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    I'm trying to think of a finish for my next guitar project. I just completed a beautiful green / black burst strat. I've seen a few left to right fade guitars, like the one below, but I've not seen any bottom to top fades (like a horizon at sunset). I've google imaged searched but nothing so far. I'm curious what one would look like. Thanks (c:
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  • #2
    Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

    I just searched on "fade guitar finish"
    And images

    There are some interesting concepts there
    One was a PRS with the fade diagonal across the body

    I'm not a huge fan of those finishes though
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    • #3
      Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

      These types of fades are very trendy right now. They will not age well.
      IMO of course.

      If the colors are right, they are gorgeous. Just not for me.

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      • #4
        Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

        Yeah, PRS did a lot of horizontal fades...Al Di Meola played one. The guitar above looks elegant. Al's doesn't.
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        • #5
          Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

          I think I might have not been clear what I was looking for by posting that image.

          I'm looking to see if anyone has finished a guitar with that kind of fade but from bottom to top if you were holding the guitar. 90 degrees from THAT fade in the picture. I've image searched a lot of fades and I've not run across any horizontal (if you were holding the guitar) fades.

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          • #6
            Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

            Originally posted by Mincer View Post
            Yeah, PRS did a lot of horizontal fades...Al Di Meola played one. The guitar above looks elegant. Al's doesn't.
            This one?



            Oh dear! It begins as an ugly clownburst before suddenly transitioning into blue for no good reason; the purple and green are so thin I am not convinced they are supposed to be there. What a trainwreck!

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            • #7
              Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

              Originally posted by Sirion View Post
              This one?



              Oh dear! It begins as an ugly clownburst before suddenly transitioning into blue for no good reason; the purple and green are so thin I am not convinced they are supposed to be there. What a trainwreck!
              And they didn't get the colors in the right order - everyone with a little kid knows it's "red orange yellow, green followed by blue, then indigo and violet!" [And that's a rainbow song for you]

              I think a top-to-bottom fade could look great with the right colors. Modern for sure (as opposed to classic), but lovely. And this is coming from a punk/alt rocker who likes black guitars!

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              • #8
                Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

                Yeah, that's the one. I think they were going for visually striking vs elegance, and look, we are talking about it years later, so it must've made some kind of impact.
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                • #9
                  Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

                  ROYGBIV Let him down and i don't know how.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

                    It sort of looks like the paint sampler guitar to show you the colors you can order for your guitar.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

                      OP

                      No I havent seen a horizontal fade either
                      EHD
                      Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                      RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                      SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                      Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                      Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                      Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                      Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                      GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                      • #12
                        Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

                        I've seen a cool looking fade that was basically the opposite of the norm with edges the lightest color darkening toward the center of the body.
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                        • #13
                          Re: Bottom to top fade finish?

                          Originally posted by Sirion View Post
                          The only think I don't like about that guitar is the fretboard. I think it would be more visually appealing with ebony.
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