| Author | Message | ||
     Bill Hughey (Stubby) New member Username: Stubby Post Number: 8 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 24.213.88.205 |
Looks great! Hard to tell from these photos though the exact colour of the pickguard. | ||
| John Williams (Jwilli) Senior Member Username: Jwilli Post Number: 908 Registered: 04-2002 Posted From: 24.88.72.49 |
Vintage Gold guards. | ||
| Dean Mentjes (Dean712) Senior Member Username: Dean712 Post Number: 266 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 216.141.136.42 |
It's a gold pickguard and gold TRC. That is a super beautiful guitar. I bought my 660/12 from Russ there at Classic Axe a couple of months ago. Great experience, very much recommended. If that guitar is hanging there for long, I'll be stunned. | ||
| Nick St. Hilaire (Nick_st_hilaire) New member Username: Nick_st_hilaire Post Number: 6 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 71.100.16.198 |
Flamey maple/gold pick-guards turn my crank too. | ||
| Steve Cooper (Atomic_punk) Senior Member Username: Atomic_punk Post Number: 1687 Registered: 09-2003 Posted From: 68.248.8.90 |
Oh my...if my 4003 BBR has that kind of flame on the top, I am going to be in LOVE. That looks flat-out incredible!!!! Supposedly it should be here within 3 weeks!! | ||
| R. C. Bengston (Rcbengston) Senior Member Username: Rcbengston Post Number: 256 Registered: 04-2002 Posted From: 216.201.206.122 |
I see only one problem with that 660/12 BBR. I'm a lefty and it's not. | ||
| Robert Callaghan (Red_rob) Senior Member Username: Red_rob Post Number: 103 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 194.74.48.4 |
more more more!! Totally insatiable! the 381 is gonna look amazing.... | ||
| Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3539 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
Thanks for theses photos Ron. You have done us all a great service. These photos reveal how difficult it might be to capture the blueburst finish. Differing amounts of light can completely change the appearance of an instrument. My memory from following Mary Chapin-Carpenter's blueburst for years has always been that the blueburst was applied a bit like the fireglo, going from dark on the edges to almost natural in the center of the instrument. Of course lighting comes into play here and so I went back to the RIC site to see the photos of Mary's guitars. I have cropped the photo below and it seems to be close to my memory of her first blueburst.   This recent blueburst (above) has the same dark to light characteristic of a burst but is less light in the center. I am wondering if this is an individual difference in the spraying of the instrument or if it is more typical of the average blueburst leaving the factory today. I find both finishes very appealing and, before comparing them side by side, leaned toward Mary's finish as it is a little more three-dimensional and has an appearance closer to the fireglo shading. It might be argued, however, that Mary's is too faint that that the 2005 Blueburst is a more even tone. I have offered Ron's photo above for the purpose of comparison. As I consider both of these photos now, I can't decide which one I like best. | ||
| John McKelvy (Wormdiet) Senior Member Username: Wormdiet Post Number: 620 Registered: 01-2003 Posted From: 152.22.12.56 |
Wow! Nice! Methinks a flamy 381 would be the absolute best for showing off this finish. (Or a flamy 4005, but we all know that's a fantasy) | ||
| Ron Sodano (Bosco64) Senior Member Username: Bosco64 Post Number: 137 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 198.246.80.254 |
Thanks, Peter. Coming from you, that's a wonderful compliment. I'm with you, I don't know which Blueburst finish I like the best! In person, the blue is definitely darker around the edges of the instrument. The checkered binding with the gold pickguards and nameplate really set it off. As Dean said earlier, I would be shocked if it hung around the store for long. |
