At Radioshop we’re becoming increasingly known for the quality of our pickup relicing work. Developing our relic’ed range has been a long old journey and it was important for us to only offer relic pickups when we were utterly convinced that what we could make would be authentic and almost forensic in its level of detail. Painstaking work, endless trial and error and countless hours of research have led us to develop a real philosophy in our approach to the art and this video interview with Radioshop’s Paul Best tells the story in full …



A true collaboration of skills utilising Paul Best’s eye for vintage detail and Paul Dunn’s background in Chemistry (in a gentle way) we feel that what we are now able to offer our customers is second to none within the guitar industry.

Whether it’s our subtly aged Strat pickup pole pieces, our ‘guards with ageing and authentic wear in all the right places or our pickup covers and knobs which have been obsessively researched to earn that perfect rounded off vintage vibe, our relic options and upgrade paths will elevate the feel of your guitar project and deliver a look and aesthetic which is every bit the equal of the tones our pickups offer.

Below is a gallery of the most popular options with our customers so far. As ever, we’re only scratching the surface of what we can offer so drop us an email if you’re dreaming about something you don’t see here and we’ll be happy to put it together for you.

Below are four of our most popular Relic’ed products offered with non-Relic and Relic upgrade paths. It’s worth noting that every one of our Strat Pickups Sets is available with pole piece ageing and the option to add our revered aged and hand bevelled covers, a set of our hand aged knobs and tips or the whole set – something which happily comes as standard when choosing a Loaded Relic Pickguard.

Everything you see is available with light, medium or heavy wear and we can also match to images you provide if you’re looking to nail a certain project vibe.