MartyGrass Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 I was asked to take some better pics of this guitar to show how much yellowing has occurred in 17 years. Here they are in sunlight.
barrymclark Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 That is quite possibly the best looking White Whale 157 (or LP) I have ever seen.
the jayce Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 Still looks as white as the pure driven snow..... Awsome 157!!
tulk1 Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 Agreed, I didn't see any yellowing in the pics. Very classy 157, even if it does have gold hardware. .........
Gitfiddler Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 That is one beautiful White 157. I expected it to be yellow as "...the snow down where the Alaskan Huskies go..." (Frank Zappa's "St. Bartholemew's Pancake House")
MartyGrass Posted June 26, 2011 Author Posted June 26, 2011 Doesn't the H-157 have binding on the neck? This has black binding. It's not so obvious with an ebony fretboard.
eor Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 as a general criticism and not a marty attack (who did ok as far as i can tell), people need to figure out their white balance before taking and posting photos. its probably the #1 reason the colors are off. even your phone probably has this feature. its easy. figure out what kind of light your picture will be taken in (sunlight, cloudy daylight, florescent lighting, etc) and set your camera to that. take a few at different settings and look at the differences. now pick the one that looks the most accurate and post it. not to be mean, but this bugs the hell out of me, especially in a sale thread. then they blame the camera or their phone for the crappy pics. as for this one, i could be wrong, but it doesn't look like a whole lot of darkening/yellowing has taken place. which is disappointing, because i love that. pretty all the same.
MartyGrass Posted June 27, 2011 Author Posted June 27, 2011 as a general criticism and not a marty attack (who did ok as far as i can tell), people need to figure out their white balance before taking and posting photos. its probably the #1 reason the colors are off. even your phone probably has this feature. its easy. figure out what kind of light your picture will be taken in (sunlight, cloudy daylight, florescent lighting, etc) and set your camera to that. take a few at different settings and look at the differences. now pick the one that looks the most accurate and post it. not to be mean, but this bugs the hell out of me, especially in a sale thread. then they blame the camera or their phone for the crappy pics. as for this one, i could be wrong, but it doesn't look like a whole lot of darkening/yellowing has taken place. which is disappointing, because i love that. pretty all the same. I agree with the general sentiments. Years ago a was a medical photographer and did some weddings. I used to be finicky and use a white card. The outdoor shots are accurate. Note the white in the MOP in the fretboard and headstock. If I left it in the sunlight for a few years it would turn banana I imagine.
bobmeyrick Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 That is one beautiful White 157. I expected it to be yellow as "...the snow down where the Alaskan Huskies go..." (Frank Zappa's "St. Bartholemew's Pancake House") I think you mean "St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast", although the tracks on side 1 of Apostrophe do run into one another. Sorry for the pedantry - FZ was (is) one of my all-time favourites, and if you get a chance to see Dweezil's "Zappa Plays Zappa" project, do so!
bobmeyrick Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 This has black binding. It's not so obvious with an ebony fretboard. "It's like, 'how much more black could this be?' and the answer is 'None. None more black.'" (N. Tufnel)
cod65 Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 #2 reason would be monitor calibration, which further compounds the issue. Shooting the git within the context of a familiar environment (sky, greenery) can give everyone a common 'baseline' color temp and cues to where they are at, color-wise. I shoot on white then check in photoshop, but I do that for a living.
DetroitBlues Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 This has black binding. It's not so obvious with an ebony fretboard. No kidding, even with your close up pics, I cannot see it...
tino Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 If I left it in the sunlight for a few years it would turn banana I imagine. Infra red lamps are a damn sight quicker
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