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they should be quite different, but various makers have muddied the waters quite a bit. my green Strat is the closest to actual BRG that i’ve seen; most manufacturers—including Fender!—often go with something much closer to Forest Green with brown added. GFS is a prime offender here. Sherwood Green also varies, but is quite a bit lighter and typically metallic (the metallic quality of the Strat’s BRG isn’t traditional). it doesn’t seem to photograph well, and reacts very differently to varying light levels. sometimes the Esquire looks like the Tedeschi Tele’s “Caribbean Mist,” sometimes like Hunter Green. this photo matches the hues my eyes see pretty well but is a tidge darker. what baffles me is the differences in what Fender calls BRG or Sherwood Green. did they not save any paint chips?

The inconsistency of color names for major instrument brands is definitely all over the place. I just love the look of that Strat. That color on the Esquire with a black guard would be gorgeous.

i found a surprisingly good Mad Cat-style speckled tortoise guard for the Tele by D'Andrea on eBay. i'm half tempted to do a Strat with one, but that would require doing another Strat which i might do but not soon. though i do admit to watching a older Lake Placid Blue body that's darkened to a blue-grey on eBay. the thing is that i need some of these other guitars available way more than i need another Strat.