Rising From The Midst of the Mist
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Shrouded in mystery, a rather unique and coveted vintage metallic shade. But what is it?
It is the enigmatic color known as Burgundy Mist.
And where did it come from? During the electrifyingly exciting and formative years of rock ’n roll and cars, Burgundy Mist first appeared in 1959 in the General Motors paint line up. For Oldsmobile it was known as Lido Lavender, while Pontiac referred to it as Royal Amethyst.
From 1960 to 1965 it was a color also used to exhilarate the electric guitar, deemed Burgundy Mist.
When we show this color, many often say: But it doesn’t look Burgundy? Why is it called Burgundy Mist.
Consulting a world-renowned Burgundy Colorolgist, she purportedly stated: Well perhaps if a true burgundy color were blowing off steam, the mist wafting skyward would take on this cast—a Burgundy Mist—the mist given off by Burgundy, if it were vaporized. But who knows for absolutely sure?
Well, what we can know for sure is that with an SST pickup layout and a tremolo bridge, this T-Classic was purposely specced out for incredible diversity. Both S & T tones all together on one superb playing and sounding instrument. And, with Anderson’s simply versatile 5-Way switching, you have easy access to all the sonic combinations.
And there is more. Together, sitting here with you, it seems plausible that we may have uncovered the mystery of the mist. Piecing all the burgundy bits into a cohesive whole, I think we can confidently now agree that when burgundy just happens to go…supernova, the mist that explodes forth from its ultra-heated core would, of course, be a Burgundy Mist—probably just this color.
Well, that is as good of a hypothesis as any guitar playing astrophysicist could ever make—in a musical, supernova-fun sort of way. The emergence of excellent playability, wonderful and diverse tones illuminated by a unique and gorgeously time honored color. Nothing better in the guitar playing universe.
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