Which Colour do I go with? - About to pull the trigger!

[Scott Baxendale]

I've been pontificating the purchase of an early 70's strat for a while now and I have finally narrowed it down to 3.

Now I just need to make the right decision regarding the colour.

All comments, advice and reasons are welcome!

BTW, they are all 73'/74'.

Sunburst
Blond
Mocha / Walnut

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I like the blond one the best, if all else is equal.

 

[Hydr0]

Update.....

Blond x 14
Burst x 16
Mocha x 3

I may have miscounted but is does seem like a tie between the Burst and the Blond.

The Blond is stunning particularly with the RW neck however the Burst is a very classic Fender colour which I really like.

If I didn't have my 61' JM being restored back to its original Blond over ASH I would be tempted to pull the trigger on the Blond. The Blond is also about 2 Grand more than the Burst which is another reason to move towards the Burst.

Thanks everyone for participating I really appreciate it and it did help me make the decision.

Oh and by the way......

To pontificate is to talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner. To pontificate properly, you need to be a know-it-all with very strong opinions and the urge to share them.

Apologies for my mistake!

Cheers,

Parksie

I was gonna say blonde, but after hearing that, I'd go with the burst +2 grand in my pocket

 

[EC Strat]

Burst for the win

 

[Handsome McClane]

Burst all the way. Something off about that blond color IMO.

 

[JDug]

Gotta go with that real, actual sunburst!

 

[mad axe man]

Option #2 for me! I love bursts too, but with the large 70's head it looks off to me. Petty, yes, but just my $0.02

$0.02 means nothing in canada...lol

 

[dilver]

Mocha. Be original... Everyone plays a sunburst strat. On the one hand it’s classic; on the other hand, it‘ll look like every other strat. The blond looks like yellow - unless you’re a Malmsteen fan, then it’s white, LOL.

 

[Caedarn]

Burst

 

[EC Strat]

Mocha. Be original... Everyone plays a sunburst strat. On the one hand it’s classic; on the other hand, it‘ll look like every other strat. The blond looks like yellow - unless you’re a Malmsteen fan, then it’s white, LOL.

Except that the mocha looks horrid

 

[Pandamasque]

Blonde. Not a fan of it when it looks grey-ish, but that aging is lovely.

 

[hrstrat57]

I've been pontificating the purchase of an early 70's strat for a while now and I have finally narrowed it down to 3.

Now I just need to make the right decision regarding the colour.

All comments, advice and reasons are welcome!

BTW, they are all 73'/74'.

Sunburst
Blond
Mocha / Walnut

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Sunburst with rosewood is the only choice here. Especially TSB

Yum

 

[StratoMutt]

Blonde. SB is fine too.

 

[Gridlock]

Of the three, the Sunburst.

 

[ETucc]

I live in California where vibe is interchangeable. In the context of my sentence you could replace "vibe" with "gel", "bond" or "feel great". You have the freedom to choose.

I'm in NJ, and we vibe here as well.

 

[nullaccount]

The ability to verb words is part of the beauty of English.

If anything, though, impact is not a verb.

First time I’ve seen verb used as a verb.

 

[Ebidis]

First time I’ve seen verb used as a verb.

Perhaps it should be verbify, or verbificate.

 

[PlayerOne]

You can't go wrong with the burst, but that mocha is interesting.
Personally, since I already have several bursts, I would go mocha just to add a little color to my collection.

 

[revtime]

Mocha.
Burst
Then blonde.
I have always preferred brunettes myself.

 

[Sinner1980]

Sunburst for me followed by blond.

 

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