I love my G-3 but do wish the finish was gloss rather than satin though it works better on the burst than the black one. The black ones are screaming for gloss finish. All black Rippers, G-3s, RDs, etc look awesome in black.
I may be the odd man out here but I'm not a huge fan of Pelham Blue. It's okay and looks better on some instruments than others but I'd go for something else given a choice. In fact I switched my NR order from Pelham Blue to Burst and am absolutely glad I did.