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This is a great thread !!
All these funny and catchy phrases and innuendos that everyone has put forward will have to be appended to the RRF's official list of abbreviations and terms here on the RRF.

windchimp wrote:

jps wrote:That's where he places his pinky while playing.

Who's the ugly bald guy?

jingle_jangle wrote:

windchimp wrote:

jps wrote:That's where he places his pinky while playing.

Who's the ugly bald guy?

jingle_jangle wrote:

windchimp wrote:

jps wrote:That's where he places his pinky while playing.

Who's the ugly bald guy?

Too funny Paul.

8mileshigher wrote:This is a great thread !!
All these funny and catchy phrases and innuendos that everyone has put forward will have to be appended to the RRF's official list of abbreviations and terms here on the RRF.

You mean like a Fireglossary?

rickenbrother wrote: You mean like a Fireglossary?

Hah !
There you go --- the perfect innuendo-laden title, to serve as a repository for everyone's catchy phrases and Fire-Glo related wise-cracks !!!!

I have a serious case of FireGlo Envy that I would happily trade for FireGlo Remorse.

Yet my Fireglo is above all others!

It bounds from the earth, as if his
entrails were hairs; le cheval volant, the Pegasus,
chez les narines de feu! When I strum him, I
soar, I am a hawk: he chimes the air; the earth
sings when he touches it; the basest buzz of his
fret is more musical than the pipe of Hermes.

He is the colour of a thousand sunsets,
And of the heat of the ginger. It is an axe for
Perseus: he is pure air and fire; and the dull
elements of earth and water never appear in him, but
only in Patient stillness while his player fingers a G7sus4:
he is indeed a guitar; and all others you
may call Hondos.

I'm just trying for 30 posts...

ayavner wrote:I'm just trying for 30 posts...

You should at least say something relevant to the topic such as, "Wow, I love Fireglo!", instead of just admitting to bumping your count. But, I suppose honesty is good for something...

I just picked this up on the bay. I loved its yellowness, but after it arrived, as I sat with it by the window to get acquainted, I noticed some definite pinkishness. Nothing at all like the golden tones of George's original 12er that adorned the nearby cover of Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments from Stage to Studio.

And then when I took it away from the window...poof...the pink was gone. Held under incandescent light, it was warmer and yellower, and struck by natural light, it went all cotton candy on me. Has anyone else noticed this?

For a moment, it brought me a feeling of utter contentment with my Fireglo.

And then the moment passed, and I formulated a plan to buy another Fireglo -- maybe a 330 this time -- and keep it if it's better, and unload this one. In fact, life can become a perpetual Fireglo Tournament, where I buy a FG guitar, compare it to the FG I've already got, and ditch the lesser of the two FGs.

Yes, colors look quite different under different light. Reds, oranges, and yellows are especially susceptible here. My other hobby/business is making scale models. Enthusiasts in this hobby can be very particular about getting the right color on the model. I always consider what lighting will be on the display before I paint. International Orange (Federal Standard paint No. FS 12197) in sunlight (and strobe light) is a brilliant red-orange, but under fluorescent light, it looks dull and yellowish. If I make a model that has International Orange on it and it will be displayed under fluorescent light, I paint it with a much redder color that looks right under those lights. But in daylight/strobe, it looks too red.

In most cases, your guitar will be seen under artificial light indoors, so I wouldn't worry about how it looks under sunlight. Actually, the more UV light it receives, the more it will turn yellow -- eventually!

Window light can be very blue given it's higher color temperature, especially, if the window is facing North. This will make the colors cooler looking which will add some pinkishness® to the overall color.

My Fireglo can beat up your Fireglo! Nyah, nyah nyah nyah NYAH!

fabandgear wrote:My Fireglo can beat up your Fireglo! Nyah, nyah nyah nyah NYAH!

Really? I call for a fireglo-out!