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dada · July 21st, 2012, 09:55 AM

I'm tired of the Desert Sand color of my Baja. I've decided to paint it. I have both Sonic and Daphne Reranch in the garage. Which should I go with? I'm pairing it with a mint green pick guard. If not one of these I was thinking of a trip down to Pepboys and getting a Duplicolor can of something. Thoughts?

OrangeAgent27 · July 21st, 2012, 09:57 AM

One vote for Daphne! Or as I call her, Faphne.

hemingway · July 21st, 2012, 10:12 AM

Sonic sonic sonic!!

Ronkirn · July 21st, 2012, 10:15 AM

I'd say go with one or the other, because each is better than the next… except, of course, when it's not….

to be honest, when either has the correct clear coat, it's darn near impossible to tell the difference… specially if you're color blind…

rk

BadgerDBad · July 21st, 2012, 10:15 AM

sonic!

boris bubbanov · July 21st, 2012, 11:23 AM

Daphne, but get a fresh alder USACG body and coat that.

The Baja poly coat is not as heavy as MIMs once were, but between this existing coating and more sprayed over it, IMO the skin will be way too thick.

DucPerLucem · July 21st, 2012, 11:36 AM

I like the Daphne.
Boris, what if he's stripping the body entirely?

dada · July 21st, 2012, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

Daphne, but get a fresh alder USACG body and coat that.

The Baja poly coat is not as heavy as MIMs once were, but between this existing coating and more sprayed over it, IMO the skin will be way too thick.

Well it is a solid body guitar so I'm not inclined to believe that any finish has any effect on the tone. This is coming from a guy that stripped a mid sixties strat down to bare wood in the early seventies to let it "breathe". What an idiot I was back then but it was all the rage. This will be the 5th guitar I have painted nitro over poly and I have never noticed any difference whatsoever in the before and after tone except for the new strings. Once it's refinished nobody can tell that the paint is an 1/8" thick.

kddean66 · July 21st, 2012, 11:38 AM

I'm more of a sonic guy myself. There's something mysterious about that almost white, almost blue color.

doc w · July 21st, 2012, 11:56 AM

I have a Sonic Blue Strat with the mint guard and it is gorgeous. I wanted a Daphne Blue Strat but it was a partscaster and I got a good deal on the Sonic body and I very happy with it.

However...

It is a bit like when you were a teenager and there were these two girls. You pick one and wonder forever what the the other one was like. So pick one and love the one you're with, keeping in mind that unlike girls, you can always refin a guitar.

Mike Simpson · July 21st, 2012, 12:16 PM

I prefer sonic blue myself. I painted my 2012 build challenge guitar translucent sonic blue with a parchment pickguard. Be careful with what clear you use over the blue because if it has any amber to it it will change the color of the blue to a greenish blue which can initate aging of the clear.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/2012-tdpr...ml#post4172030

pondcaster · July 21st, 2012, 12:18 PM

Sonic.

Psst,... the Desert Sand is the best Baja color. Best tone, too.

dada · July 21st, 2012, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pondcaster

Sonic.

Psst,... the Desert Sand is the best Baja color. Best tone, too.

Initially I liked it, but it just seems blah these days. Kinda like peanut butter or baby crap tan.

IronFeliks · July 21st, 2012, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pondcaster

Sonic.

Psst,... the Desert Sand is the best Baja color. Best tone, too.

+1

Get a sexy nose art decal for it, or maybe have an artist friend throw together a little accent patch on it, those always look great on a khaki guitar.

James

octatonic · July 21st, 2012, 12:58 PM

Sonic.

SonicLou · July 21st, 2012, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dada

I'm tired of the Desert Sand color of my Baja. I've decided to paint it. I have both Sonic and Daphne Reranch in the garage. Which should I go with? I'm pairing it with a mint green pick guard. If not one of these I was thinking of a trip down to Pepboys and getting a Duplicolor can of something. Thoughts?

Sonic...

iowacarver · July 21st, 2012, 04:51 PM

I never could tell the different. They are cool colors.. but a mint guard? I would say white or pearloid would be sharp.

Corey

teleswisster · July 21st, 2012, 05:13 PM

Lake Placid Blue fer sure :D

telejoseph · July 21st, 2012, 05:58 PM

Sunburst? ;)

No, I'd say sonic!

brookdalebill · July 21st, 2012, 06:09 PM

Daphne.
What color is Ry Cooder's Bop Till You Drop Strat?
I had a Daphne 64 Strat a coupla hunnert yars ago.
The rosewood EJ Strat blue(s) are cool, too.

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dada Banned Troll Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Carlos Age: 61 Posts: 819	Sonic or Daphne Baja? I'm tired of the Desert Sand color of my Baja. I've decided to paint it. I have both Sonic and Daphne Reranch in the garage. Which should I go with? I'm pairing it with a mint green pick guard. If not one of these I was thinking of a trip down to Pepboys and getting a Duplicolor can of something. Thoughts?

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Ronkirn Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 66 Posts: 7,418	I'd say go with one or the other, because each is better than the next… except, of course, when it's not…. to be honest, when either has the correct clear coat, it's darn near impossible to tell the difference… specially if you're color blind… rk __________________ “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us innocent. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” — Bonhoeffer www.ronkirn.com

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July 21st, 2012, 09:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
OrangeAgent27 TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Maryland Posts: 52	One vote for Daphne! Or as I call her, Faphne.

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BadgerDBad Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Peterborough U.K Posts: 139	sonic!

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boris bubbanov Telefied Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 30,255	Daphne, but get a fresh alder USACG body and coat that. The Baja poly coat is not as heavy as MIMs once were, but between this existing coating and more sprayed over it, IMO the skin will be way too thick.

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kddean66 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Edmond, OK Age: 47 Posts: 887 10 Photos	I'm more of a sonic guy myself. There's something mysterious about that almost white, almost blue color.

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Mike Simpson formerly "Big" Mike Simpson Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilbert, AZ (PHX) Age: 56 Posts: 6,049 73 Photos	I prefer sonic blue myself. I painted my 2012 build challenge guitar translucent sonic blue with a parchment pickguard. Be careful with what clear you use over the blue because if it has any amber to it it will change the color of the blue to a greenish blue which can initate aging of the clear. http://www.tdpri.com/forum/2012-tdpr...ml#post4172030 __________________ http://www.hoodoocasters.com/ http://www.facebook.com/TheHoodooCasters http://www.reverbnation.com/thehoodoocasters https://twitter.com/hoodoocasters

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pondcaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tryon, NC Age: 48 Posts: 1,867	Sonic. Psst,... the Desert Sand is the best Baja color. Best tone, too.

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octatonic Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2007 Location: An Australian in London. Age: 41 Posts: 6,405 29 Photos	Sonic. __________________ http://www.jamesrichmond.com

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iowacarver Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2012 Location: council bluffs, iowa 51503 Posts: 291	I never could tell the different. They are cool colors.. but a mint guard? I would say white or pearloid would be sharp. Corey __________________ 2013 Fender Deluxe Nashville Tele, 2011 Fender Standard Telecaster - White Chrome Pearl, Fender Squire Classic Vibe Thinline, Fender Squire Classic Vibe 50's Telecaster, Douglas Gravity Tele, Fender DG31S

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teleswisster Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Confederation Helvetique Age: 48 Posts: 167	Lake Placid Blue fer sure :D

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telejoseph Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 180	Sunburst? ;) No, I'd say sonic! __________________ I don't care what anybody says, open E doesn't have to be used for slide!

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brookdalebill Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 55 Posts: 4,392	Daphne. What color is Ry Cooder's Bop Till You Drop Strat? I had a Daphne 64 Strat a coupla hunnert yars ago. The rosewood EJ Strat blue(s) are cool, too.

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