The Pink Guitar Thread

[MetalDestroyer]

I had a fuschia sparkle Luke III a couple years ago, what a fantastic guitar.

I've been dreaming of a shell pink shredder for 5ish years now so I really need to get on that

 

[tedtan]

 

[odibrom]

... love you guys...

... is it me or this thread moved from the off topic section and had its title changed?

 

[Ordacleaphobia]

For me, it's about being loud. Guitars typically have a few different styles of 'canned' finishes; tobaccoburst for the blueslawyers, black for the brootalz, raw or lightly stained wood for the minimalists, and so on. But the really loud colors don't come up very often in the 'canned' finish area. So, imo, if you're like myself and you easily find yourself enjoying something that's different almost purely because it's different, those are attractive options. I love the neon yellow / pink Solars because they're so loud and mismatched with what's clearly a metal-oriented guitar rocking some laser neon finish that looks straight out of the 80s. Inject that shit right into my veins.

Hot pink for life

DAMN that Kiesel swirl is hot. Sweet guitar, dude.

 

[Crungy]

... love you guys...

... is it me or this thread moved from the off topic section and had its title changed?

Love and alien hugs!

It looks that way... Good move I'd say.

 

[Shawn]

I love the pink guitar Marc Okubo from VoM plays.

 

[SalsaWood]

I'm not a fan of the fainter Mary Kay types of pink colors. It looks like cartoon doll flesh or something to me, it's just weird. Neons and more neutral pinks can look really good, though.

 

[Kosthrash]

Cool inexpensive pink one

ST-Modern Plus MN HSS Shell Pink - Harley Benton

Body: American alder | Bolt-on neck: roasted and flamed Canadian maple | Fingerboard: Canadian maple | Dot fingerboard inlays | Fluorescent neck markings | Right-angled rounded fingerboard edges | Ergonomically designed neck-body transition | Compound fingerboard radius: 305 - 406 mm (12"-16") |...

harleybenton.com

This Charvel too!!!

Pro-Mod DK24 HSS 2PT CM, Caramelized Maple Fingerboard, Satin Shell Pink

Hot-rodded for unparalleled performance, versatile sound and exquisite style, Pro-Mod Series guitars are packed with classic playability and innovative design elements that have made Charvel a legendary name in high-performance guitars.

charvel.com

 

[Rubbishplayer]

Coming up in the 90's I wasn't crazy about pink guitars but I came around. I could have scored some really cool old Ibanez stuff if I had known better.

Someone had a sick custom pink Kiesel (I think) with white pickguard that was absolutely bonkers. That one made me want a pink guitar and I'd like to repaint my one of my guitars with this (apologies for my crusty hand lol):

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You ALWAYS have to look for the stuff that's unfashionable yet very well made. After all, back in 1984, I scored an original Ibanez Artist guitar (solid ash body, carved top with chamfered edge, abalone inlayed fretboard and binding, gold hardware) for a paltry £220 cos everyone else was after super strats. I flipped it a few years later for £1300 (probably about £2.5k in today's money), which I still regret to this day, cos that guitar was sex-on-a-stick. One of the best electrics I ever played...

(The same model, if not my own guitar)

As they say in Yorkshire, "where there's muck, there's brass".

 

[phillybhatesme]

 

[crushingpetal]

That first pink ESP is so damn hot. Any details (name of color or shop where found)?

 

[odibrom]

That first pink ESP is so damn hot. Any details (name of color or shop where found)?

It's hot because it's RED and not pink...

... now seriously, colors change according to light conditions. No light, no colors... and pink by itself doesn't look good in any light condition... in my opinion, that is...

 

[Randy]

 

[mikernaut]

Love me some obnoxiously loud pink guitars.
My Kiesel-

 

[mikernaut]

not mine but still cool-

 

[Grindspine]

What the hell did I just read?

Pink guitars look very metal to me. Maybe there's a punk sort of thing to it, as in society, pink means cute or girly. But at the end of the day, colors are more of a feeling. If you don't like it, you don't like it. I don't get why there needs to be a science tied to this....

Anyways, here's some hot pink ESPs, and a bonus camo that I'd kill for.

Was that the Page Hamilton (Helmet) guitar?

My two pinkish guitars; on the left is my Legator Ninja N8FX in Ruby color. It fades from an orangy-pink to a purple hue, reminiscent of an eosin stain. On the right is my BC Rich USA Warlock NT. The original color was Pearlescent Dayglo, it was such a vivid / fluorescent shade of pink in daylight, but bright orange under a UV blacklight. I kept getting so many offers to buy it, just because it was pink, that I painted it black and stickered it. Over the years, my matte black paintjob has worn off the edges to expose the underlying neon pink goodness!

 

[neurosis]

All appeal in colors has an origin in psychology. Some color schemes have a wider spread across cultures with almost universal associations like blue and pink but you'll also find discrepancies on colors like green. When it comes to marketing in particular you can spot some of the differences in the way brands are featured across different borders.

From my perspective pink is cool, but only in certain high contrast combinations where it can glow and pop OR applied to a rounder contoured instrument when it's a lighter hue. Saturated colors seem more harmonious on angular shapes and desaturated colors for me work better on the rounder shapes. I like that match and don't normally gravitate to opposites like that.

Pink or not pink is not really the debate (besides the point @Emperoff made about taste). I think it's more specifically about saturation and vibrance and the appropriateness of the application for the viewer/owner.

Strictly speaking of guitars to me hot pink and black is exciting and mysterious. Soft or shell pink is soft and classy. I would pick a nice purple over either any day of the week

 

[Albake21]

That first pink ESP is so damn hot. Any details (name of color or shop where found)?

Was that the Page Hamilton (Helmet) guitar?

I don't believe it's a direct Page Hamilton signature, but a Japanese custom with his color used. It's spec'd as "Magenta Pearl - Hamilton Original Page" though no other mention or markings of him on the listing. It was sold at Guitars Rebellion - serial E3940222.

 

[Velokki]

Back in february or so I wanted a pink guitar again.

This thread is not helping.

 

[Xykhron]

3 of my pink guitars with different shades of that color

Arístides 070...Pink sparkle

Ashwood Valkyrie...pink fade

Ran Crusher...ok, this is not exactly all pink...