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Post subject: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:30 am
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I am new to this website, & wondered what are some of the favorite colors of members & their strats? I have a white blonde american fat strat with a maple neck. Tho I'd like to get another strat with a rosewood fretboard.


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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:47 am
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Hi Tc rocker and welcome to the forum, I think you'll like it here. I have an American Deluxe Strat in Montego black with a gold pickguard, with a rosewood fingerboard. At first I did'nt like the colors but it is steadily growing on me. You dont see a lot of Montego black so it's a little different than your standard black with a white pickguard.


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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:48 am
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White blonde is definitely one of my favorites! I also really like plain old gloss black.

Welcome to forum, tc; I'm fairly new here, too.


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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:14 am
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If you've got a white with maple, it may be time for a "classic" sunburst with rosewood. I love that classic look but, that is the beauty of the stratocaster so many beautiful colors to chose from.

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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:49 am
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I really like my purple metalic, but my overall favorite color combination on a strat is black body, black knobs, black pickguard and maple neck. Just your basic unassuming "invisible" guitar.


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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:56 am
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Sunburst (2- and 3-tone)
Mary Kaye transparent white snowburst
Most of the original "Duco" metallic custom colors.

I have one of each.

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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:32 am
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With a rosewood fretboard I've liked Inca Silver and Shoreline Gold in a genuine Fender colors, and by using the USGAcustomguitars website, I've tried some more neutral, mid-value colors with rosewood that just sparkle (no real sparkle please). The darkness of the rosewood shouldn't be too far away in value from the body color, from my way of thinking, so the change from one to the other is more subtle*. If they are too close in value then you have to be concerned with the color temperature (rosewood is warm) and intensity (rosewood is also a bit neutral). Try any color to your liking and then have it mixed at an auto paint supplier.

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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:13 pm
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Any shade is ok as long as it is white, for me.
I really love white guitars but I love Stratocasters with crazy colors like surf green and that dark brown on the 70s something(78? too long ago), 70s orange is great.
Sparkle orange is great.
Too many guitars too many great colors.

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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:45 pm
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Olympic White with a maple fretboard.

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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:01 pm
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i have a surf green strat.
but i love dakota red and sonic and daphne blue





Sonic blue with rosewood looks great

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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:08 pm
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I like the transparent white/blonde on my ash bodied AVRI '57. Sienna burst is a nice one. The old 3 color sunburst is one of my favorites too. Daphne Blue is cool. Yellow Strats are pretty too. There's lots of em that I like. :D

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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:16 pm
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Surf Pearl. It's just as it sounds...a surf green color, with a metallic pearl undercoat to it. It's just beautiful. Unfortunately, it isn't on any of fender's current production guitars. Haven't seen that color on a production strat in at least 9 years.


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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:32 pm
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Hey everyone
( just a little intro ...because I'm new here :D ...im Conor from Ireland )

My favorite strat colour has gotta be candy apple red ...i love it ...ive still gotta get a fairly cheap ..but good candy apple red strat ( with maple neck ) ...any suggestions ?? .....thanks :) ...btw i dont actually own a strat (real ) yet :(

And nice meeting all of you :)

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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:37 pm
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Anything as long as it's white - like the old Fords (black). I'm building a Surf Green Strat and a Cameo Cream ('68 Buick color) Tele both with maple fretb'ds. I too like lighter colors although I do have a Black/White/rosewood Strat I love and could never part with.


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Post subject: Re: favorite strat colors
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 4:03 pm
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I love Sherwood Green with a mint green guard. I also like the pewter color strats that Clapton plays...but pewter works better with maple.

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