Vintage Fender Colors

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Lake Placid Blue metallic


Sherwood Green metallic


Ocean Turquoise metallic


Teal Green metallic


Blue Ice metallic


Firemist Gold metallic


Firemist Silver metallic


Shoreline Gold metallic


Inca Silver metallic


Burgundy Mist metallic


Candy Apple Red


Dakota Red


Fiesta Red


Shell Pink


Seafoam Green


Surf Green


Sonic Blue


Daphne Blue

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[Ekoms]

blue ice and candy apple red do it for me

[Jason]

Ahh, yeah I ran across that awhile back. It would be really nice to actually have all those sample blocks. Personally, I've been in love with Daphne Blue ever since I saw that relic'd Strat on reranch.

You on a Fender kick lately or what, Flick?

[Marto]

I know I am. On a Fender kick, that is. I think the lake placid blue does it for me. But...I'd also kinda like a cherry red Gibson special. And there is a new PRS Mira ready to hit the market at about 1,700, I think. Decisions, decisions. I don't need a new guit, but I may get one by way of celebration if my contract is renewed come June.

[MrWrong]

Here's a good article about Fender colors

Fender Colors

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Originally Posted by Jason

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You on a Fender kick lately or what, Flick?

Yeap Was going to to a dead on SRV #1 but having a SRV 7 string being made so thinking now i will do a srvish relic baritone strat guitar just for fun

Sea foam green always catches my eye

[stevedave]

I'll take one of each please.

Really though save the pink one, there's not a single one of those colors I wouldn't love to have on a guitar.

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Originally Posted by stevedave

I'll take one of each please.

Really though save the pink one, there's not a single one of those colors I wouldn't love to have on a guitar.

Once the finishes ages the pink look very good

[Olli]

Taos Turquoise is missing

[Iceman0124]

Shell Pink looks awesome lighlty aged, I'd love one a nice strat in that finish with a nicely tinted maple board.....

Originally Posted by Marto

And there is a new PRS Mira ready to hit the market at about 1,700, I think. Decisions, decisions.

Mira's arent new....so you mean the upcoming Starla?

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazin...la_Review.aspx



I personally dont care for the look......Gretsch corvette meets Les Paul.....The sound clips sound nice though. With dots MF lists them for $2000 on the nose...with birds $2360

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Originally Posted by Olli

Taos Turquoise is missing

[Jason]

A baritone? That's definitely a cool idea. I need one of those one of these days.

Here's the Daphne Blue relic I was talking about:


I really dig the painted headstock look as well.

[Ekoms]

Blue Ice


Candy Apple red and Ocean Turqoise


Some other colors, blue ice on the right


Thse are from Callaham guitars' website. One day I'll order on of these beauties /dreams

[Marto]

Callaham makes and markets good stuff. I have their bridge & saddle set-up on my Tele. High quality gear, and the Callahm shop is very responsive. I think their in-house Teles & Strats have about a year waiting list.

[Marto]

Iceman--Howdy. Actually I think I mean Mira. It's a Mira X, or something like that. Anyway, a downscale Mira. Basswood body, dot inlays, different pickups, basic threeway switching--a few other changes, an econo version Mira, but made in the Maryland factory. Check it out on the PRS site. You may like.

Originally Posted by Iceman0124

Shell Pink looks awesome lighlty aged, I'd love one a nice strat in that finish with a nicely tinted maple board.....



Mira's arent new....so you mean the upcoming Starla?

PRS Starla Review - Premier Guitar



I personally dont care for the look......Gretsch corvette meets Les Paul.....The sound clips sound nice though. With dots MF lists them for $2000 on the nose...with birds $2360

[Olli]

Originally Posted by FLICKOFLASH

Thanks for that Flick.....

I knew this pic before - it´s from a shop in the netherlands (i.e. Holland)

I played one like that at a dealer and as much as I liked the color in pictures - it didn´t look as good in person. Too bright. I like the color when it is aged with an ambered clear on top as it has a hint of greenish hue in vintage guitars.

[Buzz]

Originally Posted by Jason

Ahh, yeah I ran across that awhile back. It would be really nice to actually have all those sample blocks. Personally, I've been in love with Daphne Blue ever since I saw that relic'd Strat on reranch.

You on a Fender kick lately or what, Flick?

I just bought a Daphene blue relic Strat off ebay, the color was what i was looking for (all else being what I wanted too). The thing is that they don't do a
very realistic job at making the green guard, and when they stain it, it looks more brown than mint green. I've got a real deal '61 so I could try to get the reissue to look a.c.a.p to it. The guard has alot to do with how it looks overall, I'd pay good money for a guard that looks like a vintage if I knew where to get it.

One of my favorite colors is not evan on there, Olympic White? That's what my '61 is, and the guard stands out against the white body. Just realised that black is not on there either, not much could screw up matching new black to vintage black.

I'm also a big fan of fiesta red but it has to be just right, most factory Fender reissues don't have the "it" factor. If you search on ebay for "fiesta red" you'll see some antique dinner ware bowls, plates and dishes made of plastic "fiesta ware" they called it.

[1959burst]

NOT A REISSUE OR A REPLICA.................real deal 1962 sherwood green metallic hardtail to boot!