my "60s" SG special project - phase 3, help needed

[fuzzking]

... but since i can't get hold of tinted nitro, i'm not sure how to achieve it. can someone recommend another color that looks roughly like the first one right out of the can? i caught a glimpse of a car the other day that was the perfect color, but i didn't catch the make or model...

if i remember correctly, the older brother has access to tinted clear nitro? it could be shipped ground, which is no problem afaik.

[mynameisjonas]

really, in aerosols? that would be great. oh jerker..?


regarding inverness green, i think it's a bit too green, and according to vintage guitars info it's the gibson equivalent of sherwood green, which is also way too dark for what i want. i was thinking maybe teal green would be pretty close..?

[mynameisjonas]

ok, i'm confused. the vintage guitars info site says that pelham is gibson's LPB, but in this pic it looks like IBM, and IMO it's a lot nicer than the previous elliot easton SG i posted.


so maybe i should just do IBM and let it yellow naturally...

[the older brother]

really, in aerosols? that would be great. oh jerker..?


regarding inverness green, i think it's a bit too green, and according to vintage guitars info it's the gibson equivalent of sherwood green, which is also way too dark for what i want. i was thinking maybe teal green would be pretty close..?

I got concentrated yellow nitro tint for mixing with clear nitro. GNU sells it. If you can get ahold on someone with a compressor and a spraygun (a custom car painting shop wouldn't be too hard to find - If you don't got any friends/relatives with the gear - if someone just got a compressor you can get the gun from Claes Ohlsson or Biltema for 200-300 SEK or even less) - I can get you a bottle (GNU takes 60SEK IIRC). The second option is that you bring the guitar to GBG (or send it) and I give it a couple of shots. Think about it.

BTW - that IBM(Pelham) SG on the last pic is one of the most beautiful guitars I've seen! 



Jerker

(Quite messy written english there, but I think you get it) 

[chrisjedijane]

I've seen a couple of Pelham Blue SG's in person before, and I'd say that the colour is closer to IBM before ageing. I think you should yellow it though, I love that green tint it gets.

[Surfoverb]

That's freaking awesome.

[Superfuzz]

you should stop with all these SGs, I'm GASing too much..I'm becaming dangerous!!

SG+wrapround=

[luau]

I think IBM makes more sense too. Check out Gibson's take on aged Pelham Blue.

[StevenO]

I think IBM makes more sense too. Check out Gibson's take on aged Pelham Blue.

Now that looks more like aged firemist(?) silver.

[luau]

Agreed. But I don't think you could there from LBP. Well, at least not without massive fading.

[StevenO]

I most definitely agree.

I feel as though that whole "this brand's colour is the equivalent of this brand's colour" is flawed, flawed, flawed.

[luau]

I wonder about that too. I'm mildly interested in refinning my Classic in Heather Poly but the few pictures of that that I can find look nothing like BMM.

[Stereordinary]

When they say that some Gibson color is the "equivalent" of another Fender color, it just sort of means that it was Gibson's attempt at having a similar color in their lineup.  They consciously used different colors, they just picked ones that were close enough that you could say "well, this is Gibson's pinky-purple, to go with their emerald green, just like Fender has their pinky-purple to go with their emerald green."

I think Fender wanted to have a literal rainbow of colors, and Gibson figured they needed to do the same thing to compete, but Heather Poly is definitely not BMM.

[StevenO]

Yeah, I also noticed that they say "this colour is a bit darker than the Gibson equivalent".

[flatfiver]

I think Gibson used/uses a slightly different method or formulation in their finishes than Fender did/does.  It seems to me like they might check and age a little differently.  Can anyone confirm this?  It would make sense to me, as Gibson came from a pretty traditional musical instrument building background, and Fender finishes came from automotive roots.