Sun's out! So presumably...

JerkMoans

...like me, everyone is taking full advantage to augment the fading process on their Les Pauls...

Flink_Poyd

Err, no. 

dindude

Sun(burst) bathing

Phil_aka_Pip

Flink_Poyd said:

Err, no. 

Me neither. But it would be nice if I had the means of taking a family photograph in the sunshine.

Dominic

Take them into a cubicle in a sunbed shop .......much stronger UV will do the job in 2 sessions 

Jack_

Dominic said:

Take them into a cubicle in a sunbed shop .......much stronger UV will do the job in 2 sessions 

Now I have this image of him naked in a sunbooth holding his Les Pauls.

Is this called the Essex method?

springhead

Jack_ said:

".....holding his Les Pauls."

Rhyming slang?

Jack_

springhead said:

Jack_ said:

".....holding his Les Pauls."

Rhyming slang?

Then who is holding the actual Les Pauls?

The plot thickens.

RandallFlagg

what a weirdo. I'm getting tanked up ready for the Grand National, never mind sun tanning the guitars

dazzajl

springhead said:

Jack_ said:

".....holding his Les Pauls."

Rhyming slang?

Aaaaaaaand now everyone in the shop is looking me oddly for snort laughing   

Schnozz

JerkMoans said:

...like me, everyone is taking full advantage to augment the fading process on their Les Pauls...

I really like the cherry red in a 'burst Les Paul, but I've only recently discovered that I'm one of the few; always thought it was the most desired, like a two-tone sunburst and maple Strat.

You can have a 'wow', but get a guard on them dammit!

JerkMoans

Dominic said:

Take them into a cubicle in a sunbed shop .......much stronger UV will do the job in 2 sessions 

I’ve just got off the phone to them. One 10 min taster session booked.

springhead

But, joking aside, do modern Les Pauls still fade?  50's red aniline dye did, which is why they changed to a different dye in '60.  Do the dyes they use now fade at all?  And I guess different dyes and laquers for USA, Custom shop etc. will behave differently.  I've got a 2016 Standard in Ice Tea that looks lovely but I wouldn't mind the red being a couple of shades lighter.

adamm82

Hmm if it works on modern guitars I will stick my les Paul junior in the sun

Corvus

Been trying to fade Les Paws but it doesn't seem to be working -

http://alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/misc/les_paws1.jpg

streethawk

We're gonna see a lot of 'help, my les paul neck is shaped like a quaver' threads this summer. 

57Deluxe

thought was gonner be Shorts and BBQ chat to join in with...

clarkefan

springhead said:

But, joking aside, do modern Les Pauls still fade?  50's red aniline dye did, which is why they changed to a different dye in '60.  Do the dyes they use now fade at all?  And I guess different dyes and laquers for USA, Custom shop etc. will behave differently.  I've got a 2016 Standard in Ice Tea that looks lovely but I wouldn't mind the red being a couple of shades lighter.

Certainly used to, unless the dye has been changed again in recent years. Fading R8s and 9s in the sun used to be standard stuff in the States.

JerkMoans

57Deluxe said:

thought was gonner be Shorts and BBQ chat to join in with...

Was kinda planning on that sort of strategy. Until Moans minor fell up the garden steps, sustaining a deep gash to his leg so we are now enjoying the hospitality of A&E.

FelineGuitars

JerkMoans said:

...like me, everyone is taking full advantage to augment the fading process on their Les Pauls...

Lovely guitar strap on the Feline Lion! Where is that from?

FelineGuitars

Corvus said:

Been trying to fade Les Paws but it doesn't seem to be working -

http://alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/misc/les_paws1.jpg

Why did I not think of Les Paws before ?