Am I high or is there a new Troy Van Leeuwen color?

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Re: Am I high or is there a new Troy Van Leeuwen color?

Post by Mechanical Birds » Mon Dec 09, 2019 11:06 am

Yeah, those inlay shapes bother me a whole hell of a lot less when in the company of that Thin Skin - looks seriously, seriously awesome. I gotta get a good looking tort for my white AV65, just looks so cool.

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Post by BoringPostcards » Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:53 pm

I dig it. I would want a mint guard on it though.
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Re: Am I high or is there a new Troy Van Leeuwen color?

Post by algeriet » Sun May 17, 2020 1:54 am

Has anyone seen any actual ones irl or pics of one that isn't rendered?

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Re: Am I high or is there a new Troy Van Leeuwen color?

Post by Debaser » Mon May 18, 2020 9:19 am

Yes I was wondering that too, I’d like to see one ...I might get one and swap in another guard.
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Post by X-Ray Spex » Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:42 am

Found a video with some great opening shots of Troy using what I assume is the original one, definitely looks like Aztec Gold. Ignore the bad drunken Josh singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTsh2lISNC4
''It's not what you play, it's what you play'' - Troy Van Leeuwen

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Post by BoringPostcards » Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:12 am

X-Ray Spex wrote:
Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:42 am
Found a video with some great opening shots of Troy using what I assume is the original one, definitely looks like Aztec Gold. Ignore the bad drunken Josh singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTsh2lISNC4
The bassist has a matching Jazz Bass, that I really like. It is a nice combo for a JB.

Josh Homme is a master of using sour notes in the right places when soloing.
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Post by X-Ray Spex » Mon Jun 15, 2020 2:25 am

BoringPostcards wrote:
Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:12 am
X-Ray Spex wrote:
Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:42 am
Found a video with some great opening shots of Troy using what I assume is the original one, definitely looks like Aztec Gold. Ignore the bad drunken Josh singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTsh2lISNC4
The bassist has a matching Jazz Bass, that I really like. It is a nice combo for a JB.

Josh Homme is a master of using sour notes in the right places when soloing.
Noticed the matchy-matchyness, you don't see many gold Jazz basses.

Josh's choices of phrasings has always been excellent, perfect counterpoint to Troy's ambient stuff.
''It's not what you play, it's what you play'' - Troy Van Leeuwen

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Re: Am I high or is there a new Troy Van Leeuwen color?

Post by algeriet » Tue Aug 25, 2020 3:21 pm

https://shop.fender.com/en-US/electric- ... 72794.html

It seems the rosewood one posted earlier won't be released, instead it's this maple boarded one.

Also the text states "7.25” radius Pau Ferro or maple fingerboard with 21 vintage-style frets" but if you choose the Oxblood finish on the right side menu it says rosewood, but still Pau Ferro in the specs. Either this new Copper Age finish is available in both maple and Pau Ferro, or the original Oxblood with the rosewood board has now been replaced with a Pau Ferro fretboard.

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Anyways, where the hell is the USA J Mascis signature I've been dreaming of since the Johnny Marr was released? :?

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Post by zenarcade » Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:57 pm

This is really cool. But I liked the rosewood one a lot more.

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Re: Am I high or is there a new Troy Van Leeuwen color?

Post by ryland » Wed Aug 26, 2020 8:06 am

Maaaaaaaan, I've always wanted a Maple black block and binding neck Jag...but this might just do the trick...

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Post by ShatoonBringerOfCorn » Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:16 am

I wonder how it will look with a gold anodised pick guard

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Post by Mojo Johnson » Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:17 pm

alexpigment wrote:
Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:59 am
Maybe I'm weird here. I think the gold one looks great. It also has more color contrast than the original. I just thought it was overall too dark and maroon (a mint guard would have helped).
I’m with you on that. I ended up trading mine for a Rivolta Combinata which seemed just too cool. The TVL was an awesome guitar but as time passed I felt like it got uglier and uglier the more I looked at it. It was just too dark and monochromatic. The thick, plasticity finish didn’t do it any favors.

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Re: Am I high or is there a new Troy Van Leeuwen color?

Post by algeriet » Thu Aug 27, 2020 1:15 pm

ShatoonBringerOfCorn wrote:
Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:16 am
I wonder how it will look with a gold anodised pick guard
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