Ghetto finish in "normal" Axis pickup config?

[geektard]

Long time first time, hello!

I was googling a green guitar for a fotochop project and found an early pickguard-ed Axis, check this out:

This gotta be one of the silliest looking finish I've ever seen. But strange enough, the more I look at it, the more I like it! Whoever came up with the idea is a genius- fun, unique, original and totally disregard the biz reality (and I hope he didn't get fired ). Now I want a green guitar like that...

Two questions though:

1) What's the name of this kind of finish? Bile reflux? Laundry accident? Grandpa's leaky fountain pen?

2) Did EBMM ever make this finish in "proper" Axis pickup configuration i.e. two humbuckers or MM90? I don't mind the pickguard but S-S-H is very un-Axis-like, IMO.

 

[NorM]

I think this is an anomaly. Purple use to fade for a while and some of the purples would turn green. This guitar looks like it was exposed to the sun except for the part that is still purple.

There is a way super cool purple and green finish called Mystic Dream.

 

[groovetuber]

^Hmmm, you may be right. If not, it could be a Mystic Dream finish, which changes colors.

 

[wolfbone07]

My guess it that it was in a window display partly behind another guitar. The purple that's left would have been behind the other guitar, hence not faded like the rest.

 

[GWDavis28]

WolfBone is correct!!!! That was posted a while back and that is exactly what they did. Royal Music is the place and they've had that one for a while. Their prices are high for NOS, they don't deal unless you know somebody that works there.

Glenn |B)

 

[Colin]

Faded or not it's a great guitar

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

I've gotta say, that's a pretty cool pic!

 

[robelinda2]

strange color, but cool anyway!

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Pete can spray guitars that radically change colours!

 

[geektard]

That fade is pretty amazing don't you think? Look at the right side, it's almost Wasabi green (my fav color). I'd never imagine it comes from faded purple!

BTW, Mystic Dream or Mr. Du Baldo's color changing paints are actually metallic flecks reflecting (temporarily) lights from different angles. Once a purple guitar faded to this color, the only way to fix it is to refinish the whole thing...

 

[tiffles]

if i could get a bongo in mystic dream...well, my life would be complete. i would never need another bass. 2 of the best colours in one. im going to start drooling unless i go now