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Paul, This sounds exactly like the conversation I had with Dawn a few weeks ago when I ordered my "Royal Blue" S2. Settled for a "white" quilted maple in the end on their advice and if it comes up anything like the bass above I will be very happy indeed. The one that themoo posted looks fantastic, even if it is red ;-) (haven't worked out the smileys yet!). If it helps, I did have a mahogany guitar made a few years ago that I asked for a blue finish on (they recommended a natural finish at the time but I insisted!). I should have listened as it ended up being quite a dirty blackish/blue due to the underlying colour of the wood. Unfortunately I don't have the guitar anymore (it did play very well, but I had to sell) and don't have any pictures of it. Cheers Paul