...someone recently thought that those finishes were custom. Nope, them'z was stock colours.
WHERE do these finishes come from? Oddly enough (or not so oddly), many of the finishes that were introduced in the 1960's were inspired by automakers.
Gibson's Les Paul Goldtop was probably the most radical finish of the late 1950's. Most guitars were natural wood or tobacco sunburst type finishes... some in basic black...
But the 1960's saw many of the guitar makers looking to the auto world for new finishes.
Where does SHERWOOD GREEN come from? Fender used it from 1960-1965. [Although, it's recently been seen on some new Strats.] So where did it orginate? It was originally a 1957 finish for Mercury cars.
Adam and his SHERWOOD GREEN Fender Jazz bass
And SHORELINE GOLD? Used in 1960-1965 Fender guitars and basses, it was originally a 1959 & 1960 Pontiac finish.
Adam and his SHORELINE GOLD Fender Jazz bass
Just some odd, fun and ultimately probably not so useful information... but hey... it's lunchtime at work and I was bored.
Cheers!
