Swinger

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:33 pm

My Christmas present(it's on "Lay-A-Way").

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:41 pm

Nice. Congrats man. They're getting harder to find as time goes by. They're such odd guitars. If you didn't know they were actually built by Fender, you'd probably just think someone massacred a Musicmaster II.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:42 pm

nice. how much is it setting you back, if you pardon my vulgarity?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:16 pm

This one is a little beat-up so It was cheaper than all the others I have seen for sale recently. Interesting color too: Candy Apple Red over (Shoreline?)Gold).

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Sven · Post by **Sven** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:47 pm

westtexasred wrote:This one is a little beat-up so It was cheaper than all the others I have seen for sale recently. Interesting color too: Candy Apple Red over (Shoreline?)Gold).

Very nice guitar!! I have a LPB swinger currently. the base coat is probably metallic silver.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:52 pm

Sven wrote:
westtexasred wrote:This one is a little beat-up so It was cheaper than all the others I have seen for sale recently. Interesting color too: Candy Apple Red over (Shoreline?)Gold).

Very nice guitar!! I have a LPB swinger currently. the base coat is probably metallic silver.

Thanks! Do you have a photo of yours? I would love to see it.

Sven · Post by **Sven** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:12 pm

Sure...will post pics later tonite.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:33 pm

I know someone who has a CAR compstang, it's got a stock gold undercoat too.

A_saVANT · Post by **A_saVANT** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:36 pm

I have never been able to figure out if I love or hate Swingers.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:43 pm

that's because that's how you make CAR. red over gold.

Sven · Post by **Sven** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:02 pm

A_saVANT wrote:I have never been able to figure out if I love or hate Swingers.

You love them.

Sven · Post by **Sven** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:14 pm

Thomas wrote:I know someone who has a CAR compstang, it's got a stock gold undercoat too.

I've owned a few with silver underneath, apparently fender used both base colors for CAR.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:43 pm

What color is this one?

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BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:45 pm

^^^looks like LPB, but it's hard to tell with the stage lights.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:01 am

robroe wrote:that's because that's how you make CAR. red over gold.

a lot of CAR is red over silver.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:09 am

My Jag and Coronado have gold undercoats (both CAR, obviously). Dated oct '66 and jan '67 respectively, so quite close together. Perhaps they used different undercoats in different periods?

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:15 am

ZenJenga wrote:^^^looks like LPB, but it's hard to tell with the stage lights.

I think this one's one of the competition blue Swingers, which used the same blue as the Competition Mustangs, minus the stripe.

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:15 am

stewart wrote:My Jag and Coronado have gold undercoats (both CAR, obviously). Dated oct '66 and jan '67 respectively, so quite close together. Perhaps they used different undercoats in different periods?

I don't have anything CAR I just felt like chiming in to say:

Stewart, you are a dick and I hate you.

Not really just FACK CAR CORO's and Jag's are so fucking hot.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:22 am

stewart wrote:My Jag and Coronado have gold undercoats (both CAR, obviously). Dated oct '66 and jan '67 respectively, so quite close together. Perhaps they used different undercoats in different periods?

I read an article or something on the gold/silver debate not too long ago but can't find it; from what I remember, different eras had different under coats but it changed back and forth a couple of times and it was uncommon to find undercoats that didn't match the 'norm'. I'm guessing they would run out of one color on the line and just switch to the other if need be, but everything I say is nothing more than speculation.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:25 am

Lucamo wrote:
stewart wrote:My Jag and Coronado have gold undercoats (both CAR, obviously). Dated oct '66 and jan '67 respectively, so quite close together. Perhaps they used different undercoats in different periods?
I don't have anything CAR I just felt like chiming in to say:

Stewart, you are a dick and I hate you.

Not really just FACK CAR CORO's and Jag's are so fucking hot.

I'm in danger of becoming the CAR guy. The CAR guy is a dick. I don't even like it that much o_0