bluesypicky said:
I will take a pic next to the Citroen and see if it's just me, or if it really is more green than blue. :wink: (but I've been known to have some issues distinguishing differences between some blues and greens, so I'm not surprised I can't make up my mind here.... :lol: )
All correct Pascal, you noticed the binding aged to a light yellow. Well, guess what, the whole Nitro is getting more yellow. I would guess they spayed clear nito on the blue during production, so that clear Nitro is getting yellow now. And what happens when you mix blue color with yellow color? You get to green! So yes, it would be normal I would say that the whole guitar looks more green than it was when it was produced.
I don't know what lacquer the Citroen used back then and if they used clearcoat on top. The Citroen looks definitely blue to me and so there will be a difference in color visible.
Look at this example, a aged (reliced) Daphne Blue Strat! And a 2012 Fender Custom Shop 1959 Esquire Relic, also in Daphne Blue!
See what happened where the clearcoat went off? Blue again!
Your M-70 looks still pretty blue compared to those two below, I guess your guitar stayed in the case most of the time.
Ralf