Digging the sunburst

[Ebidis]

I was never a great fan of sunburst finishes. I thought they were just common, old fashioned and boring.

Then about 3 years ago I got a beautiful sunburst Tele, and I have come to love the wood grain. Now I find myself attracted to sunburst guitars. I even went so far as to choose the sunburst model when I bought my Harley Benton SC Jr (Les Paul Jr) six months ago. I am also liking transparent colors where you can see the wood grain. Solid colors have become less desirable to me (except for sparkle finishes. I love sparkle finishes) .

Am I just getting old?

 

[syscokid]

Am I just getting old?

Yes. Join the club cuz resistance is futile...

 

[gball]

I love sunbursts. Most of my guitars are sunburst. My favorites are the weird ones - I have a Silverburst LP and a Goldburst SG - but a good old-fashioned cherry or vintage 'burst is classic and beautiful.

 

[Amp Mad Scientist]

I was never a great fan of sunburst finishes. I thought they were just common, old fashioned and boring.

Then about 3 years ago I got a beautiful sunburst Tele, and I have come to love the wood grain. Now I find myself attracted to sunburst guitars. I even went so far as to choose the sunburst model when I bought my Harley Benton SC Jr (Les Paul Jr) six months ago. I am also liking transparent colors where you can see the wood grain. Solid colors have become less desirable to me (except for sparkle finishes. I love sparkle finishes) .

Am I just getting old?

Sunburst is the luthier's craft which shows the effort, the patience the planning.
The art of revealing beauty of the wood which was carved.

 

[Clockworkmike]

Agreed with AMS: a sunburst doesnt lie, well really any visible burst. You can hide a million flaws in a solid color, especially lighter finishes, darkers can be revealing. But a Burst is brutally honest: you either get it right on the wood working or it will show every screw up you made. Thats why they are cherished

Unfortunately, photoflames and photoquilts are gaining popularity and while they look cool, they hide all the flaws beneath the skin because its a sticker basically, sprayed in clearcoat/lacquer

 

[eSGEe]

I love bursts-- mostly the darker "vintage" or "tobacco" bursts the majority of my guitars are bursts or "brown"/natural

 

[Session 5]

 

[eSGEe]

uh......................yamaha?

 

[Chubbles]

Cheap burst:

This is a shape shifter. It started out as an HSS, then HH, now SSS.

 

[Ebidis]

 

[iblive]

Only one I have boys and girls. The rest are solid.

 

[Astral Traveler]

Am I just getting old?

Nah, it's just your taste gone out the window

 

[Session 5]

uh......................yamaha?

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YAMAHA

 

[Beagle]

I've always preferred sunburst or a finish where the grain is visible. Black and white are acceptable if the aforementioned are not available.

 

[Don O]

How about some Honey...

 

[TCE63]

 

[Chubbles]

Does this count?
(It still had stickers on p/us and paper rings on push pull pots)

 

[Don O]

Only one I have boys and girls. The rest are solid. View attachment 54012

I seem to have a distant cousin, a well aged 1965.

 

[Chubbles]

1965 was a good year. It had me.

 

[Ebidis]

View attachment 54051
Does this count?
(It still had stickers on p/us and paper rings on push pull pots)

yeah that counts. Take the stickers off and play that thang!