Fender's Lake Placid Blue

[pippy]

Last week I posted a snap of my new Mexican-made Strat in Lake Placid Blue.

 

Of the 25 replies no fewer than 9 posters specifically mentioned how much they liked the colour.

 

In one PM I mentioned that the current L-P Blue is a different hue compared to the original from the late-fifties / early sixties.

 

By chance I came across some old snaps of my '64 both just after I bought it in Jan '80. When I bought it it had been stripped back to the wood and lacquered.

As will be seen, I discovered the original finish where it had been left in the cavities. I then had it colour-matched and refinished using genuine Du-Pont Auto paint.

 

Here's the difference!

 

New colour;

 

 

 

Now the old colour!

 

My '64 as bought;

 

 

The original colour in the p-up cavities and neck socket;

 

 

 

An almost destroyed transparency showing the wear on the fretboard after almost 40 years use...

 

 

Me with it after the re-spray. This snap was taken in Autumn '84.

 

 

P.

[MrNylon]

I had a Gibson SG Jr. in 1968 that was the current color of the lake Placid Blue.

[S t e v e]

i like either shade

[jnastynebr]

They look pretty close. I like the LPB Stratocasters. I have one on my long list of gear that I plan to buy.