I was looking up my old photos to see if that one came to my house for the 'Blissner' meetup, but it looks like you just bought some others. Do you still have those? I wonder how Dave Mac is doing these days. He made some nice guitars. We each have a Benford and I know Steve is still building.
My first electric was a Strat by Vantage that is long gone. I've never owned a Fender. Yours has matured nicely. I'm not really into the 'relic' thing. My guitars have gained some wear, but it's all natural.
I hope you get over the COVID soon. I had it a while back and it's not nice. Most people don't seem to take any precautions now.
Have fun practicing. I don't play much guitar these days apart from the pub sessions. It's all about drums now, but I hope to retain some picking skills.
!PIZZA
I've still got the Bliss guitar and of course my Benford. That looks like my old Vester Stage Stratocaster copy - I don't have that any more.
I've been reminded of how therapeutic it can all be. I've been using an old BOSS 4 track digital recorder that I got ages and ages ago. It has a few effects on it. Will download the instructions soon and see if I can work out putting a little something together for the fun of it.