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jb_abides

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1960 'Barn Burst' at Carter's Vintage - Mythos Pedals tours the 'new' Carter's Vintage shop:


More 'Barn Burst' by Marcus King:


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Out of the Blue - The 1960 "Barn Burst" Les Paul Standard

Shop vintage and pre-owned guitars, amps and accessories with guaranteed authenticity, protected shipments, and a money-back guarantee at Carter Vintage.
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S. Weiger

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^^ A very nice example featuring the "speed neck"... :) -thx for sharing.

But the statement
"There are around 1,800+ sunburst Les Paul Standards made from mid 1958 until mid 1960"

does not hold water, and Carter's should know that, -unless they have found 300+ bursts not accouned for yet?! 😎

The exact shipping totals for the Burst period are known and has been public knowledge for the last 40+ years.
From these figures we can conclude that Gibson made at the very most 1500 Bursts from 1958-60. And that's an optimistic
view IMO. Don't want to be more pedantic than necessary, but I hate it when these Burst numbers are grossly incorrectly stated by dealers as prestigious as Carter's.

Yeah and as a witty guy (not me) once said, approx. 1500 Bursts were made, but only 2000 has been accounted for... 🙃✌️
 
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"A little later in 1960, Les Paul production at Gibson changed their red color supply to a more stable, and fade resistant, color that some people find rather unattractive. Yes, it didn’t fade like the earlier ones, but it did give rise to a not so very complimentary term, “Clown burst.”

Wrong again, mr. Bohannon. The moniker "clown burst" came because of the 1970's Norlin era sunburst Les Pauls.
 
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S. Weiger

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sixoid1 said:
Any cool player grade Burst for sale right now?
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Welcome to LPF ✌️ :)

Define "player grade". What issues / repairs could you accept?
Burst prices for no issues examples are beyond Mars now as you probably know, and player grade Bursts are out of reach too, for the average player anyway.
Personally, I could live with

- a minor headstock repair
- holes from Bigsby
- pro refret
- some repro plastics
(Due to their ridiculous high prices, the original M69's & pickguard have been candidate for "plundering" for many years from '50s humbucker Goldtops, maybe from some Bursts too?)

- Clear overspray on back only
- rewound bridge pickup. But only if done really professional. For my use (mainly at home) it's more important that the neck p.u. is undisturbed.

But always remember: If a deal sounds too good to be true, it most probably is (too good to be true).
I'd consult a really trustworthy and knowledgeable Dealer like Eric Ernest. Others surely can point to more dealers in that league, -there are not too many though..

Practically all I've come to learn about vintage LP's I have learned here, from kind and experienced members. :)
I often browse through old threads in this section to pick up invaluable info.
 
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sixoid1 said:
Any cool player grade Burst for sale right now?
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Although I'm not much of a player - more like a hack with more Custom shop guitars than my skill set deserves all of many players I know a $3000.00 dollar is something someone needs to die to acquire a $3000.00 - Player grade 59 is nonsense !
 
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