As of late I've became quiet intrigued with Late 60's/early 70's 3 tone Sunburst finishes.
I was always under the impression that theywere sprayed;
- Yellow first, followed by black and that the red band was sprayed last.
But then I came upon this;
A "72 Jaguar. If you look carefully, you see red paint under the black paint.
This would mean that,
- Yellow first, then Red and that black was sprayed last.
But it's hard to see if this was the case. It looks as if at the rear neck screw holes the red sits under the black. but there are no traces of red at the front neck screw holes.... And is there or isn't there red overspray on the black or is it vice versa?
However, if you look at mid 70"s 3 TSB it looks different....
A" 77 Jazzmaster
Here it looks as it the red was sprayed over the black band, as you can see red overspray in the black band.
This is something you don't see on the 72 Jaguar.
As a result the red apears more vibrant on the 77 then on the 72....
So, what do you think?
Curious to hear about your insights and idea's regarding the subject.
Reason for this is I want to recreate a early 70's 3TSB on a Jazzmaster.
I'm leaning toward the '72 if I want to use a tort guard
But I also have a 3 ply black guard that would look nice with a late 70's burst....
