Fender 1970 guitar and bass catalog. Page 95. Fender Color Chart.
Fender guitars were available in a wide range of finishes, though not all Fender colors were available for all guitars. The following Fender colours are shown, with associated codes. When it was time to choose the palette for the Player II Series, they paid a visit to the color archives.
The team paged through dozens of dusty vintage color catalogs from our paint supplier's library before landing on four colors from the 50s, 60s and 70s: Birch Green, Aquatone Blue, Coral Red and Hialeah Yellow. Hi al I'm planning a refin on my 82 Jbass, it has a crappy white refin on it now.I been searching all day for a 70's or early 80's Fender color chart and. Standard fender colors for the early-70s? by jrkirkish Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:47 am I've got a Jazzy project in the works, bound and blocked, CBS headstock and all that stuff, and I'm wondering what were the standard colors to come on Fenders at the time.
Of course we've got sunburst, but beyond that it's up to you guys. This is a question that matters more to collectors than players, but there is an answer so you may as well know it! On most production guitars up to a certain price point, Fender uses polyurethane lacquer. On top-priced guitars, Custom Shop instruments and certain retro-themed series, Fender will use nitrocellulose lacquer.
What's the difference? Fender custom colors as used on Fender vintage guitars until 1970. Complete analysis of the colors used and how they were applied.
1971 is when Fender switched to the infamous 3-bolt neck with mirco-tilt feature. Late 70's Strats will have a giant 'F' along with 'FENDER MICRO-NECK-ADJUST PAT. 3550496' stamped on the plate.
The idea itself is actually quite good (and currently used on some models by Fender), it was just poorly executed with *sloppy neck joint routings. Discover the history and inspiration behind classic Fender colors, from automotive influences to surf culture staples. Just curious what colors were used by Fender in the 70's for Strats? I came across a Strat neck from the 70's and I'm going to put it on a Warmoth body I want to keep the body color true to the period but don't want to paint it black or Olympic White.
I'd love to paint it Candy Apple Red. The original Fender color chart, released in 1960, included fourteen chromatic offerings that played directly off the colors being used in the automotive industry, which made for a lot of beautiful photos of a Tele riding shotgun in a Bel.