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I would like to see a good representation of the different whites available. The photos on the G&L website are not calibrated and show the same color looking different when more than one example is provided. Aside from the unique whites that are not available anyway (Phyllis Blondie Blonde, Sentimental Blonde / custom Pearl White Blonde, etc.) how would I go about measuring and comparing the whites? Are sample swatches available? This has the potential to be disastrous when making a custom order.
I am aiming for the look of the Phyllis Blondie Blonde Legacy.
At this stage the transparent/wood grain is not as important to me as the shade of white.
I would probably be choosing between the blonde on swamp ash, the vintage white and ivory. It is difficult to gain a true sense of the color. In some of the member posted images the off-whites appear grayish/cool and I know the lighting and camera quality is an issue. I have seen images of all of these whites looking different compared to the same color as well as looking the same compared with different colors.
If anyone has seen the Phyllis Blondie Blonde, blonde, vintage white and ivory in person and even better all at once to compare I would be grateful if you described them. Which is closer to the Phyllis Blondie Blonde?
Yes..........although there is a cooler tint to your photo, (the white pickguard looks pale purple/gray -top image), in contrast with the warmer tint, (with the pickguard looking pale violet), in the Phyllis image...........they are probably very very close.
Is that Nitrocellulose?
Has the premier blonde offered in a general order been changed since the late 90's?
No, mine's poly. I love how it stays perfect and doesn't degrade like nitro... My blond was a one-off. I asked for them to attempt a match to a 90's Strat I owned at the time. It didn't, but still happy with the results... and look at them re-use it 9 years later. Tisk, tisk.
Cheers,
Will
* I ordered it thru the now defunct Music Plus in Minneapolis.
That is amazing that you could and did do that. I hope you are smooth at describing that history when you are showing the guitar. It would be a shame to discount it as anything less than interesting.
I have the Munsell Book of Color, a catalog of color swatches.
I wonder whether G&L uses Munsell. Communicating color is what the book was designed to facilitate. If G&L has one they can match a swatch to their color or tell me it is something between a couple of swatches. I would have identical swatches to get an accurate sense of their color.
At the time, it didn't seem like a big deal. Although I had no experience with G&L's then. I was sick of my Strat, but loved the banana blond color of the body. Now every time someone picks it up they are hypnotized by it. It really feels like one piece and vibrates from head to toe. It's the only guitar I've ever owned that behaves like that. Ok, now I'm bragging/rambling on. I'm sure that there are many like this and my limited experience is starting to show...
This picture should give you a fairly good idea of the color of my Phyllis Blondie.
It shows the color from more to less light from the top to bottom.
I took the photo with the ColorChecker, and did a white balance. All you need now is a calibrated monitor. (monitors tend to have a cool white point)
Or you could simply check Phyllis' hair
