Is trampas green prone to fading?
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sergiodeblanc
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Anything with blue in it is so... green and purple have a tendency to.
SupremeDalek
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What would trampas fade into? It's already faded green!
dmatthews
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I'll let you know in 10 years...
FunkyFreeman
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Seen many core PRS guitars in this color for nearly a decade, but I'm not sure if there were any that got faded more than its factory stage since the color itself already looks like faded one.
IMHO fading of this color is possible, but we need some evidence - any owners here?
IMHO fading of this color is possible, but we need some evidence - any owners here?
Glide-bpm
We were small but we were slow...
MIne's a 2016 CE24 and it has shown no signs of fading thus far... not much time, though...
markd21
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I purposely bought a "darker" Trampas because they all look faded from the factory, to me....
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Why would the color fade anymore than any other color？
CVS
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The good news is that I am old and color blind
bodia
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There's some good info in this thread.
https://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/question-about-colour-fading.10586/
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That was a very good thread on the subject. Thanks
merciful-evans
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If everything else in your playing environment is fading at the same rate, it might not notice
bodia
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Revelation
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I wonder if this is more of a PRS issue. This is the first time i ever heard about the color fading. I have a 1989 Les Paul Cherry burst and it has never faded. Neither has my Carvin Blueburst guitar.
bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
It’s not a PRS thing. It’s an organic stain thing.
Andrew Paul
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Sweetwater has a beautiful Trempas green Santana retro in stock!
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SantFigTGV7--prs-santana-retro-trampas-green
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SantFigTGV7--prs-santana-retro-trampas-green
dmatthews
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That is a pretty guitar.
Here’s why:
The pigments used in the translucent stains that let you see through to the wood are organic. That is, they originate with plant and sometimes animal chemicals The drawback is that organic pigments are photosensitive - that is, a chemical reaction happens when they’re exposed to light.
The degree of photosensitivity among these pigments varies a great deal. For example, the pigments for blue stains are for whatever reason, especially photosensitive. This has everything to do with the particular chemicals and compounds that are used to create the pigment.
Those for other stains can be more or less sensitive, depending on what they’re made of. Red and brown stains are less photosensitive than blue. Yellow is kind of in-between. I think black stains aren’t too bad, but I don’t remember.
If, however, you don’t want your guitar to fade, the remedy is simple: keep it in a case when you’re not playing it. The longer you leave it out, the more it’s exposed to light, and the more fading you’ll see. Contrary to popular belief, any light source will trigger photosensitivity, though UV light is the most likely to cause fading; that has everything to do with the type of energy generated by the light source.
I keep my PRSes cased for other reasons, mostly because they’re easier to maintain, need fewer adjustments and string changes, and airborne things in houses like dust and oils floating around from activities like cooking affect the guitar less (the pots and switches stay cleaner and are less scratchy, etc.).
But keeping them cased has the nice side benefit of shielding them from light. So they fade less.
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