The Accidental Birth: How The Fender Antigua Was Born

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, Shaggy said:

10 hours ago, Steve Browning said:

I prefer to think of it as oxtail soup. My second favourite colour, after 3T sunburst.

 

Root beer, if MusicMan.   

 

Rickenbacker probably call it turdglo.

[Jono Bolton]

On 21/11/2025 at 07:59, Minininjarob said:

 

Same. It’s truly horrendous. My friends know really dislike bare wood finishes but I’d have the most crazy figured wood style over Antigua any day. 
I’ve tried to be charitable about it but it just looks like congealed fat that’s got mould round the edges. Or an ashtray that’s been spat in. Or the look of someone’s skin after they’ve gotten severe frostbite and their fingers are going black. 
It’s that visceral for me!!

Many moons ago, someone on here described it as 'mushroom soup-burst', and it's still the first thing that comes to mind whenever I see Antigua mentioned

[synthaside]

It looks  weirdly good under  odd Stage lights , taken this weekend 😛 

 

 

[Minininjarob]

1 hour ago, synthaside said:

It looks  weirdly good under  odd Stage lights , taken this weekend 😛 

 

 

To be fair that does look wildly different and definitely better. 

[Stub Mandrel]

2 hours ago, synthaside said:

It looks  weirdly good under  odd Stage lights , taken this weekend 😛 

 

 

 

Colur me unconvinced...

[synthaside]

4 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Colur me unconvinced...

Horses for courses sir , I despite Black with a white scratchplate something chronic ... reminds me of cheap nasty argos catalogue instruments ,   so I wont try and change your mind ... our bands called " Limewired" so manky green is par for the course.

 

Edited November 24, 2025 by synthaside