blade.
Vintage style, pushback cloth lead wires.

Our standard SSS switch positions:
Position 1: bridge pickup
Position 2: bridge + middle
Position 3: middle
Position 4: middle + neck
Position 5: neck

One master volume pot
Middle tone
Neck tone
HSS configuration
Pickups

Bridge: vintage style accurate P.A.F. humbucker, correct era steel slugs, pole screws, keeper bar, long or short alnico 5 rough magnet vintage accurate clone, nickel silver short legs baseplate, awg42 plain enamel. Options: black, white, reverse zebra, double white, nickel silver chromed cover, nickel silver bare cover. Braided shielded cloth or four conductor wire. Lightly potted in wax.

Middle: alnico 5 staggered handwound awg42 plain enamel, vulcanized fibre, dipped in nitro, lightly waxed, reverse wound / reverse polarity. Vintage style, pushback cloth lead wires.

Neck: alnico 5 staggered handwound awg42 plain enamel, vulcanized fibre, dipped in nitro, lightly waxed. Vintage style, pushback cloth lead wires.

Wiring

CTS potentiometers 500k log (our special wiring allows single coils to “see” 250k and 500k for the humbucker), 0.022 uF OrangeDrop capacitors. Switchcraft mono output jack.
Options: push/pull, push/push, autosplit in position 2.
Oak style 5-way switch blade.
Vintage style, pushback, cloth lead wires.

Our standard HSS switch positions:
Position 1: full humbucker
Position 2: full humbucker + middle pickup
Position 3: middle pickup
Position 4: middle pickup + neck
Position 5: neck

One master volume pot
Middle tone
Neck tone

Notes

This product is made to order. Waiting time ranges from 2 to 3 months.

Since our relic jobs are handmade, the final effect is different every time. Therefore, pictures shown are for illustrative purposes only.

To have an indication on how we consider the different degrees of relic jobs, you can check our Aging degrees gallery. In any case, if you want, you can send us reference pictures of a relic job that you like, and we’ll do it as close as possible.

Setup and maintenance included

Our commitment continues even after your purchase.
Every guitar or bass bought directly from us includes two free maintenance and setup services, to be used within 18 months.

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Delivery

We ship worldwide with tracked shipping via DHL, UPS, SDA, BRT or TNT couriers.

Shipping costs are automatically calculated at checkout. We offer free worldwide shipping for orders of € 2,500.00 or more.

For further information on shipping, returns and refunds, please check our page Terms of sale, shipping and returns.

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