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Topic: Does the color of your guitar effect your mood? |
Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 11 Aug 2003 4:28 pm |
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| I was reading Jesse Harris's post on The Pink Guitar of Sneaky Pete's and started remembering a conversation I had with the late Red Rhodes.We had both watched a program on T.V about how the colors that the cells were painted in prison effected the Convicts Moods.Red =Violence,Blue= Passive and so on.Red told me that He had troulble playing a black guitar,he said that he couldn't be as creative as when he was playing a brighter color.he told me that he had a Bright yellow ZB at one time that was fun to play because the color was more shall we say Festive.any thoughts on this?? |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Aug 2003 7:56 pm
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I have a Franklin D–10 and the color is ‘Dark Laurel’. When my Mood changes, my guitar changes color to match! 
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Jimmy Dale
From:
Ripley, W.Va
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Posted 11 Aug 2003 8:38 pm
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| Only my playing affects my mood, And visa versa. Jimmy I'D RATHER BE STEELIN' |
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Bob Carlson
From:
Surprise AZ.
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Posted 12 Aug 2003 7:34 am
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I didn't know I was that violent. I have a red Emmons SD-10 and a red Tele.
Bob |
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John Cox
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 12 Aug 2003 9:10 am
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I'm sure I could be happy with an orange and blue steel.
J.C. |
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 12 Aug 2003 8:34 pm
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| Often the color does effect one's mood. I've always wanted a white one that would glow in the dark. |
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Rich Weiss
From:
Woodland Hills, CA, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2003 12:24 pm
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| Every couple years I send away to a company called Precision drums in New York that makes drum coverings. I first go through their catalogue on-line, and pick a cool pattern, or color, then buy 2 strips, about 31/2" by 28" (I think) I adhere it to the front and rear using velcro and black electrical tape, which I make look like black trim. If I had a beautiful instrument I might not do this, but mine is bland, so I like to change the look. I always get compliments from drummers, and for some reason, I seem to play better immediately afterwards. |
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Dennis Detweiler
From:
Solon, Iowa, US
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Posted 13 Aug 2003 5:32 pm
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I have brown mica on my guitar. Puts me in a $#!tty mood 
Dennis |
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Gary Walker
From:
Morro Bay, CA
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Posted 13 Aug 2003 6:28 pm
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| For years Reece always played a very vivid green MSA and he believed that the color connected visually with the sound to make for an ensemble of beauty. (My words)I had no argument with this logic. |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 15 Aug 2003 2:03 am
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There was prison test a few years back to find colors that caused the least problems, there seems to be a particular pink that dramtically drops agression in prisoners. Rather garish, but that's a minor concern for this usage.
When I did the current studio I got a pdf file on the net called Color Voodoo.
It was very useful in creating the environments I wanted.
It is all fire proof cloth with sound treatment behind it, except for the trim wood.
The control room above 1 meter is tan with a hint of orange for energy, but not too violently so.
Below is a deep forest green for tranquility in those long hours in the control room,
and a bright yellow with a hint of orange on the thin trim pieces for creative energy.
It seems to work very well. Like a sunny day in a forest, and don't you usually feel good in a place like that?
The studio room is 2 shades of tan above and below 1 meter, with a bit more orange to it below on 2 sides and dark forest green trim. Since more energy is needed in there.
I find this has worked out very well for both rooms. I have been in studios that should have been great, and yet the energy always felt bad.
In some cases a few studios always seemed to have MANY more arguments or even fist fights than others... with the same people involved.
I thought about their color schemes and saw a correlation. So I gave this some serious though.
A blue and orange steel would in theory get you depressed and violent. Not a particularly good combination in theory.
My Sho-Bud is a very nice muted redish brown, like a nice tree, with some blond trim. It looks and feels good. I would like to have some color on the fretboard though.[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 15 August 2003 at 03:09 AM.] |
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