1959 Fender colors

[Jimmy James]

Hi, we have a 1959 stratocaster which has been sanded down and painted with a spray can about 30 years ago. No remnants of a previous color so I assume it was sunburst. I have found color charts on Fender custom colors from 1960 onward. Does anyone have a listing of what custom colors were available in 1959?

[Tom Krebs]

Have you read this? May be some help?

http://www.provide.net/~cfh/fenderc.html

[Jimmy James]

Tom, thanks. Yes, that is where we found the colors starting in 1960. I can not find a definitive listing of earlier colors.

[Bob Gaddis]

Here maybe? He says Fender used existing automobile colors.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/153994-fender-pre-cbs-cu...