Seafoam green seems to be a little darker with a little more blue to the hue almost more of a turquoise whereas surf green is a little lighter and more minty in hue.
Fender seafoam green vs surf green.
Some people say it proves the top is a real piece of wood and not a veneer others say it s a tacky gimmick.
My recommendation would be subtract the yellow from them and go with daphne blue.
So is there a definitive source like a fender collectors site where the colors are clearly shown and named.
Wanna check out this amp.
Surf green versus seafoam green discussion in basses bg started by bongomania jun 3 2009.
The natural binding though is not binding it s simply where the edge of the maple top isn t stained painted so it contrasts.
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I picked up a used like new 62 avri that had a label on the case saying it was seafoam green when checking out fenders color chart numbering system it was actually surf green according the original hang tag on the guitar.
To me it would be surf everytime.
Surf but am curious since the current seafoam seams rather well un green.
The fralin vintage hots provide tone for days.
Still a cool color but i just like surf green better.
It would match my timmy.
I have a surf green cs fender 60 strat.
Many people including sales constantly get the two colors mixed up.
Sonic blue tends to look lighter and a little more pale than daphne blue which typically has a brighter and more saturated tone of baby blue.
It is a classic fender pastel.
Seafoam green vs surf green discussion in stratocaster discussion forum started by bluez jun 4 2012.
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It s strung with d addario 10 gauge chromes for that extra plunky surf sound.
Any official links.
Stratus jan 14 2014.
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I d dig through the fender forum but it s primitive and a pain to use.
If fender was giving me a free guitar and those were my only 2 choices i guess surf green has a more pleasant hospital wall shade while i dislike the mylanta bottle color of seafoam green even more.
It now has a warmoth surf green jazzmaster body and fralin vintage hots.
I think seafoam green looks too blue to be green.