Can we Stop with the Black Guitars Please

[Richard Hall]

What is it with people? Black has got to be the most boring, least imaginative colour for anything, especially guitars. The majority of guitars I see are black. WHY!!!

Grab some imagination. Add some colour into your lives. I would not buy a black guitar or a black car, or a black shirt, etc., etc. Must be a young person thing. Maybe they think it makes then look cool or something...lol. I don't mind black trim or black fade into some other colour but not solid black.

Come on...whos with me!!!

 

[Supersonic]

What is it with people? Black has got to be the most boring, least imaginative colour for anything, especially guitars. The majority of guitars I see are black. WHY!!!

Grab some imagination. Add some colour into your lives. I would not buy a black guitar or a black car, or a black shirt, etc., etc. Must be a young person thing. Maybe they think it makes then look cool or something...lol. I don't mind black trim or black fade into some other colour but not solid black.

Come on...whos with me!!!

@Paruwi feels the same way

 

[Davis Sharp]

No. FYI, I'm 54.

I used to have a black Honda Accord, but got rid of it after 19 years for this

The interior is maple, like the fretboards on my Squiers (sold the Avril Lavigne Tele)

 

[Norton]

all sorts of great colors for guitars. silver champagne sparkle, gold top, cherry....natural...blonde.....pelham blue even.
but Black is definitely my favorite. looks great on a 335 a les Paul, sg...tele...V....wandre.

that black guitar will deal at any gig.... country, jazz, punk, stoner....noise...crunk....minimalist post pop trip spazz... all of them.

 

[Raiyn]

Black is such a happy color. Many of my favorite things and memories involve the color black.

Let's turn this around shall we?

What is it with people? White has got to be the most boring, least imaginative, most conformist colour for anything, especially guitars.

Grab some imagination. Add some darkness into your lives. I would not buy a white guitar or a white car, or a white shirt, etc., etc. Must be a old person thing. Maybe they think it makes then look ready for heaven or something...lol. I don't mind white trim or white fade into some other colour but not solid white.

Not so much fun eh? People like what they like, you have your choices, the rest of us have ours.

As for me, I've got, red, blue, and surf green so far because they suited the guitar and the vibe I wanted for that particular axe. I just haven't met a black axe with the right feel yet. Oh, and I really do despise white cars, guitars, and clothing but that just leaves them out there for the people who enjoy such things for their own reasons.

 

[Paruwi]

Must be a young person thing

yep, I'm turning 60 in some months

The majority of guitars I see are black.

just don't look at my guitars....

 

[Paruwi]

Come on...whos with me!!!

 

[Paruwi]

I like this song - and especially the message - for ~ 4 decades......

 

[soulman969]

Ain't that young either sonny. Black with a maple neck is pure class.

 

[Davis Sharp]

My 1st choice is black, but I have other colors too: red, blue, green, and butterscotch. My 2nd choice is red. The blue was a gift, the green was lust at first sight, and the butterscotch was too good a deal to pass up.

 

[BGood]

Color is dead. That's what I do for a living, mix colors and apply them to a canvas. I tell you, nobody likes color nowadays. 95% of all cars and trucks on the planet are now a variation between black and white, shades of gray.

I had to drive to a dealer 3 hours away to get a Sienna with some color to it.

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So yes Richard, I'm 200% with you. No black guitar for me if I can avoid it.
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[Davis Sharp]

Color is dead. That's what I do for a living, mix colors and apply them to a canvas. I tell you, nobody likes color nowadays. 95% of all cars and trucks on the planet are now a variation between black and white, shades of gray.

I had to drive to a dealer 3 hours away to get a Sienna with some color to it.

I wanted the "Soul Red" Mazda, but the only ones within 150 miles and my budget had the black interior and I wanted tan. I rationalized that I don't see the outside of the car when I'm driving, so I bought the black one. Since March, I barely see the inside of the car too.

 

[BGood]

I wanted the "Soul Red" Mazda,

Is that the out of this world red ? Every time I cross one, I stare at it. What a color !

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[Richard Hall]

Love the response. White is also bad but not as bad as black. I own 2 white guitars but neither came in any other colour except black..lol.

 

[Steven Westberg]

Huh

What is it with people? Black has got to be the most boring, least imaginative colour for anything, especially guitars. The majority of guitars I see are black. WHY!!!

Grab some imagination. Add some colour into your lives. I would not buy a black guitar or a black car, or a black shirt, etc., etc. Must be a young person thing. Maybe they think it makes then look cool or something...lol. I don't mind black trim or black fade into some other colour but not solid black.

Come on...whos with me!!!

huh?

 

[Supersonic]

I have a couple myself.

 

[Raiyn]

Color is dead. That's what I do for a living, mix colors and apply them to a canvas. I tell you, nobody likes color nowadays. 95% of all cars and trucks on the planet are now a variation between black and white, shades of gray.

My current car preferences would lead me to a blue car if I were buying today.

 

[60CycleHum]

I recently watched the YT video documenting the process of building of a 335 at the Gibson factory and the guy hosting the tour (who had previously held multiple jobs on the Gibson factory floor) said that guitars with poor looking wood (unfortunate knots, weird grain) were the guitars that got the opaque color treatment. I’d always imagined that guitars with bad looking grain were the ones that were black or opaque but was nonetheless a bit surprising to hear that theory confirmed. My new-to-me, mint Epi 335 has the heritage cherry translucent finish and has beautiful grain. I’d show it but it’s very difficult to get a good photo of the grain because of the reflection of the gloss. But I did get the vintage amber knobs which look good to my eyes.

 

[Davis Sharp]

Knots improve tone. The soundwaves move through the fibers and, when they hit a knot, go in a circle and create undertones. Ergo, black guitars have better tone. It is a scientifically proven fact.

 

[BGood]

Knots improve tone. The soundwaves move through the fibers and, when they hit a knot, go in a circle and create undertones. Ergo, black guitars have better tone. It is a scientifically proven fact.

That is also where sustain originates.