Voidoid56 said:
...This seller (a Nagoya branch of Ishibashi Music) seems to photograph their guitars in a way that make them appear lighter than they really are.
... I'd say there's a good chance this guitar is actually standard MB.
Yep. I agree that it can be really hard to tell them apart in pictures. I had thought about that and was considering how the light was reflected.
I'll attach pics of an MB and PB Silver Star from earlier in this thread by
hunter for comparison and see what you think.
The placid blue in particular can vary a lot in pictures, but has that overall silver or gray undertone in my opinion.
The metallic blue has a sort of electric, appearance to the color, really vibrant when photographed in bright light.
Metallic Blue
Placid Blue (Note how different the two photos are of the same guitar)
Ishibashi pic.
Three different Placid Blue Springys.
http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=26376&p=198498&hilit=placid+blue+gallery#p198498
Spring 1982 catalog introducing this and other new colors to the Tokai line.
INFORMATION
The long-awaited appearance of 5 special colors that can be said to be the symbol of the old-fashioned model. We have started accepting special colors for ST, TE, PB, and JB series. Mania-like color 5-Sonic Blue (SO), Candy Apple Red (CR), Gold Metallic (GM), Lake Placid Blue (LB), which can be said to be a symbol of the oldies model rarely produced in the 1960s. A brilliant appearance of Metallic Green (MG). The list price is increased by 5,000 yen for all models. In addition, the reception of the same color finish of the body of the head stock part will start at the same time, and as with the special color series, all models will have a uniform price increase of 5,000 yen....
To me, the metallic blue seems like a jewel tone and the placid blue reminds me of the '65-1/2 fastback Mustang I always wanted.