darwinphilosophy Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I have been sitting here attempting to think of finishes on my next build(because I get anxious)I have been even looking at color charts, along with already existing guitars. Now I am thinking, I have always wanted something with grey stained wood, but I dont know what other colors(other than black)would go with it?, because I wouldnt want all grey that is too dull. I would like a fade or sunburst and I was thinking maybe a red/sherry color in the middle faded to grey. The red would be a real deep wine type color. Do you guys think that this would be at all a good color combination? And the guitar I am planning it on would have a top seperated with binding(like a Les Paul)...so I dont know what would be a good color for the rest of the body...other than more grey maybe accented with some more deep red or even some black to give a vintagy look? Any suggestions? I could try something on photoshop but I am not to sure how to do it(I can use photoshop just not sure how to do a sunburst on existing guitar)... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cukaracha Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 here's a suggestion, how about a grey burst on a flame top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I like the idea of a deep wine type color faded out to a grey burst. Definitely will take some practice to get it to look right, but I think the end result would be extremely well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I can't imagine a grey burst would look very good with anything other than white or black. Grey + any other colour usually = mud. In theory, it could work. There's no reason for gray to not "grade" properly into another colour. But in practice, I can't imagine many people getting anything that looked particularly good. I've just tried messing about in a draw program, and although it's not terrible, it's not all that appealing. And it'd have to be solid colours to even stand a chance. I picture something like Warmoth's "antigua" finish, but with gray and wine rather than ivory and black... and I don't think it would look absolutely "terrible"... but nor do I think it would look compelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 grey t black is the way forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cukaracha Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 yea, actually i meant meant grey - black... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwinphilosophy Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Yeah I know what you mean by the mud thing. I would of course try practicing first. I like the grey fades but the body I am getting wont have a flame on it so it wouldnt look that great just being a grey to black fade, plus I like a little color, otherwise I would get bored by it So I dont know any other ideas you guys might have I am ears. But once I do a practice on some wood I will show you guys and see if you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Is it going to be solid or transparent? Here's the "antigua" fade I was referring to: http://warmoth.com/paint/paint.cfm?fuseaction=burst_antigua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 (edited) +1 on grey/trans black to black Edited August 2, 2007 by thegarehanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwinphilosophy Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 I would like it to be translucent I like the look of wood grain. I wish someone had already tried it so I could see it, but maybe no one is that foolish but me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cukaracha Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 (edited) Heres a few pics of a transparent grey to black burst on flame and quilted top.... Edited August 3, 2007 by cukaracha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwinphilosophy Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 The grey to black fade is just to monotone for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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