{"product_id":"handmade-in-uk-stolen-valour-heavy-relic-st-polka-dot-guitar-buddy-guy-style","title":"🔥Handmade In UK🔥 Stolen Valour Heavy Relic ST Polka Dot Guitar~ Buddy Guy Style!","description":"\u003cp\u003e🔥 \u003cb\u003eStolen Valour Buddy Guy \/ Angine de Poitrine Heavy Relic ST-Style Guitar \u003c\/b\u003e🔥\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brilliantly unusual Stolen Valour Buddy Guy \/ Angine de Poitrine-inspired ST-style guitar, built in England and originally purchased directly from Mike at Stolen Valour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is very much a one-off character piece. The black and cream polka-dot finish immediately gives it the Buddy Guy influence, but the level of ageing goes far beyond the graphics. The body, hardware, plastics and neck have all been heavily worked to give the guitar the appearance and feel of an instrument that has spent decades being played.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe relic work is superb. There’s extensive simulated finish wear around the edges and contours, exposed timber, aged hardware and plenty of smaller marks and details across both the front and rear. It doesn’t feel like somebody has simply attacked a guitar with sandpaper; the whole thing has been put together as one coherent aged instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderneath all of that, it is also a genuinely nice guitar. A maple neck with a dark rosewood fingerboard gives it the familiar feel you would expect from a traditional ST-style instrument, with three single-coil pickups, vintage-style tremolo and classic three-knob control layout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original Stolen Valour description summed it up rather well as “speaking fluent Strat” – glassy highs, punchy mids and the elastic response that makes this style of guitar so addictive to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe important bit with something like this: the ageing is intentional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the factory\/custom relic treatment, the guitar is in excellent condition and has clearly been looked after. It was purchased directly from Mike at Stolen Valour and there is nothing we would class as notable accidental damage beyond the deliberate finish wear and ageing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt presents exactly as intended – beaten-up, worn-in and full of character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighlights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Stolen Valour custom ST-style guitar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Buddy Guy \/ Angine de Poitrine-inspired design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Built in England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Purchased directly from Mike at Stolen Valour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Extensive hand-reliced finish and hardware\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Black finish with cream polka dots\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Maple neck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Dark rosewood fingerboard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Three single-coil pickups\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Vintage-style tremolo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Traditional ST-style controls\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Excellent condition beneath the intentional relic work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCases, gig bags and accessories are only included where explicitly stated in the description or shown in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also stock a selection of hard cases and gig bags which can be purchased separately. Please get in touch if you’d like us to recommend a suitable option for this guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Buy From Chordplay Guitars?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Independent, family-run guitar shop based in Darwen, Lancashire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Open seven days a week, with a friendly, knowledgeable team always happy to help\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Specialising in carefully selected new and used guitars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Every used guitar is thoroughly checked over and cleaned before sale\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Any setup or adjustment work required is carried out where appropriate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Honest, detailed condition descriptions so you know exactly what you’re buying\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Buyers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImport duties, taxes, VAT, customs charges or other local fees are not included and remain the responsibility of the buyer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chordplay Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55353213845846,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/4144\/2390\/files\/40D94DE9-9D86-48FF-9419-B6532B18C5AB.jpg?v=1789333976","url":"https:\/\/www.chordplay.co.uk\/products\/handmade-in-uk-stolen-valour-heavy-relic-st-polka-dot-guitar-buddy-guy-style","provider":"Chordplay Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}