I wanted to share pictures of my newest acquisition. It's actually my second purpleburst.
The first one I had was beat up and the blue was green. The purple was still there but it had changed to a lighter purple shade. I took off the pickguard on that one and you could see the original color. What looks like dark blue is actually royal purple:
Now my newest guitar... It arrived from the Music Zoo yesterday but I let it acclimatize in the box for a day. The guitar had no paint checking and I did not wish to cause any checking myself. This is the second nicest one of these that I've seen in terms of condition. There is no yellowing of the paint and no checking. It must have been kept in it's case for most of it's life. These pics are from the Music Zoo. The purple stands out more in real life than in the photos. If you look at the body from the edges, all you can see is purple.
It was expensive at $2,999. but I never had an opportunity to buy one in this condition before. It was a consignment, so there wasn't much leeway in the price.
