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View Poll Results: Pick a Cream Color scheme
Cream Frame, White Accents
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Cream Frame, Red Accents
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Red Frame, Creme Accents
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12.28%
Cream Frame, Brown Accents
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32.46%
Cream Frame, Black Accents
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13.16%
Something else, im going for a vintage look. submit ideas.
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Old 06-07-07, 07:19 AM
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Pick my color scheme

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I'm thinking it sounds like you want a cream frame
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Originally Posted by mattface
I'm thinking it sounds like you want a cream frame
I do, plus I already have a can of cream paint
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Old 06-07-07, 07:59 AM
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I went cream and black, because I think guitars that are that scheme are classy and I miss my Stratocaster.
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you want vintage? cream tubes, hunter green/brg lugs. pinstripe lugs in gold. Brooks leather saddle, bar tape. done.
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Cream is nice. Lugged cream with accents, delicious. Red, Brown, Hunter Green and Powder Blue is nice.

Great with all silver components.
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Old 06-07-07, 10:11 AM
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cream + brown = santorum!!!
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british racing green with san rensho blue lugs and flat back stays
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you got it all wrong dude...you gotta do a combo of powder blue, yellow and pink.
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cream and brown = pure class
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Get one of each...
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go with mauve, b. mauve.
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someone would have to post a picture of a cream frame for me to consider
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Old 06-07-07, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by doofo
someone would have to post a picture of a cream frame for me to consider
more of a yellow-ish cream, but:

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Old 06-07-07, 10:04 PM
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i call that classic banana
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do cream frame with blue accents
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Heres another example of cream:



edit: I really want a townie. I'm thinkin of getting a kogswell, but it might not be for another year or two.
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Old 06-09-07, 01:33 AM
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Murdered out. All black.
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Here's a conversion I'm putting together, went for a vintage look too. My friend keeps bothering me to outline the lugs in gold as well...
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Cream with brown, silver components.
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Old 06-09-07, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Ghaurok
Here's a conversion I'm putting together, went for a vintage look too. My friend keeps bothering me to outline the lugs in gold as well...
what frame is that? is that a schwinn?
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Old 06-09-07, 10:16 AM
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Nishiki, early 90's I believe.
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Old 06-09-07, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 3Lph
Heres another example of cream:



edit: I really want a townie. I'm thinkin of getting a kogswell, but it might not be for another year or two.

Okay, so now I'm in love all over AGAIN!!!
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Old 06-09-07, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Ghaurok
Here's a conversion I'm putting together, went for a vintage look too. My friend keeps bothering me to outline the lugs in gold as well...

mwahaha! I see a cutting mat, zap a gap, and a lead sharpener... design student?
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I'm going to do a write-in vote for red, black and green.
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