Show us your sparkle finishes

[Greggorios]

I used to think sparkles were a little too "rhinestones and white patent cowboy boots" for me but somehow they're beginning to look kinda cool, as a matter of fact I think they're actually pretty... or even a bit sexy...Must be my inner Gram Parsons coming out...or...I could just be spending too much time in guitar forums.

Meantime here's a Mario Martin in Coke Bottle Green that's on Reverb. No affiliation, just like it.

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[johnnywizzo]

Sparkles?

 

[archetype]

2017 MII Squier Bullet Stratocaster in Sparkle Red. Light weight and lots of fun. Surprisingly good quality.

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• archetype
• Jan 26, 2018

 

[allen082]

Here's mine - Dearmond I picked up in a pawnshop and refinished.

 

[Bruxist]

Love sparkly guitars but I don't have any right now.

 

[Mike Simpson]

 

[Fenderslinger]

'98 Fender Buck Owens Tele with B16 Bigsby!

 

[rjtwangs]

Not the best photo sorry. This tele was gifted to me by the Fender Custom Shop for use on a CMA awards show. It was built for me by Alan Hamel. It's really stunning in person. There are some very cool guitars in this thread....!!


RJ

 

[Bruxist]

I like the sparklers.

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Both the Dano and the Ibanez are late '90s MIK, so I'll bet there's some relation. Funny thing about these Talmans; they didn't make a gold in '97, only a 'Flaked Silver'... with a clearcoat that apparently yellowed almost immediately. Okay by me...

I missed out on one of those Ibanezes on CL a few years ago and it is still smarting.

 

[mfranzdorf]

My Bullet!

A cheapie, but plays and sounds pretty good.

 

[imwjl]

Not mine. Vintage Fender. I took these pics at Songbirds Guitar Museum in Chattanooga, TN

1964 Gold Sparkle Tele

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Wasn't that Don Rich's guitar?

 

[theprofessor]

Wasn't that Don Rich's guitar?

I don't know. Sometimes I write down things about the guitars I photograph, and sometimes I don't. And I don't have a picture of the placard next to this one. Sorry!

 

[unixfish]

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Hubba Hubba!

 

[Clifton C]

G&L makes some really nice sparkle finishes!

 

[joecool324]

My RS Guitarworks Marty Stuart Signature in Silver Sparkle

 

[PooTwang]

BP

 

[Lonn]

I put this Strat together about 10 years ago.

 

[Smokin OP]

One of these days....

I'm loving this thread, wish I had one to show off!

 

[G-52]

 

[tombm3]

My Double-bounds - NOS and "slightly less" than NOS