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I know this is sort of obscure but it's worth a shot. I need a lot of help deciphering the color codes of some of the Japanese domestic market Charvels and Jacksons. I can see them clearly in the catalogs but the same catalogs do not tell you what they mean, at least not in English anywhere. On my website It feels lazy to have so many abbreviations everywhere, but what can I do? To add to the confusion, the Japanese can have different names for the same finishes. For example: trans black to us may be 'see-through black' to them.
Here is a link to a bunch of the catalogs I'm using to document. https://www.vintagejapanguitars.com....999-catalogue/
Here are the color codes I've figured out so far. I'll dump them here:
BK= black, MPR= metallic pearl red, BBS=blue black sunburst, MB= metallic black, PW=pearl white, STB=see through black, STP= see through purple, STRS=see through red sunburst, STA=see through amber, STBLS=see through blue sunburst, STG=see through green, STPS=see through purple sunburst, STBS=see through black sunburst, SW=snow white, PAP= pale purple, SBS=silver black sunburst, TSB=tobacco sunburst, WN=walnut, STW=see through white, MP=metallic purple, PS=purple sunburst, CS= cherry sunburst, GD=gold, BS=brown sunburst, BLC=(blue crackle?), PPC=platinum pearl crackle, LYC=(yellow crackle?)
Here is a link to a bunch of the catalogs I'm using to document. https://www.vintagejapanguitars.com....999-catalogue/
Here are the color codes I've figured out so far. I'll dump them here:
BK= black, MPR= metallic pearl red, BBS=blue black sunburst, MB= metallic black, PW=pearl white, STB=see through black, STP= see through purple, STRS=see through red sunburst, STA=see through amber, STBLS=see through blue sunburst, STG=see through green, STPS=see through purple sunburst, STBS=see through black sunburst, SW=snow white, PAP= pale purple, SBS=silver black sunburst, TSB=tobacco sunburst, WN=walnut, STW=see through white, MP=metallic purple, PS=purple sunburst, CS= cherry sunburst, GD=gold, BS=brown sunburst, BLC=(blue crackle?), PPC=platinum pearl crackle, LYC=(yellow crackle?)