Some colors shouldn't be used

[MEP]

I'm sorry, but in my not so humble opinion, key lime belongs in a pie plate not on a guitar. :eek: Check out this weeks GOTW. :eek: For some... taste is all in their mouth. :)

[funalij]

Hi MEP:

Sorry, but I don't agree with you, maybe it's not my favourite color, but it looks good for me.

With lights stage (I don't know if this is the exact word) I guess it looks cool.

Javier

[dkaplowitz]

I'd rock it. But I like outlandish color schemes. Besides there's also the fact that garish color schemes discourage loitering.

[StevieK]

The more I look at it... the more I like it. I think it's got mojo!

[BadBrad]

I think all colors have their place. Say your getting ready for a show and you end up finding the perfect jeans and then the only t-shirt that is clean and looks decent is key lime colored...wala break out the key lime TAG. The real problem is we all need to make more money so we can buy more guitars. That's why my latest acguisition is a blackburst drop top...that sucker will go with just about anything. ;)

[ryman150]

I think that every person has the right to chose their color. I am personally not a fan at all of some of the most traditional colors - tobacco fade, trans amber, etc. I LOVE the radical guitars with vibrant colors, etc.

The key lime was something NEW and fresh for me in a while. I would buy one if I had a lot of extra money...:)

This also makes each guitar unique to its owner. My guitars define me a bit with their color, design, and how I play them!

Ryan

[MEP]

I guess I am just a boring traditionalist. Give me an amber burst on a flame or quilt top and I am a happy gueetar man. :D :D

[tom]

i'm an earthtone guy myself, i have to be careful not to look at the key lime too early in the morning!

[Marty S Horne]

I'm fairly conservative when it comes to color but I say the more choices the better. Key Lime might not be my first choice (though I do think it's pretty cool looking) but it might be perfect for someone else.

[John Price]

I really like the Color! Hope to see more of it!....

[Stys]

I'm into the '60s colors but, many accolades to the "Keeper of the Stone" for pushing the envelope again.

[Guitarded]

MEP... you are not alone... though I would not have started this string... :rolleyes: ... different strokes, you know!... some awesome players have some of the ugliest colour schemes on their gear, but they're happy (I didn't say a thing about EC!)... I tend to love that beautiful burst named desert sunset, but I only see a few of them...
hey Tom... can you name some of the most popular colours of the last ten years, say?

[BrianH]

I'm sorry, but in my not so humble opinion, key lime belongs in a pie plate not on a guitar. :eek: Check out this weeks GOTW. :eek: For some... taste is all in their mouth. :)
Don't like it at all, and I'm far from conservative.

[Big Jim]

I think the color is pretty cool.
Guitars should be fun

Jim

[tom]

10 years is a long time. it changes every few years. remember all those bowling balls in the late 80's? we'll query the data base today and let you know. my top guesses are: 3 color burst(wish i never had to do another one of those,sorry to the 3 color lovers.), tiger eye/ te burst, butterscotch, bora, burnished orange, natural because of crowdsters, t black, desert sunset.

[sylvanshine]

Now, now everyone. Anyone that has ever been to South Florida knows that they use a different set of 64 pack Crayolas than the rest of the country. This dealer obviously has a customer base that digs the nearly natural colors. I would bet you that the guitar is already sold and Roy is going to have another order coming in today.

In Santa Fe, there are only 3 approved shades of tan you can paint your home. Right, andersonguy?

And to be fair, us Texans are funky too. If you went to UT, it must be a law that you have a burnt orange car, or at least a sweater. And I can't imagine seeing Austin limestone on a house in upstate New York. And we like our women to be just like our Classic Ts....blonde and lightweight. :D

[brian b]

Never cared for Key lime pie made me itch. :rolleyes:

[tom]

i have already painted another :eek: it woke me up before my coffee kicked in.

[tom]

ok guys, laurie is the database queen. she put this together for your reading pleasure. she did group theings like te and te burst together so the list didn't get out of hand. enjoy
Popularity of Finishes


FINISH* 1995 2000 2005**
TIGER EYE 51 63
CHERRY BURST 24 45 47
ARCTIC BLUE 45
NATURAL 44
BRNSH ORANGE 42
DESERT SUNSET 35 34
CAJUN RED 27 49 33
BORA BORA 40 22 33
TOBACCO FADE 44 31
T BLACK 33 32 27
TOBACCO BURST 24 22
T RED 24 21
T AMBER 35 56
DEEP OCEAN 49
TORTOISE 41
3 COLOR BURST 83 36
T BLONDE 35
HONEY BURST 37 34
T PURPLE 31 27
FIRE BURST 26
T GREEN 25
T BLUE 35 23
T ORANGE 27
T YELLOW 21

TOTAL GUITARS 580 829 763
NUMBER OF FINISHES 40 56 73

*at least 20 guitars with this finish each year
"**last three months of 2004, completed guitars and guitars on order"

[tom]

ok obviously the formatting didn't work. anybody know how i can post this without losing the formatting?

[jeepster]

Interesting table.

Does that reflect the "demand" as indicated by dealer orders, or do you paint most whatever colors you choose?

By the way I like the green.....my favorite Anderson is 7-up green

....wait, make that the blue one......noooo, maybe the brown one......

Red. That's it.

...i think......

:o

[dkaplowitz]

ok obviously the formatting didn't work. anybody know how i can post this without losing the formatting?
Is it excel or something? You could do a screen shot (alt + PrtScn buttons (for the screen shot of the spread sheet), then then Ctl + v buttons to paste into an image viewer, then upload to web and post here as an image). You could email it to me, I'll do all that if you don't want to bother. (dkaplowitz @ gmail (dot) com)

[vai777]

hey that key lime would go good with my 3 cajun magentas, my purple and my trans black/tortoise koa andy.

i love the key lime

maybee not a burst though.

[BrianH]

Paint a guitar a funky green and everybody comes out of the wood work....

I, for one, love the bowling ball finish.

[Son of Anderson]

me too Brian.
How about we nudge the old man into making some bowling ball crowdsters. :D
see who comes out of the woodwork then...

[BrianH]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bowling Ball Crowdster.......Jay, do some photoshop work on that theme, please.

[BoraBora]

I've never been a big green finish fan, but I actually like the key-lime color.

One of the great things about TAG is all the unique color choices they have. :)

[dpeterson]

ok obviously the formatting didn't work. anybody know how i can post this without losing the formatting?

if it's in excel, just save as html, then open that up in IE and then right click and view source, swipe it between the start and end body tags and paste it in... might work if you paste the whole thing too if thats too goofy for you.

dave

[andersonguy]

Choice is good, It may not appeal to me personally but I appreciate it for being different. There is probably sombody out there who is thrilled with this color and will order one. Its kinda like the painted headstock/maple neck thing. Nothing wrong with variety.
Desert sunset and honey burst are some of my fav's too.

[BrianH]

Having options is everything. A color doesn't make a guitar bad. Same thing with the painted headstock.
Personally, I think it cheapens the look of a otherwise fantastic instrument. But thats me, and I have a guitar painted like a Hot Rod, so what do I know about taste. Omiya has never let me live that one down.
It's all in the eye of the beholder, right?

[brian b]

It's all in the eye of the beholder, right?
Maybe that is why some people need glasses. :rolleyes:

[tom]

jeepster, all guitars are built to order, so we don't choose the colors or build inventory. about 40% of what we do is ordered and spec'd for a specific person, the other 60% is for store stock, and the store decides what they want.

[tom]

oh, brian h i took your advise and got the shot yeaterday, hope it works.

[BrianH]

oh, brian h i took your advise and got the shot yeaterday, hope it works.
I've got my fingers crossed for ya.

[andersonguy]

Hey Brian,
Love your avatar, is that your dog? What kind?

His headstock matches his body BTW and he looks cool ;)

Richard

Hey Tom,
Who shot you and why?

[michaelomiya]

Paint a guitar a funky green and everybody comes out of the wood work....

I, for one, love the bowling ball finish.

the bowling ball finishes ROCK! if I could find a "Hammett-style" ProAm, switcheroo, old HS.....

\m/ :D \m/

[BrianH]

Hey Brian,
Love your avatar, is that your dog? What kind?

His headstock matches his body BTW and he looks cool ;)

Richard

Hey Tom,
Who shot you and why?

That my Lab Jack, he's beautiful.

[tom]

cortizone(sp), my shoulder and elbow have been acting up. that's why i made myself the super light hollow atom. turns out i like it better than my solid one.

[Casper]

Tom, I just ordered my new HCobra S in Transplum..Can you tell me the difference between Cajun Magenta and Transplum? They look similar. I fell in love with the transplum that you have in the gallery, but then I see the cajun magenta and wonder if I made the right color choice? Any chance you or somebody has good pics of both finishes side by side maybe? the transplum in the gallery 5-12-02p is dark..
Shaun

[tom]

they are very different, but we hardly ever make the magenta so we don't have a good photo. the magenta is way more hot pink than the plum.the plum is darker for sure. the plum photo are good.

[jeepster]

Not to hijack the thread...

but

What do you feel are the most "reactive" colors under stage lights?

I find that my favorite blues and reds turn different shades of dark grey under lights.......

What looks cool?

[tom]

sparkles are amazing. they look like liquid glitter.

[Dave K]

cortizone(sp), my shoulder and elbow have been acting up. that's why i made myself the super light hollow atom. turns out i like it better than my solid one.

What some of you don't know is that back in the day Tom was Evel Knievel's greatest rival,hence the lingering pain from all of his injuries.Here he his in 1977 just seconds before he missed the landing ramp. :D
Lucky for us he retired his motorcycle and took up building guitars. ;)
http://www.nwlink.com/~davemk/taEvel.jpg

[tom]

and i didn't think anyone would have remembered.

[BrianH]

You didn't wear a helmet?????

[tom]

they're for babies...and those who want to live. maybe i sould wear one?

[andersonguy]

What some of you don't know is that back in the day Tom was Evel Knievel's greatest rival,hence the lingering pain from all of his injuries.Here he his in 1977 just seconds before he missed the landing ramp. :D
Lucky for us he retired his motorcycle and took up building guitars. ;)
http://www.nwlink.com/~davemk/taEvel.jpg
Tom, Your head is HUGE, perhaps you should go see a shrink. LOL!! :p

Hope your shoulder feels better, those shots can do wonders but its temporary. Looks like no more of those Pete Townsend circular arm movements when your playing live. (or in front of the mirror)

Richard