hi folks, I’ve only owned this strat for approx 25 years and never really known what colour it is.
one recently popped up in the classifieds advertised as ocean turquoise which looks very close to mine, but when I googled ocean turquoise, none of the photos really looked anything like mine.
i was in a shop today and they had a strat in lake placid which again was close but not quite the same and the online pics vary massively too.
any ideas people?
its an 88 standard if that’s any help.
cheers!
pics don’t quite show its true colour which isn’t greatly helpful I know.
https://i.imgur.com/FyxZJUN.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/GW8Dm4K.jpg
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I agree, Gun Metal Blue.
I had an '88 or '89 Strat Plus Deluxe in that colour, and I liked it so much I ordered my custom shop '70s hardtail in the same colour - although it turned out rather darker.
i can sleep easy now!
I could be wrong, but I think that late '80s to early '90s period is the only time that particular Fender colour has been available.
They had quite a lot of unusual colours in those days, but then they reverted to the familiar old '50s and '60s custom colours.
The nearest equivalent now is the Mercedes Blue they use on some of the Clapton sig models.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
that’s a little bit lairy for my tastes. At least they didn’t put a tortoise shell guard on it!
cheers for that!
I’m leaning more towards gunmetal blue than charcoal frost.
https://i.imgur.com/hNZIKzd.jpg
It's Gun Metal Blue!
I've got an old Fender catalogue at home, if I can find it I'll see what the available colours were. It might be '89 or '90 though, possibly slightly different from the '88 options.
It's the same as my friend's one, which is also an '88 or '89. She bought it new so she's certain about the colour name.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Colour options for both the American Standard Strat and Strat Plus included....Gun Metal Blue.
The other available colours for the American Standard that year were: Black, Brown Sunburst, Pewter, Torino Red, Graffiti Yellow and Arctic White. And the guitar would've cost you $649.99.