Just Seen an unusual collection for sale

chrisjac2

Just seen this on face book and I must admit it looks interesting but maybe overpriced? They are from 1977 and he wants 6k for the set?

Calum13

I hate that colour, and I doubt it's worth 6K unless it's a rare colour? Antigua burst I think it is.

richardhomer

It IS a rare colour - I reckon someone would pay that for all three.

Fishboy7

I always thought Antigua burst was a pretty cool finish.

boogieman

It’s a rare colour because nobody but Stevie Wonder would buy one. 

impmann

boogieman said:

It’s a rare colour because nobody but Stevie Wonder would buy one. 

The guitarist from Henry Rollins band uses one - I think they were called Mother Superior

gordiji

Not my choice of colour either but a prile of them in ace nic means the price isn't that daft.

Calum13

I don't like the grey bits round the edges, it looks like someone's coloured it in with a graphite pencil and half rubbed it out.

PVO_Dave

@lamf68 - save yourself the bother?  

guitars4you

I think I've seen these before - From a fading memory an ex pro might have played on the boats ? - maybe from Midlands area ? - 

meltedbuzzbox

6k seems reasonable to me 

I wouldn't want to own them personally but they seem priced quite sensibly

fretfinder

You’d need a car with reinforced suspension to transport them! 

JerkMoans

Not my bag aesthetically but a decent trio for someone who likes such things, and a fair price imho 

lamf68

PVO_Dave said:

@lamf68 - save yourself the bother?  

Cheers Dave, too rich for my pocket, I had a Precision Bass in Antigua Burst, as much as every one hates it, it’s still my favourite colour ever...

KKJale

The story used to be that the Antigua finish originated on Coronados in the late '60s as a cover-up for scorch marks caused by a binding process gone wrong. 

Always rather liked the Teles in a so-vile-it's-great kind of way, 'cos Clive Gregson used to use one in Any Trouble.

not_the_dj

I’ll pass thanks. 

Funkfingers

Calum13 said:

I hate that colour, Antigua

That was the official name.

Calum13 said:

I don't like the grey bits round the edges

Brand new, the edge colour would have been a beige-ish grey. Almost Mushroom. That might be a clue as to what influenced the choice of colour scheme.

KKJale said:

The story used to be that the Antigua finish originated on Coronados in the late '60s as a cover-up for scorch marks caused by a binding process gone wrong. 

Goof hiding by CBS/Fender makes perfect sense. 

rossi

The scheme was used on 50's  -60's kitchen furniture.

machak

rossi said:

The scheme was used on 50's  -60's kitchen furniture.

so you are calling my kitchen 50's or 60's ;-) yep...mine is not that old kitchen, but uses same color 

TheMarlin

 Had a Japanese Fender Antigua.  Very nice guitar. Pickups were a bit ‘meh’. 

My my friend has an original 70’s Antigua strat.  Lovely thing. I like the finish, it’s unusual. 

stickyfiddle

At least if they're together they're only ruining 1 person's guitar collection and not 3...