Fading Charcoal or Grays???

[Alnus Rubra]

1994 Gray Black Custom22 that I have owned for 20 years.

Wow! Unusual top, love the face below the bridge.

Holy fracking quilt V-Man!

Days of old...

....when knights were bold?

 

[Dirty_Boogie]

My McCarty...

 

[12manD]

Oh man one I can participate in! I love PRS Charcoal finishes, each one is unique.

 

[12manD]

The color looks so different in different lights.

 

[vchizzle]

1994 Gray Black Custom22 that I have owned for 20 years.

Super unique & cool looking top. Any more pics?

 

[Going Modal]

Oh man one I can participate in! I love PRS Charcoal finishes, each one is unique.

WOW..! Textbook-perfect there. That one should be in a catalog.

 

[DISTORT6]

Super unique & cool looking top. Any more pics?

Absolutely





This one is hard to capture. I discard more pictures than I keep. Ive used flash, diffused flash, natural sun light, all with only okay to good results.

I love this guitar.

 

[Going Modal]

Can that flame get any tighter? That thing is crazy!

Indeed! And the reverse-chevron angle still looks good, but makes it unique. And it's relatively light in weight for a thick-bodied SC 594.

I must admit, though... I might be making this one "available" soon.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

What about Charcoal Burst?

 

[vchizzle]

Indeed! And the reverse-chevron angle still looks good, but makes it unique. And it's relatively light in weight for a thick-bodied SC 594.

I must admit, though... I might be making this one "available" soon.

Oh really...
Depending on how soon, I might be interested.

 

[Tony M.]

S2
Elephant grey
No sign of fading yet.

 

[docteurseb]

I'm especially interested since I really wanted my new frostbite char. dragons breath Dragon to "Hang Out" but don't want fade.

In the case of frost bite there's another concern other than fading: maple will become darker/yellower when exposed to daylight. With frost bite going all the way to a very light gray stain and even completely natural color, those lighter colored areas could change quite a bit.

See this how this 2018 Private Stock HB 594 fared after two years in a store.
Some of the differences are due to white balance differences though, but even if you adjust for white balance the stain has clearly faded a bit in the updated pics:
2018:

Updated 2020 pics:

 

[vchizzle]

In the case of frost bite there's another concern other than fading: maple will become darker/yellower when exposed to daylight. With frost bite going all the way to a very light gray stain and even completely natural color, those lighter colored areas could change quite a bit.

See this how this 2018 Private Stock HB 594 fared after two years in a store.
Some of the differences are due to white balance differences though, but even if you adjust for white balance the stain has clearly faded a bit in the updated pics:
2018:

Updated 2020 pics:

This is true, and I believe the yellowing is typical side effect of nitro finish. I’d be curious if a frostbite PS was done in poly if the same thing happens. Most PS are nitro, hard to find them with a complete urethane finish. Seems the lighter and whiter the stain, the more noticeable it is.

 

[11top]

No fade here on the Brazilian neck bird.



Nor on this bolt-on PS.



And the DC has been in a case behind glass with lights.

 

[dcm_guitar]

Okay, you asked for it...

I came SO CLOSE to buying that guitar. I played it and played and thought about and and played it again. I went to the shop and I was 50/50 about buying that day......and it was gone. I'm REALLY glad it went to you, but I still think about that guitar.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

No fade here on the Brazilian neck bird.



Nor on this bolt-on PS.



And the DC has been in a case behind glass with lights.

wow...those are stunning.

 

[Tonart]

Mine’s a 2020... still looks like the day I bought it...

 

[Tonart]

This one is not yet charcoal, cos it’s still burning..

 

[Tony M.]

WOW!
That is one seriously demonic looking guitar.
Especially that guy behind the bridge.

 

[Tonart]

WOW!
That is one seriously demonic looking guitar.
Especially that guy behind the bridge.

That dude told me last night to change out the silica gel in the case. Last warning, he said..