Guitar color question.

[oldscool]

I just bought a used Fender Tele Deluxe that is Fiesta red. This is supposed to be a 1950's car color. Is this a FoMoCo color or what?

Edited January 15, 2017 by oldscool

[Draggon]

Could be a 56 T-bird color

[Force]

Yes, after what I've heard Fender used Ford colors and maybe even other car makes colors on their guitars.
I'm not 100% sure and I can check, after all we have "Guitars the Museum" here in my home town with one of the largest guitar collections in the world and I know the owners.

Edited January 15, 2017 by Force

[talon63]

http://www.guitarhq.com/fenderc.html  Should help explain it. Fender colors are based on car colors.

• To understand Fender custom colors you have to know what the colors are based on. The answer, of course, is automobiles. Cars in the United States had more social influence than just about anything at the time (even more than Elvis). Fender's only in-house paint mixes during the 50's and 60's were Sunburst and Blond (and Candy Apple Red to a point: more on this color later). All other colors originated directly from the cars of the time, and most of these colors were from General Motor's cars.

[oldscool]

Thanks for the replies. I knew Fender used car colors but was just curious as to what car mfg used this color. I believe the Shoreline Gold is a Cadillac color.

[talon63]

Yeah, the link breaks down which years and MFGs were using which colors when and also give you the paint codes

Fender's Original Custom Colors

Color	Paint Type	Org. Dupont Number	Org. Ditzler/ PPG Number	Replacement Dupont#	Fender Years	Car Years	Car Make
Lake Placid Blue metallic	Lucite	2876-L	11711	882-91242L	60-73	58	Cadillac
Daphne Blue	Duco	2804	12742	246-91999	60-65	58	Cadillac
Shoreline Gold metallic	Lucite	2935-L	21722	882-92654L	60-65	59-60	Pontiac #WA2553
Olympic White	Lucite	2818-L	8144	886-92227L	60-80	58-62	Cadillac
Burgundy Mist metallic	Lucite	2936-L	50536	882-92697L	60-65	59	Oldsmobile
Inca Silver metallic	Lucite	2436-L	31425	882-56303L	60-65	57-59	Chevy Corvette #WA2608
Fiesta Red	Duco	2219-H	70618	246-59548H 93-59548Z	60-69	56	Ford Tbird #M0530
Dakota Red	Duco	2590-H	70757	246-90723H	60-69	58	Cadillac
Blue Ice metallic	Lucite	4692L	12164	181-97547	65-69	65-66	Ford #M1269
Firemist Silver metallic	Lucite	4576L	12883		65-71	64	Cadillac #WA3263
Firemist Gold metallic	Lucite	4579L	22422		65-71	64-65	Cadillac #WA3264
Charcoal Frost metallic	Lucite	4618L	32390	181-97334	65-69	65-66	Lincoln #M1744
Ocean Turquoise metallic	Lucite	4607L	12893	181-97323	65-71	65	Mercury #M1731
Teal Green metallic	Lucite	4297L	11921	882-83482L 181-17008	65-69	65-68	Lincoln #M1070
Black	Duco	1711	9000		60-84	all yrs	all makes
Sonic Blue	Duco	2295	11475	246-59593	60-72	56	Cadillac
Shell Pink	Duco	2371	21108	93-59842 246-59842	60-63	56	Desoto
Foam Green	Duco	2253	41940	246-59234	60-69	56	Buick
Surf Green	Duco	2461	42068	93-90147	60-65	57	Chevy
Sherwood Green metallic	Duco	2526-H	42038	202-90844H 181-15170	60-65	57	Mercury #M0760
Candy Apple Red	n/a	none	none	none	63-73	n/a	n/a
Color	Paint Type	Org. Dupont Number	Org. Ditzler/ PPG Number	Replacement Dupont#	Fender Years	Car Years	Car Make

[Chillyb1]

I just bought a used Fender Tele Deluxe that is Fiesta red. This is supposed to be a 1950's car color. Is this a FoMoCo color or what?

As a guitarist, I'm appalled that you post not even a single photograph of this Tele. You should be ashamed of yourself. How are we supposed to get a vicarious thrill from your purchase without a picture? 

[KWT]

As a guitarist, I'm appalled that you post not even a single photograph of this Tele. You should be ashamed of yourself. How are we supposed to get a vicarious thrill from your purchase without a picture? 

word yo... Without pics it didn't happen. Lol

[oldscool]

Well, it won't be much of a thrill as this is a recent reissue and not a very good pic but I will take better pics later. Thanks for the color

info Allen.

Edited January 18, 2017 by oldscool

[KWT]

Nice looking tele!