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I have seen so much about this or that sunburst is so great, or this or that company does great sunburst. is there anything objective in how well it is done? Is it all subjective when someone says "the sunburst is so amazing" etc? Are there some where someone could fairly say "that is a bad sunburst?"
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10-04-2024 11:08 AM
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I like a smooth gradient from light to dark. I like the shape of the burst to naturally follow the contours of the guitar, no squared off edges and such (though an exception would be the bursts on some early L5's which are kind of sudden, but beautiful)
I also like there to be wood grain visible even in the darkest spots.
I also like my yellows not too yellow and my reds not too red.
Beautiful:
Fugly:
This is all subjective, of course, but when I say "Wow, that's a beautiful sunburst" that's what I mean.
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Some of the Epiphone sunbursts with very yellowey middle and thin frame look cheap and unappealing to me:
https://pawnandjewelry.com/wp-conten...4261330318.jpg
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well I can certainly agree with the examples!
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They'll never top the original.
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Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
And I'm mistaken calling the burst "sudden," it's really not, it's just a much smaller light area than most.
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Good question that I was just grappling with yesterday when looking at something I was considering buying. I couldn't quite nail down why I did not like the one I was looking at. So....
To paraphrase United States Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart: I shall not today attempt further to define what makes a good sunburst.... But I know it when I see it
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My favorite is the sunburst of the 175CC models. They only ran this model for a couple of years:
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I feel like you guys wouldn't like the burst on my new guitar lol I like it though. It's very big and yellow in the middle.
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An acquired taste. The sun never made any stringed instrument look like "sunburst" as we know it. To me, the less contrast, the better. Also, I dislike the drop-shaped bright areas on the bottom side (where the sun never shone.)
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I love the bursts Bryant Trenier does.
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
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Gibson went wild here and there with greenbursts. No thanks.
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Always like an excuse to share my 575
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
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trend on here definitely seems to be dark
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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Originally Posted by joe2758
It's subjective. There is not "anything objective in how well it is done", beyond, I suppose, the mechanical skill in applying the finish chemicals, a completely separate issue from the colors, transparencies, and shapes of the sunburst pattern.
Which is a good painter, Winslow Homer or Johannes Vermeer?
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Originally Posted by dconeill
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Originally Posted by Gitterbug
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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I’ve enjoyed the burst on my Guild Savoy X-150 and Epiphone Emperor Regent.
The sunburst in the original Epiphone Emperor advertisement really caught my eye and got me interested in this model.
Gibson L5 Studio 1998 Bozeman MT Plant
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