Ink Review #1165: Troublemaker Blue Guitar

Troublemaker Blue Guitar is another recent addition to the Troublemaker standard lineup. I know shipping and stock is all messed up right now, but I wanted to review it for when it comes available again. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending a sample over for review!

The color:

Blue Guitar is a bright medium blue.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some pretty dark pink sheen.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low-there was a bit of feathering on Leuchtturm and Rhodia in the flex nib.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there was a bit of bleeding on Rhodia in the flex nib.

Other properties: medium shading, medium pink sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding in the flex nib.

Comparison Swabs:

Blue Guitar is a bit darker than KWZ Hawaii but not quite as dark as Colorverse Superenova. Click here to see the Troublemaker inks together and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Al-star Pacific Blue with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a slightly wet, slightly sticky flow.

Overall, it’s a lovely ink, but it does have a few quirks-a little bit of feathering and bleeding, and it does smear just a bit on Tomoe River Paper after drying. I really enjoyed the pretty shading though.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored in any way.