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A nice pair of 60 Bursts!

Tom Wittrock

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Got this photo today from a friend.
Two lovely, flamey 1960 Bursts!!

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:salude
 
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Incredible axes! Thank you Tom. :salude

In 1960, which changed first out of the fade-resistant tops and the reflector?:hmm
 
Tom Wittrock

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BSeneca said:
big difference in fade. When did the fade resistant clown burst start? Mid year?
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ak_ said:
Incredible axes! Thank you Tom. :salude

In 1960, which changed first out of the fade-resistant tops and the reflector?:hmm
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I wouldn't call that a clown burst. The new red started showing up in the 0-1400 series, but fading red showed up as late as 0-2000.
The reflector knobs were later, somewhere in the 0-7000 number series.
 
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Tom Wittrock said:
I wouldn't call that a clown burst. The new red started showing up in the 0-1400 series, but fading red showed up as late as 0-2000.
The reflector knobs were later, somewhere in the 0-7000 number series.
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This is very useful info! And why this place rules.
 
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Tom Wittrock said:
I wouldn't call that a clown burst. The new red started showing up in the 0-1400 series, but fading red showed up as late as 0-2000.
The reflector knobs were later, somewhere in the 0-7000 number series.
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I didn’t mean this particular burst. I have seen brighter ones and the one on the left looks more like the way earlier ones for the most part faded. Thanks for the info.
 
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Tom Wittrock said:
I wouldn't call that a clown burst. The new red started showing up in the 0-1400 series, but fading red showed up as late as 0-2000.
The reflector knobs were later, somewhere in the 0-7000 number series.
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My 0-2165 is not aniline, but it's not clown burst. It's a much more natural looking red, that has some slight type of fading to it. I've seen others in the same range like this. I think there was an intermediary color between aniline and clown burst.

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Tom Wittrock said:
I wouldn't call that a clown burst. The new red started showing up in the 0-1400 series, but fading red showed up as late as 0-2000.
The reflector knobs were later, somewhere in the 0-7000 number series.
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Thanks Tom. Appreciate the info.

Gorgeous guitars.
 
DrRobert

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Fading IS weird-my 59 shows up in Burst Gang as pretty nice red, yet by the early 00s it had faded to lemon drop!

Really nice looking guitars, Tom! Just a friend sharing his joy?
 
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