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frode wrote:norway=very cold and windy

.......not to worry, the FireGlo will keep you warm!

Frode, only the humidity will affect the neck moving. A fast temperature change could crack the CV finish though, so if you know the bass has been stored in the cold (long trip to the gig), then let it aclimate for a while in the case before opening. You've read the shipping/temperature threads here.

Let us know what you think after practice!

The new 3-tone Fireglo is such an improvement.

I don't think it is a 3-tone finish as is usually thought of as 3-tone, in the Fender way. It is just a single color that is feathered just right to make the 'burst'.

The headstock of my '03 Fireglow looks nowhere as good as that!

The stripey look works for me. Lovely!

jps wrote:I don't think it is a 3-tone finish as is usually thought of as 3-tone, in the Fender way. It is just a single color that is feathered just right to make the 'burst'.

Well, I see clearly three areas of paint. The maple center, the cherry-orangey Fireglo hue, and the new darker FG near the edges. It looks like the burst was done in two passes. Previous FG's look like one pass. So I think 3-tone FG may be an appropriate term.

ilan wrote:

jps wrote:I don't think it is a 3-tone finish as is usually thought of as 3-tone, in the Fender way. It is just a single color that is feathered just right to make the 'burst'.

Well, I see clearly three areas of paint. The maple center, the cherry-orangey Fireglo hue, and the new darker FG near the edges. It looks like the burst was done in two passes. Previous FG's look like one pass. So I think 3-tone FG may be an appropriate term.

Eric? We need the bottom line here, please!

The edges are really dark on the body. On the headstock the dark walnut shines trough and looks almost a bit brownish.

Stunning beauty ! Congrats !

I agree with Ilan. There is definitely an additional darker red/black on the edges of the new FG treatment:

If you look just at the dark parts of the FG in the pic above, they look like Burgundyglo. And Burg is Fireglo mixed with Jetglo. So the 3TFG can be described as FG with Burg edges.

ilan wrote:

jps wrote:I don't think it is a 3-tone finish as is usually thought of as 3-tone, in the Fender way. It is just a single color that is feathered just right to make the 'burst'.

Well, I see clearly three areas of paint. The maple center, the cherry-orangey Fireglo hue, and the new darker FG near the edges. It looks like the burst was done in two passes. Previous FG's look like one pass. So I think 3-tone FG may be an appropriate term.

It is indeed a single color. Several (sometimes more than several!) passes are made to get the color around the edges, as well as the fade to the center, so in essence you are both correct. There is no black whatsoever in any production fireglo. It's just extra passes around the edges that make it dark. Some can be darker than others to try and hide some undesirable grain patterns, minerals spots/streaks etc. It's really more of a technique thing than it is a color thing.

Burgundy does not use Jetglo, as it is an opaque paint (unless of course you want opaque burgundy!), whereas Fireglo is transparent. A trans black tint (among other things) added to the FG would be used in this case.

Hope this helps

Thanks for clearing that up, Eric.

Thanks, Eric! It is enlightening to read your posts on your technique.

eric_b wrote:

ilan wrote:

jps wrote:I don't think it is a 3-tone finish as is usually thought of as 3-tone, in the Fender way. It is just a single color that is feathered just right to make the 'burst'.

Well, I see clearly three areas of paint. The maple center, the cherry-orangey Fireglo hue, and the new darker FG near the edges. It looks like the burst was done in two passes. Previous FG's look like one pass. So I think 3-tone FG may be an appropriate term.

It is indeed a single color. Several (sometimes more than several!) passes are made to get the color around the edges, as well as the fade to the center, so in essence you are both correct. There is no black whatsoever in any production fireglo. It's just extra passes around the edges that make it dark. Some can be darker than others to try and hide some undesirable grain patterns, minerals spots/streaks etc. It's really more of a technique thing than it is a color thing.

Burgundy does not use Jetglo, as it is an opaque paint (unless of course you want opaque burgundy!), whereas Fireglo is transparent. A trans black tint (among other things) added to the FG would be used in this case.

Hope this helps

Cool...Eric: do you have your work at rickenbacker? Sorry for not knowing