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Post subject: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:03 pm
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Hi

I'd like to ask a favor from anyone that can help, I want to pain my Strat (original fender) in Mercedes Blue, I've searched for images but I know it is a difficult color to photograph, If anyone has one that can photograph in good light and/or describe the color, I'd be most thankful!!!

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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:25 am
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http://www.guitarmotel.com/index.php/th ... gory_id=10
It's more precise on the left top of the first photo

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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:20 am
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Thanks Alain, would you describe it of more as blue or dark blue/grey? Most pics seems to be kind of black even, but in the Hyde Park Show of 96 its clearly blue, of course he has a ton of lights on him

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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:09 pm
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No grey, just metallic dark blue

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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:09 pm
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I'll try to make more pics of mine if of any help
The triplets masterbuilt by Todd Krause as for Eric Clapton, I own one of the three
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you can see on the right one the blue color
I suggest you contact a Mercedes Benz Dealer and get some of the original color as it comes from a Mercedes owned by EC as usual.

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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:12 pm
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Thanks for all the help, I'll go to the Mercedes Dealer, that's a great idea. Merci!


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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:07 am
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alainlafrance wrote:
I'll try to make more pics of mine if of any help
The triplets masterbuilt by Todd Krause as for Eric Clapton, I own one of the three
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you can see on the right one the blue color.

Now THERE's a revelation. :shock: All these years now I'm thinking they were black. 8) Brings to mind another thread waaaay long ago when Ufboy was planning a Custom Shop Clapton. Ouch!!
We wrung that one out like a wet towel. :wink:

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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:48 pm
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One of the remaining two was used by Clapton during the CGF 2013 and the Baloise Sessions. Its first public appareance dates from 2009.

This guitar became a replacement for the Daphne Blue EC Custom after its retirement from active service in November 2011.


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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:41 am
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chromeface wrote:
One of the remaining two was used by Clapton during the CGF 2013 and the Baloise Sessions. Its first public appareance dates from 2009.

This guitar became a replacement for the Daphne Blue EC Custom after its retirement from active service in November 2011.

You might want to corroborate that with Alain, considering how I am given to understand how Alain came to acquire the guitar. :idea:

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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:07 am
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Thanks for the suggestion :)


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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 4:17 pm
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chromeface wrote:
One of the remaining two was used by Clapton during the CGF 2013 and the Baloise Sessions. Its first public appareance dates from 2009.

This guitar became a replacement for the Daphne Blue EC Custom after its retirement from active service in November 2011.


I have Baloise footage of him playing the black one and the grey (with capo) one, not a blue one unless I'm going mad(der).
PS I'm starting to wonder if this 'what colour is Eric using' thing is too sad. Yes it is. Well come this far, may as well carry on now :lol: :lol: :mrgreen:


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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 10:03 pm
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I'm excited seeing the axe Eric will play the following 2 weeks (though I'm not as 100% certain if the guitar in question would be the long-awaited EPC Rosso LTD) :P :lol: :lol: :lol: .

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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:46 pm
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Here's a good comparison between black vs Mercedes Blue vs Midnight Blue:

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showth ... p?t=627401


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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:11 pm
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Bobby1 wrote:
Here's a good comparison between black vs Mercedes Blue vs Midnight Blue:

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showth ... p?t=627401

FYI: zspectrez is a long time no hear-from Forum contributor.
I'm not suprised at his contribution to that website. Extremely valuable photo. Answers a host of questions.

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Post subject: Re: Request, help with pictures Mercedes Blue
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:24 pm
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ZZDoc wrote:
zspectrez is a long time no hear-from Forum contributor.


Yes, he is dearly missed on this forum.


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