Many RRFers are under the impression that I don't like green guitars...but it's only because I was bitten as a teen by a Burns with a black-to-green burst finish. Some may recall the Apple Green burst 730 I tried in mid-2006. I'm still trying to get the taste of sour apples out of my mouth. It was stripped down and repainted AFG to fill bandmate George's order.
I have a couple of green acoustics on order. This one was one of my trial balloons that ended up turning out well. I literally dreamed this color, the night before It was due to be sprayed. An all-greenburst was too predictable. But a deep Spruce Green burst back and sides with a transparent white-washed spruce top (a lá Mary Kay Strat color), and gold trim and hardware?
The whitened spruce top is just dark enough to appear to be a whole raft of different shades depending upon the light, from pale tan through warm to cool gray, and even taupe under cool indoor lighting. Any way, it contrasts nicely with the white binding and checkerboard purfling, and sets the green off nicely.
This color does not photograph easily, even with a 4-element digital CCD. But these pictures, slightly tweaked, come pretty close.
This one goes out to Mike Parks in the next couple days.
