Much like Gibson’s 1950s sunbursts, the look of vintage Candy Apple Red Fenders varies considerably. We’ll be discussing the reasons for that later as we examine six examples from a collection of around 50 that will be coming up for sale at Gardiner Houlgate over its next few guitar auctions.
Auctioneer Luke Hobbs tells us: “They’re not all great guitars because, probability-wise, that’s never going to happen – but the thing the owner really wanted was at least one example of every model in Candy Apple Red. Another issue with some of these guitars is that the owner was a serial buffer, so in some cases he flattened the finishes down and made the lacquer checking less pronounced than it should be.”
