Pillarbox Red?

[drumbob]

Scanning Reverb, I have come across a few Ricks with a finish called Pillarbox Red, which I never heard of before. Some of them seem to be from sellers in Europe. Can someone tell me about this finish?

[jps]

Hmm........

My guess it is a colloquial reference to widescreen TV viewed on a 4:3 TV set. Probably they call a Red, or very deep FG with a deep red-to-black edge "burst" a Pillowbox.

The pillarbox effect occurs in widescreen video displays when black bars are placed on the sides [top and bottom] of the image.

[jdogric12]

It's the bright red color of public mail boxes (post boxes) in the UK.

[sloop_john_b]

Limited run:

https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/blog/2019/0 ... announced/

[collin]

Hmm........

My guess it is a colloquial reference to widescreen TV viewed on a 4:3 TV set. Probably they call a Red, or very deep FG with a deep red-to-black edge "burst" a Pillowbox.

The pillarbox effect occurs in widescreen video displays when black bars are placed on the sides [top and bottom] of the image.

It's okay to not know the answer... versus speculating.

As pointed out, this was an official color for a limited run last year.