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Is there a chart that shows all different types of sunbursts? Is that manufacturer specific (ie Fender sunbursts vs Gibson sunbursts)?
My favorite sunburst is what Gibson used on ES 175 CC's (picture below). What's the name of that sunburst? Brownburst??
What's your preferred sunburst finish?
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08-22-2019 11:57 AM
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I believe Gibson would have called that burst either a vintage sunburst or tobacco sunburst. Fender mostly used either 2 tone sunburst or 3 tone sunburst to name their bursts, but in recent years have come up with other names. Gibson has so many different sunburst names these days that it might take quite awhile to compile a chart.
Desert sunglow sunburst anyone ? Modern day marketing creativity has made its way to the world of guitars.
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I don't know what this one is called... it's pretty unique. I call it "Cognac" and have a 175 and L5ces with it:
I also like this one, not a Gibson, but Ive seen Gibsons of the same era that had a very similar burst. I don't know what it's called.
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Anytime you get into names of finishes it seems to be a marketing thing as well.
What Gibson calls Brown Burst, Heritage calls Old Style Sunburst.
Fender may have a completely different name as well.
In the old days there weren't as many variations that people were as concerned with.And you just got what the finisher sprayed that day.
I heard that at Gibson in the late 1950's when Les Paul's were becoming Sunburst.
The Cherry Sunburst finish was the norm,but the older guys who worked there hated that finish. So if they were assigned finishing Les Paul's, they did Dark Burst instead, LOL!
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Aren't these called cherry sunbursts? The archetypal LP finish.
Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
Here is a thread that discusses cherry sunburst variations, some of them do look like Lawson's guitars:
Variations of Heritage Cherry Sunburst R9's
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
There are so many variations, and the fading over time adds to the confusion.
Even the blonde and red guitars have all kinds of different names, Wine red, cherry, antique natural, blonde etc.
Then we might consider the different types of finish or ways to apply them, Lacquer, poly, nitro, french polish, hand rubbed varnish etc.
The only thing I am certain of regarding guitar finishes is that we have lots of choices!
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The darker than "cherry" bursts like Lawson's L5 are actually called "iced tea burst." And they are my favorite. I had a Johnny Smith in "iced tea."
gibson guitar iced tea - Google Search
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Burst, burst, burst...
It's gotten ridiculous with so many similar if not identical colors for different names. Lookup desert, autumn, trans amber, lemon and light burst, I don't think the paint names make sense. Even on the same model from the same maker (Gibson has been the worst IMO) the variability is pretty extreme. I don't think even the folks who spray them know what they are gonna call them once they're serialized and boxed :-)
Marketing at its most unpredictable.
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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Kind of like me, I don't look so good in certain lights any more LOL!
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
You are a blessed man, LS.Last edited by citizenk74; 08-23-2019 at 07:13 PM. Reason: Spelin
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AKA .."Clown Burst" ???
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hmm....
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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The ES 175 CC came in two finish options. The typical one was the "Antique Sunburst" shown above. It looks great.
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Originally Posted by Greentone
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This might work in one of the USA military ensembles.
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