Fender PB-62 Precision Bass MIJ greenish/grey tint

[vctrklndr]

Hello fellow slappers!

New here, so I hope this lands in the correct forum.

I have a Fender PB-62 Precision bass MIJ 1989-1990. It's a fantastic bass in every way. In some lighting the black finish appears to be of a slight greenish and/or gray tint.
Is this common for MIJ basses from this era? Why is it so? It looks solid black most of the time except in direct sunlight or other bright lighting.

Thanks!

 

[Yahboy]

Look like the black get fade.....

 

[vctrklndr]

What do you mean by "get faded"? This is only in direct sun. Same bass on both photos.

 

[jd56hawk]

Might be that the clearcoat went yellow.
Yellow and black make green.

 

[vctrklndr]

Might be that the clearcoat went yellow.
Yellow and black make green.

That's my thought as well. Is this just an age thingy or could it have been exposed to light or anything like that?

 

[jd56hawk]

That's my thought as well. Is this just an age thingy or could it have been exposed to light or anything like that?

I remember seeing a white Rickenbacker hanging up in the window of a guitar store...sunlight all day long.
The front of the guitar was the color of old ivory piano keys, but the back hadn't yellowed at all.

 

[MIJ Fender Guy]

clear coat yellowed / faded

 

[UNICORN BASS]

Whatever did it I love it!

 

[bass player 53]

Might be that the clearcoat went yellow.
Yellow and black make green.

 

[vctrklndr]

I remember seeing a white Rickenbacker hanging up in the window of a guitar store...sunlight all day long.
The front of the guitar was the color of old ivory piano keys, but the back hadn't yellowed at all.

Yeah, weird thing here is it's the same tint both front and back. But I guess the clear coat just have aged.

 

[vctrklndr]

Whatever did it I love it!

Yeah, don't really hate it. Just curious if it's a common thing or if it's just luck/bad luck.

 

[T McClure]

It wants to become Antigua.

 

[Malak the Mad]

Yeah, don't really hate it. Just curious if it's a common thing or if it's just luck/bad luck.

Time to put on my artist's hat again…

There are very few actual black tones in paints, pigments, plastics, dyes, etc. The vast majority of "black" colors are actually another color that's so intense, it appears to be black. Blues, greens and purples are the most commonly used colors to simulate black tones.

True black paints, such as Musou Black, eat up so much light (99.4%!! ) that the features and details practically disappear. (…along with your money, 'cuz they're hella expensive!)

 

[vctrklndr]

It wants to become Antigua.

Haha, guess I just have to accept what my bass defines as.