Refinishing a Musicman Luke (paint flaking off)

[ceedjay]

Hi guys !

I just came back from a killer deal : a 2005 Musicman Luke in Black sparkle for 650 bucks !
Of course, there is a problem, the paint is flaking off, i mean completely. Every time i take it, chunks of finish fall off...

So i gave it to a shop to refinish it, it's already sanded and primered, but i didn't choose the color now ! As a fan of Steve Lukather, i really dig the Axe he was playing in the Falling in Between DVD, here it is (sorry, only picture i found)..



Anyone has the color name ? Or any paint reference that look like this?

Coming with updates soon !

 

[ZeroFivefour]

Hi guys !

I just came back from a killer deal : a 2005 Musicman Luke in Black sparkle for 650 bucks !
Of course, there is a problem, the paint is flaking off, i mean completely. Every time i take it, chunks of finish fall off...

So i gave it to a shop to refinish it, it's already sanded and primered, but i didn't choose the color now ! As a fan of Steve Lukather, i really dig the Axe he was playing in the Falling in Between DVD, here it is (sorry, only picture i found)..

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Anyone has the color name ? Or any paint reference that look like this?

Coming with updates soon !

I am pretty sure that color is Dargie Delight. I believe it was a limited run of that color.

Cheers,

Tom

 

[jamminjim]

The looks like the color of the Dargie Delight II which was a pearl olive green with caramel in it. It's an awesome color.

 

[MikeVt]

Dargie Delight I. Limited run inspired by the forum, delivered in the 2006-2007 timeframe. The 'I' was not color changing, and had martini glass inlays.

Mike

 

[Sweat]

Like Mike said looks like a Dargie Delight I. The actual color name I believe was Martini Olive Green, if it is a Dargie Delight II then the cold was Carmel Apple Green I believe, I could be wrong on both but my man cave is painted in Martini Olive Green

 

[MikeVt]

Yeah - he mentioned the Falling In Between DVD, which was released in 2007. According to my (many times failing) memory, that's when he was using his DD1.

Mike

 

[ceedjay]

yes indeed !



That was the color i was looking for ! The dargie ! I decided to go with that color on the refinish, that looks really nice. The painter will have to sort a paint for me...

 

[DrKev]

Yes, it is indeed a Dargie Delight I with the Martini Glass inlays. He used in it drop D tuning for that tour (he used it on "falling in between" and "king of the world"). I was at that gig too (Paris Zenith March 2007) which was more than awesome. One of the best performances I have ever witnessed by anyone ever.

There is a section at the end of the DVD where he shows off his guitars. In fact here it is...

 

[MikeVt]

I remember watching that rig tour and thinking 'Cool! I have both a DD1 Luke and a sparkle back BFR, just like him'. I felt like a third grader with new toys from my favorite movie.

Mike

 

[xjbebop]

--- but my man cave is painted in Martini Olive Green

Outstanding!!!!!!

 

[kbaim]

Yeah - he mentioned the Falling In Between DVD, which was released in 2007. According to my (many times failing) memory, that's when he was using his DD1.

Mike

With you Mike.
They say memory is like the 3rd thing to go.
But i can't remember the first two.

 

[MikeVt]

With you Mike.
They say memory is like the 3rd thing to go.
But i can't remember the first two.

LOL! Damn....I just realized I was still in my 30s when we met!

Mike

 

[jamminjim]

...how do you guys see the martini inlays in that tiny pic...? LOL "Carmel Apple Green " that's what I was searching for, thanks Sweat...

 

[MikeVt]

LOL...the assumption was based onwhen the video was made.

Mike

 

[kimonostereo]

I think EBMM chose the color from House of Kolor paints.
Kolors - House Of Kolor

 

[Magic Jason]

Kolor Details - House Of Kolor

This one looks like the original dargie to me. Am I right???


http://www.houseofkolor.com/kolors/detail/index.html?id=HOK000921-01&ref=kolors


Dargie 2???

 

[xjbebop]

Look pretty darn close...

 

[kestrou]

I have a Dargie Silo and a Dargie II Morse - the kolor about looks like the original Dargie to me!

Kevin