PaperThinPhil Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I was kind of wary ordering a guitar online, but I really liked the way the Gibson SG Futura - Pacific Blue looked. I was really excited to see a guitar in such a cool "blue" color. When I got to the store to pick up my guitar, I took a look at it and the color difference between the neck and the body seemed very drastic. I know the neck and body are two different woods, so I was expecting some difference, but the body is more of a deep green. Here is an album with a couple pictures I took: http://imgur.com/a/8fFJd Does anyone know if this is the way it is supposed to look? They said they would return it and see if they could get a new one for me, but I wanted to check whether this is correct or not before I pick up the new one. Thanks! Edit: Also, if anyone has a picture of their own Gibson SG Futura in pacific blue, I'd love to see some pictures so I could compare. I haven't been able to see any customer photos of this specific color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgplayers Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 My opinion is that is not what they had in mind when it left the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgplayers Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 really, it was sent out like that? That is the first one i have seen . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinPhil Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 really, it was sent out like that? That is the first one i have seen . Yeah it was disappointing to open it up and have the guitar look like that. I'm getting the new one Monday, and I'm crossing my fingers that it looks better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgplayers Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Good luck , i have bought 4 new Gibson's in the last 4 years and i love them only had an issue with one. Its a 2011 limited edition classic white S-G standard and now that one is my regular go to guitar.I am still curious as if that was a mistake. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barberpool Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Keep it mate, bet there's not another one in the world like that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibSinCity Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 These look like they should fade into blue and not make the color transition right at the joint. Maybe some aren't so faded. http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2014/SG-Futura.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Jr III Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 That's crazy! I could live with it if the price was right. Ask for 25% discount. You'll never see another like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue George Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I love the blue neck :D I sometimes think that mine is too black (ebony) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinPhil Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 I love the blue neck :D I sometimes think that mine is too black (ebony) Do you have an SG Futura? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue George Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 No, just a regular SG standard in ebony, but I like the look of yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barberpool Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I have just been looking on eBay and seen a one with the exact same neck as yours. The body was a greenish colour and the neck is blue, so reckon it must be fairly common issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaygl Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I think it's just because of the maple neck on it. Looks like the body should be darker and more green looking. Your's is an extreme example for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinPhil Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Well it looks like that's just the way the pacific blue model is. I just got back from picking up my new one and it was the same way. I'm exchanging it for the brilliant red fade, can't go wrong with red haha. It is a bit disappointing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinPhil Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 I ended up exchanging it for the red model, which blends much nicer. http://imgur.com/YotCrjY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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