The Accidental Birth: How The Fender Antigua Was Born

[jd56hawk]

https://fatbottomguitars.co.uk/blogs/news/the-accidental-birth-how-the-fender-antigua-was-born

[nige1968]

I remember smoked glass being fashionable at the time so I always linked the two in my head. Smoked glass burst. I was a fan then and still am, a bit.

 

It's available as a finish now in the Mod Shop, but the matching pickguards ain't.

 

Ian Martin Allison has a just-clean-enough 70s Jazz in this finish, with rosewood board and blocks/binding. I would have that off him in an instant, even if I then had to get the (presumably chunky) neck profile adjusted.

[Pea Turgh]

That has to be an AI-written article.  All that repetition and bullet points.

[ASW]

Bizarrely written article which misses out some key points and includes odd sections such as "what can we learn from Antigua".

 

I also suspect it's an AI created article. 

[Shaggy]

AI or not; still interesting.   Probably my favourite Fender finish, ever since the lead guitarist in my school band circa 1977 turned up with a brand new Antigua finish Strat (maple neck, which IMHO looks much better with it than rosewood).   Rather unfairly referred to as "snotburst" I think......

[jd56hawk]

1 hour ago, Shaggy said:

AI or not; still interesting.   Probably my favourite Fender finish, ever since the lead guitarist in my school band circa 1977 turned up with a brand new Antigua finish Strat (maple neck, which IMHO looks much better with it than rosewood).   Rather unfairly referred to as "snotburst" I think......

Had a chance to buy one back in 2015, more gold than green, but waited too long and someone else jumped on it.

I really like the Coronado. 

[Grooverjr]

Doesn't say why it was named Antigua? I have never been, but I would expect it to be all bright tropical colours so not an obvious match. 

[Reggaebass]

I did read somewhere a long time back that the colour came about after a mistake mixing, and they liked it , not sure how true it is 

[synthaside]

I bought the recent Classic Vibe " re-issue "  its REALLY grown on me i wouldn't have picked it over any other finish but playing wise ... through luck or setup kicked the crap out of all the other options and i needed to leave the shop with a bass or i wasn't playing the wedding .

Changing the Antigua Scratchplate to a black one was a massive improvement IMHO , the  " colour matched" one is going begging if anyone is  DESPERATE for Antigua on Antigua .
Its Standard Fender screw pattern.

Edited 1 hour ago by synthaside

[jd56hawk]

16 hours ago, Grooverjr said:

Doesn't say why it was named Antigua? I have never been, but I would expect it to be all bright tropical colours so not an obvious match. 

That's what I was hoping to find out after typing "Antigua etymology" in the search box. 🤔