Geetar_Axl Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Hey Guys, 2 things. Some idiot on another guitar site is saying that Standard Faded's are made using off-cut crap wood. Is this true? He said he cut one open and saw it. Meh. And, can you get a Standard in a Vintage Sunburst/Tobacco Burst type colour (not Desert Burst either)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Hey Guys' date=' 2 things. Some idiot on another guitar site is saying that Standard Faded's are made using off-cut crap wood. Is this true? He said he cut one open and saw it. Meh. And, can you get a Standard in a Vintage Sunburst/Tobacco Burst type colour (not Desert Burst either)?[/quote'] If so, mine is the best sounding hunk of driftwood I have ever played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Talk is cheap.....I cant see anyone purposely cutting into a Les Paul. What could you possibly gain by doing so? I mean, its not like you can just put the guitar back together again without disfiguring damage to the instrument. Its just someone trying to get a reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Sounds like that guy was talking out his arse to me. So he took his 1500 dollar guitar and cut it open did he? Must be nice to be so wealthy. What a load of BS. And you can tell him we all say so. Standard fadeds are still standards and some even have nicer looking tops than the regular standards. Desert burst isn't not a color option for the fadeds. This is my Tobacco burst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 This is my Tobacco burst That's a nice lookin Faded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 My other question was can you get Standards in A Vintage Sunburst type colour? Im not talking about Fadeds, just the plain Standard. I really like Vintage/Tobacco Sunburst Colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 My other question was can you get Standards in A Vintage Sunburst type colour? Im not talking about Fadeds' date=' just the plain Standard. I really like Vintage/Tobacco Sunburst Colour.[/quote'] These guitars are painted by hand. It's still a guy in a Tyvek suit, in a paint booth with an air brush in his hand. Each one is different and has a personality of it's own. I bet Gibson doesn't even name the finish until after they look at the guitar after it's done. To get the sunburst rim around a guitar you get one pass with the air brush, How light or dark it is basically depends on how fast the painter moves. To get the proper feather effect you can't go around a second time. So the human element is what makes them all individual. I don't care what cutesy name Gibson calls the finish, it comes down to two basic sunbursts, Cherry or Tobacco. The lightness, darkness, vintage or faded is all perceived in the eye of the beholder. Find one you like and buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 See here in Caloundra(biggest crap hole ever), Australia. Or Australia full stop, we dont have massive guitar shops with every Gibson and colour knowen to man. Basicallly, you just have to order the guitar and hope for the best. Sucks huh? I'll have to visit a shop in Brisbane, they could be an eqivilant of Guitar Center but way smaller. So, are you saying they do make a Tobacco? Because you cant use a Cherry colour and end up with a brown Vintage Sunburst Colour. I did see a 50's Neck Standard in Antique Vintage with 57' Classic Humbuckers on an American site... I just need to know if its a Standard colour in the Standard Series. All the sites arnt showing it, but Ive seen pics of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoof Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 i have a standard with Vintage Tobacco burst color. The color has been identified by gibson when I sent them my serial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Currently on their website, Gibson does not list Tobacco as a finish option on the Les Paul Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoof Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 a big sorry... I ve made a mistake.. I ve just checked out the email I got from gibson and here is the answer Serial number 00055XXX is listed as a 2005 Les Paul Standard, vintage sunburst finish with nickel hardware, 60’s neck profile. It is a Vintage Sunburst, not tobacco... Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fender Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Yeah i own a tobacco burst Fender Strat. And usually it's two tone and the outer ring is a burgundy or tobacco red with an a trans orange inner ring. Lovely colors man. I know there are burst on everything, but i appreciate them on beautiful instruments, especially does with vintage touches or expensive guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 Yeah, I emailed Gibson and they have no Vintage Sunburst colour apparently, and Guitar World here are selling them. WTF? So Gibson dont even know there colours?? Now I have a choise, go for Faded or for Vintage Sunburst Standard. Decisions.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 i have a standard with Vintage Tobacco burst color. The color has been identified by gibson when I sent them my serial. Stoof could you please take maybe another 4 or 5 photos of the guitar please? Just so I can make a decision. Maybe shots of the full guitar, close ups ect.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoof Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 No pb, I will this week end.. I am on leave this week for business, I'll post some pics next week end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Bump for Stoofs pics, when he decides to post em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Pup Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Geetar_Axl, That is one sweet looking LP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoof Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I promised my Vintage Sunburst lespaul pictures: sorry for the quality, these have been taken with my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted February 8, 2008 Author Share Posted February 8, 2008 Thanks for those, thats a sweet guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoof Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 thanx ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoof Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 thanx ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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