Inferno and Goblin Flake are UNLEASHED!

[aarontunes]

Inferno and Goblin Flake are UNLEASHED! These two colors are now standard paint offerings...available on any guitar or bass body. We have a bunch in stock too...Inferno here: https://goo.gl/RUhwpc, and Goblin here: https://goo.gl/Yj1F36

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CPHw9Mlt-I[/youtube]

 

[Logrinn]

Coooool!
In case you missed that I love me som Inferno flake:

And the Goblin flake is also veeery cool. Awesome. Love all the options you guys offer. Thanks Aaron ccasion14:

 

[Logrinn]

Look at this! Isn't it awesome?

I'm getting so many ideas right now ...

 

[rgand]

When I was young, I had my first motorcycle painted 'Candy Lime Green Metalflake'. W has now duplicated that cool color in the Goblin Flake! Inferno Flake is equally cool. Nice move, AA.

 

[amigarobbo]

Look at this! Isn't it awesome?

I'm getting so many ideas right now ...

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Apricot Flake

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[pscates]

These look awesome. A long time coming, some fresh new flakes! Hope to see a champagne sparkle/flake some day as well (it's a known Fender/Gretsch color, so it wouldn't be unheard of). But these look really sharp...my two favorite colors. My next put-together will be a coin-toss between these two new colors.

A question re: the new flakes (I've looked at all the instock pics, the sample pics and even watched the video twice): Are they pretty much straight green and orange, each? Or do they have other colors/flakes mixed in? On some of the online pics of the Inferno, it almost looks like it's one of those "holographic" type flakes with little bits of green and magenta (but that could be the way it was photographed, my monitor, etc.). The Goblin seems a bit more all-over lime-y green, but I was curious about these, the Inferno especially.

Re: Apricot Flake, in all my years of Warmothing, I've never been able to get a solid handle on that color. Online pics (from Warmoth, and from others who've posted their Warmoth-finished Apricot Flake guitars online...a whopping total of about three people, according to my Googling; two basses and a Strat, all looking wildly different from one another). I've asked reps from Warmoth on a couple of occasions and didn't learn much more than what I could see in the pics. The pics online run all kinds of shades/tones, but, I'm assuming it's a bit redder/darker than the Inferno flake? I've seen it look more magenta or "cinnamon" (a burnt red, for lack of a better description), and then I've seen it look orange as can be. And then several places in between. If anyone here owns a Warmoth-finished Apricot Flake guitar or bass, I've love to see some real life pics if you had any handy.

 

[Logrinn]

There seem to be several colours mixed in:

 

[Cagey]

Cameras, lighting, and computer monitors all have individual and very real impact on what you see. I'm quite sure Warmoth's photographer is keenly aware of the camera/lighting side of things and corrects/compensates for proper rendering, but users aren't often trained professional photographers with the associated necessary equipment, and monitors can display some pretty wide variations. If one user takes a shot with an old flip phone indoors with incandescent lighting, while another shoots the same piece out in direct sunlight using the Nikon of Doom, you're going to see very different colors. Then, given the same shot on a VGA resolution CRT vs. an LED backlit 4K Samsung IPS or OLED monitor, again you'll see very different colors.

 

[aarontunes]

Inferno Flake > Apricot Flake IMO. It's the more eye-popping of the two, in person. It does indeed have several colors of flake mixed in, as opposed to just a single color.

 

[Rick]

Whoever did the inferno color selection at W did an excellent job.
It's so beautiful! (reference to a scene from raider's that had a lot of flames)

 

[bassetman]

I normally don’t like flake finishes.........I could handle the inferno. :turtle:

 

[Kublai]

Oh, I do love the Goblin Green.

 

[aarontunes]

Whoever did the inferno color selection at W did an excellent job.
It's so beautiful! (reference to a scene from raider's that had a lot of flames)

You do realize that immediately following that line, the dude's face melts, right?


Keep your eyes shut! No matter what, keep your eyes shut!

 

[swarfrat]

So don't unwrap it. Unless it's completely 100% dark.

 

[pscates]

Whoever wins that guitar and DOESN'T do a "Raiders"-inspired unpeeling video (music, quotes, face-melting, etc.) will go down in the Missed-Opportunity Hall of Fame as one of its ranking members.

I'm just sayin'...  :icon_tongue:

$4 and a visit to Dollar Tree should cover your special effects requirements/budget.

 

[Rick]

I'm tryin to figure out what pickguard goes best with the goblin green.

 

[pscates]

Probably just plain ol' white? And I believe those Dick Dale Strats (I don't think they're this exact shade of green - Fender calls it Chartreuse Sparkle - but probably reasonably in the ballpark) come with mint green, which could work on Goblin Flake as well. Oh, and parchment?

Speaking just for myself, it would have to be one of those three. Or nothing. I couldn't imagine any pearls or tortoise looking right. Might be a bit overkill, the flake + pearl/texture? I don't know, we're all different...one person's dream guitar is another's vomit-inducer (and vice versa).

One other color that might work on Goblin Green (but Warmoth doesn't offer it) is a light anodized gold? I think that would pair nicely with a lime-y green flaked guitar (not the real saturated, bling-y gold like you see on those J Mascis Jazzmasters, but a more faded, subdued gold?

While not sparkle/flake, it is a fairly "radioactive" lime green, and enough to make my point...

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If I were putting together a guitar or bass with Goblin Flake (and it required a pickguard), my choices (in order) would be:

1) single-layer white
2) light/faded anodized gold
3) parchment
4) mint green (but I'd probably have to put my little Warmoth mint green sample against an actual Goblin body to be sure it worked...jury is still out on this one until I could do a real-life side-by-side)

 

[TBurst Std]

Rather than anodized gold, how about a clear guard back painted a light gold.

 

[Cagey]

Or, skip the pickguard altogether and let that beautiful, expensive top show. Unlike Strats where the pickguard is an integral mechanical part of the assembly, the 'guards on most teles are just that - guards. Keeps you from scratching up the finish. But, who cares? If you cover up the finish, what difference does it make how good a shape it's in? It's like the old ladies who put plastic covers on their best furniture, making it their worst furniture.

Besides, Warmoth's finishes are super-durable. Even acetone or regular paint stripper won't touch the stuff. Then, the ABS plastic 'guards are made of is actually softer than the finish and will mark up sooner.

You're going to hide the cavern they route out for the bridge pickup with the bridge assembly anyway, so no unsightly construction details visible there.

I say, skip the 'guard. You'll be glad you did.

 

[pscates]

Depends on the model and other things, I guess. I typically prefer a guard, simply as an accent “pop” and to break up all that open expanse (even if it’s a really pretty piece of wood or snazzy paint job). I never even view them as any sort of guard or protector, but always a design accent or contrasting element. But, yeah...”no pickguard” is certainly an option.

As a fan and admirer of all the classic 50’s/60’s Fender stuff, I just naturally gravitate to them. But I’ve seen plenty of guitars and basses over the years that look great “naked”.

Re: the gold, yeah that’s a great look too, the clear with the gold (or silver) applied to the bottom/back and visible through the clear. A Gretsch-y kinda look, which is never a bad thing! I think Shelton guitars employs that look quite a bit, even on their Tele and Jazzmaster-based models.

BTW, if you’re ever in the mood for a good ol’ fashioned drool/GAS session, check out their Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/sheltonelectricinstruments/ DISCLAIMER: no affiliation/connection whatsoever, I just dig their overall “let’s start with a classic Fender and then go nuts on the paint, pickup, pickguard and knob choices!” approach.