mr.chEn Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 ive been going back and forward between both sunburst models and am still not sure which one to get.. i guess ill take it in your hands to let me decide.. as i love both and have no idea which one to pick is it true that the honeyburst color was originally seen from aged cherry sunburst les pauls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 None, Chery Burst is ugly and Honey Burst is too bright. ICE TEA MOFOS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMF Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I wanted a Tobacco Sunburst but when I tried it it didn't sound too good so ended up with a honeyburst (sounded much better) and no regrets great looking and not so shiney as it's a faded version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I hope mine is Ok :s I havent played it.... Playin by luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Not a fan of the Cherry bursts. Occasionally I see one that isn't too bad but most look like clown bursts to me - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 whichever sounds/plays/feels better i dont much care for the new cherrybursts, but i love the washed cherry's and iced tea's on the historic models. perhap get the cherry and leave her in the sun ....just remember to cover the fretboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash94 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I'm gonna have to say cherrybursts especially ones like deepblue's and bluemoon's and Tim's washed cherry R9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 HONEY IS WINNING?!?!?!?! THIS IS THE GIBSON FORUMS, AND THE COLOR THAT MADE GIBSON FAMOUS IS LOSING ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash94 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I know jess. whats up with that???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 i voted cherry, It's the classic gibson color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 In some examples of cherryburst, the red is a little too strong for my taste. The honeyburst is more subdued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtleboy Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Deffo Cherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Go with cherry. If you don't like it, cover the neck and sun bath it. A Heriatage Cherry guitar will turn Iced Tea after a while. Just the way it is, red fades more than any other colour. If you're looking for a good book "Beauty of the Burst" is worth picking up. Full of pics too!! Cherry eventually fades to Iced Tea. Iced Tea eventually fades to Lemonburst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I'd like to get a red on like Dickey Bett's guitar, that'd be the bomb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaresz Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Heritage Cherry all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbursted Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Cherrybursts remind of my Sears special when I was 10, and no there is no nostalgia happening there. The Honeybursts I have seen have a kinda off green tinge to them. Not fond of either. Ice Tea or Light burst for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.chEn Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 its very odd that this topic is split right down the middle... ive even posted a poll in the epiphone forums, and its 50/50 as well.. interesting.. but it leaves me right where i began : ( nowhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I have an idea: Go to a guitar store blindfolded (bring a friend) and have a friend give you one of each color to try out, when you find the one that plays and sounds the best take off the blindfold and buy that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.chEn Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 does anybody have pictures of their before and after lp cherry sunburst classics after this "sun bathing" idea? it sounds logical to me, but im not about to start letting a 2 thousand dollar guitar melt in the sun until ive got some photos, or at least testimony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Deadhead Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Cherry, because it's classic Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibis Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I have an idea: Go to a guitar store blindfolded (bring a friend) and have a friend give you one of each color to try out' date=' when you find the one that plays and sounds the best take off the blindfold and buy that one.[/quote'] Let the guitar choose you! Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Let the guitar choose you! Great idea! I did that once. The guitar clubbed me, dragged me into a cave and did things to me that still give me nightmares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke1010 Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 whichever sounds/plays/feels better i dont much care for the new cherrybursts' date=' but i love the washed cherry's and iced tea's on the historic models. [b']perhap get the cherry and leave her in the sun ....just remember to cover the fretboard[/b]! Would that even effect the finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash94 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I did that once. The guitar clubbed me' date=' dragged me into a cave and did things to me that still give me nightmares.[/quote'] nice............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 This depends on which honey burst you're talking about. if its the beautiful one on the LP standard (as pictured to the left) then take it. Heritage Cherry is vintage Les Paul and is quite nice, but in my opinion it doesn't look right without the creme pickguard. (like on the LP Traditional, for example.) On the other hand, if this Honey Burst is the one on the classic antique, take the cherry. I've seen both finishes on the Standard in person (played both, too) and the honey burst is way better. (not to say the cherry isn't nice, but it leaves a lot to be desired.) In the end its your choice of course, just don't do something you'll end up hating yourself over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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