Help, color choice

rudarb · 09-13-2009, 09:58 AM

So I really want an American Standard strat. I played one a while back and I really liked it, really impressed. Now I have decided to save up for one so I can buy it sometime next year. So the only thing im having problems with is a good color choice. I played a white one and I liked it, but I also like black, and I found a new color that I really like Charcol Frost Metallic. I like that one because it really looks like the color on Eric Claptons strat (supposedly they dont make it for anyone else) and the Charcol frost looks really close, and I like that too, so I just need to make up my mind, but being in America im taking it to a vote. Pics of each color should be below.

P.S. I love the maple necks, so theres no turning back on that

Seven · 09-13-2009, 10:02 AM

From those I like the white. My favorite is Sienna Sunburst...

rudarb · 09-13-2009, 10:05 AM

Yeah I like the white too, the only I played looked nice. The thing that really dragged me in was how the fretboard was buffed and shiny, for me it made it easier to play. I found that Charcol color last night and im really liking it

rudarb · 09-13-2009, 10:06 AM

I wanted to put a poll in here, but I forgot and when I try to edit it it wont let me, sorry

overdriver · 09-13-2009, 11:12 AM

I can help. Its spelled COLOUR not COLOR. But really I would pick GREY.

rudarb · 09-13-2009, 11:43 AM

Ha, colour it is. Yes that Charcol Frost (glorified grey) is really nice. It really caught my eye.

overdriver · 09-13-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by rudarb

Ha, colour it is. Yes that Charcol Frost (glorified grey) is really nice. It really caught my eye.

I do love that charcol forst . IMO ya better stop looking into colours , or color my U.S. bro. Just going to get more confusing

I do like white or the charol. I say if your going to shop in person the old, buy the one that speaks to you thing needs to apply. Colours IMO can grow old in a players eye, and when they do ,they start looking else where. Not every player but I do . After about a year I grow tired of a colour.

alligatorbling · 09-13-2009, 12:15 PM

cant go wrong with a white strat. down the line you can change the pg color to anything you like and have it still look great...

fenicenera · 09-13-2009, 12:28 PM

white! it's nice !

leftyguitarman · 09-13-2009, 01:23 PM

Black is boring and common. Real white color is pretty, but that crap that Fender calls white is just plain ugly. That grey is not so common, but it's also not all that pretty. If I had to pick from those three, I would go with the grey one.

When you go and play some, don't buy it based on its color. Buy it based on it's playability. I own a black MIM and black was the last color I wanted. However, the neck on it played better than all of the other MIM guitars in the store so I bought it.

leftyguitarman · 09-13-2009, 01:24 PM

Oh, and if you do get the white one, put a tortoise shell guard on it. It's the only way, in my opinion, that that white color will look any bit decent.

rudarb · 09-13-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by leftyguitarman

When you go and play some, don't buy it based on its color. Buy it based on it's playability. I own a black MIM and black was the last color I wanted. However, the neck on it played better than all of the other MIM guitars in the store so I bought it.

Oh, of course. The one I played that I really liked was white. Color isnt the decideing factor, just thinking about it really.

disom007 · 09-13-2009, 09:30 PM

It's hard to beat that all white Strat. I prefer the 3 color sunburst (black on the outside) but white is my second choice.

rideski · 09-13-2009, 11:23 PM

I just got a Olympic white one..absolutely love it. Here it is at our last gig:

Frails · 09-22-2009, 12:15 AM

Personally, I would pick the one that plays the best. If it plays well enough, you won't really care what the color is.

Yogi · 09-22-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by overdriver

I can help. Its spelled COLOUR not COLOR. But really I would pick GREY.

actually here in America its Color ,OD. I guess Canadians and the Brits spell it that way, but down here in America we speak American not English!

Just like I can't stand it when brits say Aluminum like AL-U-MEN-E-YUM instead of A-LUM-E-NUM.

LEFTY LES · 09-22-2009, 09:21 PM

I have a Vintage white strat. Its got that yellow tint to it you know and I really love it. For the next Strat I get, I would love to get Daphne Blue. I really love that but since Im a lefy Im stuck with very few color options.

I dont know what it is but I just love this blue and I normally dont care much about what color the guitars is.

LEFTY LES · 09-22-2009, 09:22 PM

Anyway out of the three that you picked, I like the whit the best.

River · 09-22-2009, 09:27 PM

White.

overdriver · 09-23-2009, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Yogi

actually here in America its Color ,OD. I guess Canadians and the Brits spell it that way, but down here in America we speak American not English!

Just like I can't stand it when brits say Aluminum like AL-U-MEN-E-YUM instead of A-LUM-E-NUM.

I go with ALLO -MIN-E- UM I think Homer Simpson does also.

Byron999 · 09-24-2009, 02:43 PM

White body and the maple FB, timeless mojo.

09-13-2009, 10:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Seven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 201 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Help, color choice From those I like the white. My favorite is Sienna Sunburst...

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rudarb Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Independence, Ohio Posts: 407 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Help, color choice Yeah I like the white too, the only I played looked nice. The thing that really dragged me in was how the fretboard was buffed and shiny, for me it made it easier to play. I found that Charcol color last night and im really liking it __________________ ___________________ 2008 Epiphone Les Paul Standard 2009 "Fender" Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster Fender Pro-Junior Limited Edition Orange Crush 3 BOSS BD-2 Blues Overdriver

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rudarb Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Independence, Ohio Posts: 407 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Help, color choice I wanted to put a poll in here, but I forgot and when I try to edit it it wont let me, sorry __________________ ___________________ 2008 Epiphone Les Paul Standard 2009 "Fender" Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster Fender Pro-Junior Limited Edition Orange Crush 3 BOSS BD-2 Blues Overdriver

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overdriver V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kanata Posts: 5,447 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Help, color choice I can help. Its spelled COLOUR not COLOR. But really I would pick GREY.

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09-13-2009, 12:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
alligatorbling Master Entertainter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central VA Posts: 14,397 Thanks: 455 Thanked 550 Times in 122 Posts	Re: Help, color choice cant go wrong with a white strat. down the line you can change the pg color to anything you like and have it still look great... __________________ "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti

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leftyguitarman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 1,283 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Help, color choice Black is boring and common. Real white color is pretty, but that crap that Fender calls white is just plain ugly. That grey is not so common, but it's also not all that pretty. If I had to pick from those three, I would go with the grey one. When you go and play some, don't buy it based on its color. Buy it based on it's playability. I own a black MIM and black was the last color I wanted. However, the neck on it played better than all of the other MIM guitars in the store so I bought it. __________________

09-13-2009, 01:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
leftyguitarman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 1,283 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Help, color choice Oh, and if you do get the white one, put a tortoise shell guard on it. It's the only way, in my opinion, that that white color will look any bit decent. __________________

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disom007 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 125 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Help, color choice It's hard to beat that all white Strat. I prefer the 3 color sunburst (black on the outside) but white is my second choice. __________________ 1987 Gibson Les Paul Custom Alpine White 1998 Epi Les Paul Ice Tea Burst 1983 Fender USA Strat 3 Tone Sunburst 1983 Fender USA Strat Vintage White

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rideski Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 880 Thanks: 20 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Help, color choice I just got a Olympic white one..absolutely love it. Here it is at our last gig:

09-22-2009, 12:15 AM	#15 (permalink)
Frails Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 546 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Help, color choice Personally, I would pick the one that plays the best. If it plays well enough, you won't really care what the color is. __________________ Orville by Gibson Black Custom Les Paul Greco Cherry Sunburst Les Paul Tokai LS-105F/L VF Les Paul Custom "Gilmour" Black Fender Stratocaster Custom "1962 Model" Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster Custom "1965 Model" Dakota Red Fender Stratocaster MIJ "1957 Reissue" Sunburst Fender Stratocaster

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LEFTY LES Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,364 Thanks: 82 Thanked 141 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Help, color choice I have a Vintage white strat. Its got that yellow tint to it you know and I really love it. For the next Strat I get, I would love to get Daphne Blue. I really love that but since Im a lefy Im stuck with very few color options. I dont know what it is but I just love this blue and I normally dont care much about what color the guitars is. __________________

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LEFTY LES Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,364 Thanks: 82 Thanked 141 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Help, color choice Anyway out of the three that you picked, I like the whit the best. __________________

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