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Originally Posted by Woody Sound;1363708
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10-04-2024 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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Sometimes context may make a difference; I tried to match the finish
of the amp's pine to the guitar... I think it makes the guitar look better.
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Originally Posted by ThatRhythmMan
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Fond of the Sunburst on my 53 Epi Triumph Regent.
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2006 Eastman AR810CE — The border is dark, but I like the gradual fade.
1997 Fender Telecaster American Standard — It’s a fairly abrupt fade, but I think it suits the instrument.Last edited by KirkP; 10-06-2024 at 12:06 PM.
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this is the red sunburst I asked to my luthier
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My 3 very different bursts, all beautiful:
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It is enlightning to see that everybody has his/her own "good sunburst"!
I personally don't dig at all those most "authentic" very dark sunbursts from 40s & early 50s. They look like ancient sepia colored b&w pics.
For some reason I prefer 3-colour bursts. I have heard that Gibson started to make them around 1956.
So this 1958 ES-125 that I owned a while earlier this year was about perfect to my eyes:
I still own an 2015 ES-175 Reissue 1954 that almost has a hint of the red there, hasn't it?
If it does not have it, is otherwise so nice P-90-guitar that I can't think of giving it up.
And the goodness also depends on the guitar. That black-red-yellow sunburst I love in a jazz guitar I can't stand in my Les Pauls. Those must have only red-yellow sunburst. Or some variation of it, "iced teaburst" or "desertburst" etc, but I think that this 2010 R8 has a classic sunburst:
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With few exceptions, bursts are either horrid or attractive.
In general... Heritage=attractive, Gibson=horrid
I like to see a gradual fade from the darker rim color (which should be translucent) to a lighter color in the center. In your face center colors like ORANGE are less than wonderful.
Gibson's tobacco burst are generally the worst because they look cheap but here's some I like from Gibson.
One from Heritage
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Originally Posted by GNAPPI
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I said "in general" those that are nearly black on the rim (yours is not) and not translucent are IMO fugly. I posted a pic of some very acceptable samples no?
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Good gradiation from the edge to the middle in both colors and transparency. Colors that don’t blend well and/or abrupt solid to transparent will not work IMHO. You see some that have a solid black edge and then a solid red band to a yellow transparency at the middle. Those look horrible to me. Btw, 6 of my 11 guitars are bursts.
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
I rather like it in a weird way. I think that green is a difficult color for guitars. You'd have to go with a much darker green and natural color to maybe make this work. I agree that this looks a bit tacky, especially with the bright white binding in the f-holes.
I think that replacing the gold hardware with chrome would help this guitar a lot.
Starting over with a darker green/natural color and with darker, more cream colored binding (no binding in the f-holes) might work better.
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I like these Borys sunbursts
subtle ….
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Originally Posted by HiFi Mule2Ride
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You guys take some great guitar pictures. One of these days I’m gonna have to figure out how to do that
This one is the subtlest and I think the prettiest of mine
Close second - I really like the way it shows the grain detail and a hint of figuring in the alder.
I this one is the least subtle of the bunch, but I like it too.
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I think the modern Gibsons have a little bit less attractive of a sunburst than they did in the 20s-30s but they look great in the right light.
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A very gentle burst on my Tim Bram:
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A Tal in all it’s fiery glory
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I know this is a jazz forum, but I've always liked the sunburst on my (dearly departed) '61 Custom Telecaster.
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ANd in a different vein, loved this'46 Gibson SJ burst.
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Ok, I better post an archtop to make up for the non-jazz guitars.
Another one that got away, a late '60's L5CES.
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Everyone's idea of a great looking sunburst is different. However, my all time favorite is the burst applied to my custom ordered Heritage H525. It has just the right amount of brown-reddish-yellow burst for my taste.
Heritage's Marv Lamb built it for me and I'm almost certain he sprayed it.
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Although I love my mahogany guitars, the maple looks mighty good in foliage burst.
Building a new rig. All that's left is an FRFR...
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