NYNGD: New Year's New Guitar Days! NYNGD #2022-5

[dibart77]

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Welcome to Day 5 of my annual New Year's New Guitar Days (NYNGD)!

Thanks for the kind words and comments on NYNGD #2022-4!

Well, so much for getting this year's NYNGD done by New Year's Eve. Here we are in mid-January and launching NYNDG #2022-5. Sorry guys, life is just busy and I can't bang these out at the same pace I used to be able to... Anyway, let's get to it!

Today's NYNGD is the first Luke II of the year, and it's an amazing specimen in Candy Red. It's in mint condition and comes with a matching headstock, which is always my preference. Coincidentally this guitar was born on my birthday -- June 11th -- in 2013.

Not much else to say except it's an awesome sounding and playing Luke II and the candy red color is to die for (and also a royal PITA to photograph as it wants to turn orangey).

What do you all think? A classic, I say.

I'll be back soon with another NYNGD: New Year's New Guitar Day! Thanks for looking everyone!

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Past Days:
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(The back story in case you're new to my NYNGD: For the past couple of years I've done a fun thing that most of you I think enjoyed, and I thought I would do it again this year. Every year, I am a slacker about keeping my Guitar Gallery up to date... So, as a fun holiday thing, let's launch a guitar in the Guitar Gallery each day leading up to New Years Eve! In the past I've received PM's about my collection and whether I play all of these guitars. The same question came up during my NYNGD posts a few years ago and my answer was pretty detailed and well thought-out, so please check it out here!)

(Also, in case anybody gets any funny ideas -- these guitars are not at my house. They are all in my very secure and alarmed studio facility. I usually only have two guitars floating around the house...)

 

[racerx]

Great score and great looking color for a Luke, especially with the matching headstock! I agree with you on the matching headstock being preferred - I'm shocked to see so many people against it. Sometimes plain does look better paired with a traditional finish or stain, but if its a cool color - more is better in my book.

 

[fbecir]

Nice guitar. I will shock RacerX but I prefer the natural headstock (but I'm not against it !).
The colour seems a bit darker than my AL (Classic Candy).

 

[DrKev]

Nice guitar. I will shock RacerX but I prefer the natural headstock (but I'm not against it !).
The colour seems a bit darker than my AL (Classic Candy).

Yes, it should be darker. If I recall correctly, the Luke I was offered in two colors called "Pearl Red" and "Pearl Blue". They were slightly darker colors than later versions which were called "Candy Red" and "Blue Pearl".

Note also that Candy Apple Red was a color offered by Fender. Music Man had no apples, just the candy.

 

[beej]

Jesus that looks incredible. Jeff- you take incredible photos! I'd be hard pressed to get any of my guitars looking that good.

Frankly, I'd pay good money for a "behind the scenes at Jeff's photo shoots" series.

 

[GWDavis28]

Nice snag there Jeff!!! Great looking and an awesome neck.

Looks more like a Radiance red, but I could be wrong. When was the Cardinal Red PDN run?

Glenn |B)

 

[dibart77]

Yes, it should be darker. If I recall correctly, the Luke I was offered in two colors called "Pearl Red" and "Pearl Blue". They were slightly darker colors than later versions which were called "Candy Red" and "Blue Pearl".

Note also that Candy Apple Red was a color offered by Fender. Music Man had no apples, just the candy.

Yeah, it's pretty close (maybe same) as my Luke 1 Pearl Red. I can't dig that out right now. So maybe it's Pearl Red.

Jesus that looks incredible. Jeff- you take incredible photos! I'd be hard pressed to get any of my guitars looking that good.

Frankly, I'd pay good money for a "behind the scenes at Jeff's photo shoots" series.

I don't even have time to do the guitar photos, much less a begins the scenes. LOL!

Nice snag there Jeff!!! Great looking and an awesome neck.

Looks more like a Radiance red, but I could be wrong. When was the Cardinal Red PDN run?

Glenn |B)

I don't think it's Radiance Red. And it's 100% not Cardinal Red PDN - those had big sparkle flakes, this is a pearl.

 

[mikeller]

Looks amazing - love that color!!!

 

[GWDavis28]

I don't think it's Radiance Red. And it's 100% not Cardinal Red PDN - those had big sparkle flakes, this is a pearl.

Yah well the 2013 Cardinal Red was a guess I didn't see the big flakes either. Maybe you got an artist piece or something, still pretty cool.

Glenn |B)

 

[fbecir]

In fact, this guitar is green ... we are all colour-blind !!!

 

[dibart77]

OK! I confirmed that it is officially CANDY RED. Fixing the original post!

 

[jayjayjay]

That color sort of reminds me of the gasoline color that the LIIIs come in on the Vault, albeit a little more red. At least, that's how it looks on my non-calibrated business class monitor which can have weird color shifts if you view it off axis.

 

[dibart77]

That color sort of reminds me of the gasoline color that the LIIIs come in on the Vault, albeit a little more red. At least, that's how it looks on my non-calibrated business class monitor which can have weird color shifts if you view it off axis.

No... this is a deep red. Gasoline is very different, it's a burst. Compare:

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[fbecir]

OK! I confirmed that it is officially CANDY RED. Fixing the original post!

No, it's CANDY GREEN !

 

[Astrofreq]

That red is hawt and that gasoline is good looking too!

 

[GoKart Mozart]

That's my all-time favorite color on a Luke. I had a 2010 one with piezo in the same color! Should've held onto that one...

 

[Sweat]

Very nice, love a Luke II, and CAR awesome, would love that piece, congrats.