Burst Pic of the Week: 9-0901 in color

Tom Wittrock · Dec 25, 2006

This one is in Vic's book...Burst in black and white.
Looks better in color!

And enhanced slightly, to emphasize the beautiful maple top:

Anybody have more info or pics? Bring 'em on! :dude:

Todd Louis · Dec 25, 2006

I'm fisrt to post....:wail :wail

Yes I have NO LIFE :laugh2: :laugh2:

MapleFlame · Dec 25, 2006

I am a DarkCherryBurst Fanatic. That Top is just Perfect. Can you Believe these were Book Matched in the 50's. They had no Idea what these Beautiful instraments would become. Merry X-Mas Tee Double Yaaa.

Tom Wittrock · Dec 25, 2006

MapleFlame said:
I am a DarkBurst Fanatic. That Top is just Perfect. Can you Believe these were Book Matched in the 50's. They had no Idea what these Beautiful instraments would become. Merry X-Mas Tee Double Yaaa.

Just so you know, it's a cherry sunburst, not a "dark burst". That's a modern term. :ganz

kharrison · Dec 25, 2006

What a nice way to start the week.

MapleFlame · Dec 25, 2006

MapleFlame said:
I am a DarkCherryBurst Fanatic. That Top is just Perfect. Can you Believe these were Book Matched in the 50's. They had no Idea what these Beautiful instraments would become. Merry X-Mas Tee Double Yaaa.

I changed it OK OK OK OK

MK.II · Dec 25, 2006

Nice! The flame kind of reminds me of Duane Allman's "Hot Lanta".

BurstBrian · Dec 25, 2006

Love the Double Whites....Thanks Tom.

Chef Greg · Dec 25, 2006

:bug :applaude

Tom Wittrock · Dec 25, 2006

BurstBrian said:
Love the Double Whites....Thanks Tom.

Chances are they are replacements, as this was owned by Kosta [and the pics are from him].

Tom Wittrock · Dec 25, 2006

MapleFlame said:
I changed it OK OK OK OK

Okay! :dude:

I just think this attempt [by far too many] to invent names for finish colors of old Bursts is wrong, and confuses history. Almost all these sunburst color names are modern inventions. Great for modern guitars, but inaccurate for old guitars. I like to see historically accurate info here, to dispel myths and keep this area a great source of accurate info. :jim

sillytele · Dec 25, 2006

The top reminds me of low tid eand the soft rolling waves at Kialua Beach where I grew up as the sun was rising and casting a warm glow of Pacific spendor over the waking, frolicking sea.
Thus it should be called a "Hawaiian morning soft-wave top":wah

Raptor · Dec 25, 2006

:wow Gorgeous Tom. Thanks for posting it.

60pinstripe · Dec 25, 2006

Yikes!
:bug

LowE · Dec 25, 2006

TW59 said:
Okay! :dude:

I just think this attempt [by far too many] to invent names for finish colors of old Bursts is wrong, and confuses history. Almost all these sunburst color names are modern inventions. Great for modern guitars, but inaccurate for old guitars. I like to see historically accurate info here, to dispel myths and keep this area a great source of accurate info. :jim

Tom, while we're on this subject, I think this is a good time to set the record straight. What were the factory burst finishes from 58-60 called? I'm asking specifically about the names Gibson used, not the names we use. Did they even use the word tobacco in the sales/marketing literature?

EDIT: I know that Cherry Sunburst was one. Were there any other official names?

goldtop0 · Dec 25, 2006

LowE said:
Tom, while we're on this subject, I think this is a good time to set the record straight. What were the factory burst finishes from 58-60 called? I'm asking specifically about the names Gibson used, not the names we use. Did they even use the word tobacco in the sales/marketing literature?

EDIT: I know that Cherry Sunburst was one. Were there any other official
names?

Ditto, schmucks like me need to get our heads around this,as over the years in my ignorance I've called them everything from cherry to tobacco to tomato(for some 60s) to darkburst and as these cherry sunbursts have aged and faded they've taken on a great range of colour variation pseudonyms as described in BOTB.

Thanks for the pics Tom, she's a beauty!!

zorglub! · Dec 25, 2006

wow, Tom thanks a lot, absolutely beautiful!!

holygrail · Dec 26, 2006

Beautiful ! Thanks Tom !!:dude: :dude: :dude:

Todd Louis said:
I'm fisrt to post....:wail :wail

Yes I have NO LIFE :laugh2: :laugh2:

Todd- Don't be so hard on yourself . You sure do have a
Life. It's buying up all of the Beautiful Reissues that will
fit in your apartment .:salude :salude

la

mingus · Dec 26, 2006

Hey TW, what are the historically correct names of the types of sunbursts found on Les Paul Models from '58 to '60?

Tom Wittrock · Dec 26, 2006

mingus said:
Hey TW, what are the historically correct names of the types of sunbursts found on Les Paul Models from '58 to '60?

I believe cherry sunburst is the only color listed in the catalogs, but it is obvious a few were done in tobacco sunburst....the traditional sunburst of virtually all other models.
As these were hand sprayed, they varied somewhat. But they didn't spray darkburst, or teaburst, or lemon drop, or tomato, or clownburst.
What most people want to call darkbursts are usually a combination of less fade and a different mix of the cherry coloring.

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