Blue or White?

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:29 am

Ok so I'm supposed to be placing my order tomorrow for my custom ASAT Alnico. The problem is I just can't decide on a color. I know I want a vintage tint gloss neck & a 1-ply white guard. But I'm torn between Himalayan Blue and Vintage White. It's tough to get a good sense of the actual color looking at pictures on a monitor. Some look great, some look ehhh.

Which one would you go with and why?

Thanks!

astutzmann · Post by **astutzmann** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:33 am

Just my opinion, but I had a vintage white with white pick guard. It was beautiful but boring. I changed the pick guard.

I liked it better, was still boring. Might have been cooler with mint or cream.

The blue will be outstanding.

My spanish copper blues boy was ok, but I love it more and more everyday. I think the blue will be the same.

If it were me, I'd get a transparent blue or orange

Just my thoughts

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:23 am

Thanks for the input. I'm leaning towards the Himmy blue. I was also kicking around the lesser-known colors like Honey w/ cream or Lemondrop w/ white pearl.

I keep looking at these pics which do it for me. But then these pics are pretty nice too.

I originally wanted Sonic Blue w/ cream, but that color is getting too common. I want something lesser done, but still classy & great to look at.

catawompus · Post by **catawompus** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:37 am

honey or lemondrop looks killer....

astutzmann · Post by **astutzmann** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:46 am

ya, I am gas'ing for an S500 Deluxe, honey or lemon drop or honey burst, hardtail.....

catawompus · Post by **catawompus** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:09 pm

astutzmann wrote:ya, I am gas'ing for an S500 Deluxe, honey or lemon drop or honey burst, hardtail.....

and me for an asat deluxe with the same colors, maple neck...

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:17 pm

Ok so here are the choices. All of these are with a vintage tint neck:

1. Himmy blue w/ 1-ply white
2. Vintage white w/ 1-ply white
3. Tangerine w/ 1-ply white
4. Honey w/ cream
5. Lemondrop w/ white pearloid

Which number? Thanks again guys!

catawompus · Post by **catawompus** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:21 pm

5, since you didn't mention honey burst...

astutzmann · Post by **astutzmann** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 1:39 pm

I forgot to mention, that vintage white with the white pick guard didn't work for me, the white pick guard is too white and the vintage white is more like like banana cream. So, if you are doing vintage white, I would do cream with it.

White is too white, just like painting the ceiling of your house.

My first choice would be honey, second tangerine.

Fumble fingers · Post by **Fumble fingers** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:02 pm

Big Flake Blue

sam · Post by **sam** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:57 pm

Lemon drop with Honey hanging in there very close.

Or, just get one of each so you can have one set standard and one set for slide!

Always an enabler!

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:57 pm

Ok I think I've narrowed it down:

-Honey with cream
-Whiskey with cream

Who wins?

sam · Post by **sam** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:37 pm

Nubs,

Ya gotta go pour some honey on the guitar, and whiskey in the jar!!

blargfromouterspace · Post by **blargfromouterspace** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:02 pm

Nubs wrote:Ok I think I've narrowed it down:

-Honey with cream
-Whiskey with cream

Who wins?

From those two, my choice would be for the whiskey finish.

I have my doubts about the honey finish with the vintage tint neck - might not be enough difference between the honey stain and vintage stains to separate them visually. Personally, I'd go for the light tint with any of the finishes, its just plain better - IMO of course.

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:12 pm

sam wrote:Nubs,

Ya gotta go pour some honey on the guitar, and whiskey in the jar!!

Not sure what this is supposed to mean. Which one are you preferring?

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:17 pm

blargfromouterspace wrote:From those two, my choice would be for the whiskey finish.

I have my doubts about the honey finish with the vintage tint neck - might not be enough difference between the honey stain and vintage stains to separate them visually. Personally, I'd go for the light tint with any of the finishes, its just plain better - IMO of course.

I hear what you're saying. The only question I have is what the whiskey would look like with a vintage tint neck. Don't think I've seen one of those before. But on the other hand, visualizing it looks pretty spiffy.

sam · Post by **sam** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:27 pm

Nubs,

Honey color for the guitar and whiskey in a jar (glass). "Whiskey in the Jar" is reference to a Thin Lizzy song, alas, play Whiskey in the Jar on a Honey colored Alnico ASAT.

Thin Lizzy here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2jSzLBzK4

Metallica cover here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=721gtDKmfuc

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:35 pm

sam wrote:Nubs,

Honey color for the guitar and "Whiskey in the Jar" is reference to a Thin Lizzy song, alas, play Whiskey in the Jar on a Honey colored Alnico ASAT.

Thin Lizzy here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2jSzLBzK4

Metallica cover here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_VUFyZFoi_U

Roger that. I know the Metallica cover the best. I'm leaning towards the honey & cream. How sweet would that be?

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:40 pm

Here's a honey w/ vintage tint:

https://reverb-res.cloudinary.com/image ... llmrea.jpg

Or this:

https://reverb-res.cloudinary.com/image ... wk9shl.jpg

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:44 pm

Ehhhhhhhhhhh....

I think I'm going to go ahead with this style:

This combo looks outstanding IMO and just screams class & individuality. And it's also saying, "Hell yeah man!!"

NickHorne · Post by **NickHorne** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 1:16 am

It's a nice problem to have, isn't it?

An Asat Classic like that would look fantastic.

I had been about to vote for Lemondrop + Pearl, and also suggest Blonde (not Butterscotch) + white guard, as being white-like but characterful and classier. Could also be with pearl guard.
I'm pretty sure that Whiskey can only be had on the Jerry Cantrell.

There's also nowadays a lovely temptation / confusion available between Lemondrop and Honey, i.e. Vintage Natural.....

But love that blue!

SouthpawGuy · Post by **SouthpawGuy** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:46 am

Nubs wrote:Ok so I'm supposed to be placing my order tomorrow for my custom ASAT Alnico. The problem is I just can't decide on a color. I know I want a vintage tint gloss neck & a 1-ply white guard. But I'm torn between Himalayan Blue and Vintage White. It's tough to get a good sense of the actual color looking at pictures on a monitor. Some look great, some look ehhh.

Which one would you go with and why?

Thanks!

Have you considered blonde ? It is very cool to see the grain of the wood through the finish, I don't have a blonde ASAT, but my late '90s Legacy is ...

The actual colour is hard to catch in a photo, it's not as creamy as the first photo and not as white as the last one but somewhere in between.

NickHorne · Post by **NickHorne** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 3:40 am

Nice blonde!

Seeing the grain is quite different from white paint.
I really enjoy how my blonde / pearl Asat Z-3 looks; it has a sort of female vibe to it which I like!

lefty_major · Post by **lefty_major** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:54 am

Nubs - are you getting an ASAT Alnico or ASAT Alnico "S"?

The problem with picking colors is you'll change you mind a few days after you place the order! Beware that.

You can always order a different pickguard if you don't like the combo between it's color and the color of your guitar. I've done that before.

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 6:33 am

I have considered blonde, yes. There's nothing wrong with the color at all. In fact, I like it very much. I just don't think it works well with the vintage tint neck. And before you ask, yes I am set on the vintage tint neck. I love the color of it.

lefty, I'm getting an ASAT Alnico (left handed of course). And I must have flopped on colors a billion times before now, as you can see in this post.

darwinohm · Post by **darwinohm** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:20 am

Nubs, here is my Blue Fallout. -- Darwin

astutzmann · Post by **astutzmann** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:33 am

well, look what G&L just posted on Facebook, hmmmm

https://www.facebook.com/GnLguitars?fref=nf

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:53 am

Yeah, I think that's the color.

You talking about the Himmy Blue Alnico Stutz? Yeah that's nice indeed. Except mine will be lefty with a 1-ply white and vintage tint neck. It's gonna look even sexier than that one.

astutzmann · Post by **astutzmann** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:52 am

way cool.

Also, if you scroll down on that page, you'll see a vintage white with a white pick guard.

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:59 am

Yup I saw that one too. I still think that looks great. BTW I found the search tool on FB will filter your results by whatever you want. So in this example, I searched for Himalayan Blue:

Himalayan Blue search

It helps a bunch to see only the pics with a specific color instead of scrolling for days.

NickHorne · Post by **NickHorne** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 3:17 am

I must agree about blonde not suiting the vintage-tint neck, I'd forgotten that was your choice. Blonde needs something lighter.
Looks like you're getting zero'd in on that blue, which will look really great.

Nubs · Post by **Nubs** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:49 am

OK just placed the order this morning. I'm super psyched to see the finished product.

And now, we play the waiting game...

Thanks everyone for all the help & suggestions!

cho · Post by **cho** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:21 pm

Looks I came in a day late, but just wanted to offer this picture, which has both my him. blue and vintage white guitars, so you can see them in the same lighting.

http://www.guitarsbyleo.com/FORUM/viewt ... 18&t=12386

Post by **Craig** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 12:42 pm

NickHorne wrote: I'm pretty sure that Whiskey can only be had on the Jerry Cantrell.

This was changed last year and was added to the Premier finishes list, see The Whiskey finish is now available on all instruments ....

Hope this helps.

deytookerjaabs · Post by **deytookerjaabs** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 6:10 pm

Good Luck, The finish will look better in person regardless of the color!

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