Cabarone Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I always thought my B45 had a Tobacco burst until I got this Dove...so what is that burst called? <a href="https://imgur.com/biqCjdb"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/biqCjdb.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabarone Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Okay, I obviously need coaching on how to post pics from imgur... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j45nick Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Sunbursts are hard to photograph accurately, but your B-45 appears to have a faded cherry sunburst, which may have been brighter when the guitar was new. Your Dove looks to have what I would call a standard Gibson sunburst, which generally has less red pigment and more black pigment, but there are so many tonal variations on the sunburst that the term "standard" is meaningless. Brown pigment is usually some combination of red, black, and yellow. A standard sunburst is made by combining those in varying proportions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 As far as I know, the B45-12 only came in a cherry burst until 1967 when the tobacco burst made a comeback. The natural tops became a standard option on the B45-12 in 1963 although you can run across some earlier Custom Shop versions with that feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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