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Worst case of ClownGlo
« on: October 21, 2016, 11:16:05 AM »
2001 620. Okay, not a bass, but they did that to basses too at the time. How that hideous thing has left the factory is beyond me.

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Re: Worst case of ClownGlo EVER
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2016, 11:41:20 AM »
 :o
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Re: Worst case of ClownGlo EVER
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2016, 03:38:22 PM »
I think I remember these. Did some of these even have a bit of pink in them?

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Re: Worst case of ClownGlo EVER
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2016, 04:23:15 PM »
Strewth...! :o
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Re: Worst case of ClownGlo EVER
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2016, 05:39:44 PM »
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Re: Worst case of ClownGlo EVER
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2016, 06:15:30 PM »
With that stark contrast. the back looks like a smiling open clown mouth.

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Re: Worst case of ClownGlo
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2016, 07:33:30 AM »
"Clownglo" appeared mostly on early ought instruments (e.g. 2003). They tend to look worse in photos than in real life. I've heard it said that some digital cameras have a tough time reproducing reds and can't accurately capture subtleties in the red spectrum - like it thinks that something is totally red or it's not; no shades of red. Certainly "clownglo" happened, but mercifully is a thing of the past.
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