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Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:45 pm
by AQuickOne
ANybody in the forum have any pictures of a RoMo era 1997/1998/330s/335s that has that strange Black to Red burst finish?
The only example I have seen was from the Bacon book. Surely someone here owns one of these and has close-up pics. I want to possibly re-fin my 1997SPC/VB that way....just to have something completely out of the ordinary.
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:04 pm
by AQuickOne
Ok ...so i found one more picture....
http://homer.netmar.com/~muscon2/r338b.jpg
But any more out there?
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:38 pm
by deaconblues
This is all I have in my picture archive...I recommend #2 personally.
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:34 pm
by 1965
#1 looks too orange to me. Burst pattern is weird too. Kind of looks like someone used to spraying mexican fender bursts painted it. Might just be the photo though
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:02 pm
by deaconblues
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:12 pm
by jwilli
That was Autumn-Glo in the mid to late '60s.
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:00 pm
by AQuickOne
No, it's more like this...
Does anybody have more pictures of this rare finish?
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:57 am
by deaconblues
Keep in mind that digital photos capture the actual color of a guitar, especially a burst, only very rarely. I suspect that if we had all the guitars together in person, they would look more similar. The photo you show is taken with the light source behind the guitar, which makes it a lot darker.
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:12 am
by admin
It is so difficult to compare finishes from photo evidence as ths light and the quality of equipment and indeed the monitor too is so variable.
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:17 am
by AQuickOne
This is true....which is why I am asking for more pictures of this. I have seen them as dark as the one in the Bacon/Day book (ref. page 31 ) and then some not as dark, like the submissions above, which are quite beautiful BTW. I seem to recall, there being a picture somewhere online that showed this drastic contrast, even on digital photography, which is why I would like any info that the forum can provide about it.
What years was it offered? What models? How different is it from a FG, AutumnGlow? Was it a mistake? It almost looked like one of those finishes you find on old Teisco's and Silvertones.
Hell, why not just use the old Antigua scheme that Fender used in the Coronado years....how over the top would that be?
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:25 am
by deaconblues
I think jwilli's right...it's the mid-60's version of Autumnglo. The 360 I posted earlier was confirmed as an Autumnglo by John Hall.
http://www.rickresource.com/phpBB3/view ... 8&t=384109
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:34 am
by AQuickOne
Then Autumnglo it is. Who questions Mr. Hall?
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:03 pm
by rick_ovic
More Autumnglo - a 1968 365 OS:-
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:08 pm
by AQuickOne
THAT IS OUTSTANDING! Beautiful.....
Re: Black to Redburst finish on RoMo era 1997's
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:25 pm
by Woodie
Very nice, indeed. A 1968, I'm guessing? Anyone here own it?
