duluthdan Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I'm in the midst of something, and would like opinions on different "Bursts". I like the one in the lower left, my son likes the one in the lower right. The bottom 4 are copied right from the manufacture's website - the first 2 on top are my J-45 TV and JB, the third is a sample "dark burst" I was sent. Value any and all opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I like them all and miss some cherry, tea, tri, tobacco and caramel b's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 i prefer the 'wider' (?) burst if thats the right word , 2 and 4 on the bottom row . although theres nothing wrong with any of them . and like em has just said , the honey/caramel burst is beautiful , as shown in a recent hummingbird post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I like 1 and 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 1 and 3 in the bottom row. I like your JB's burst best (top row). Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I like em all...especially your J-45 TV... wait till someone posts the "handrubbed" jobbie of the luthier whose name we not mention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I like the J-45TV the most, however interestingly my AL SJ burst is very much like the J-45TV than how it is presented in this picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I like em all...especially your J-45 TV... wait till someone posts the "handrubbed" jobbie of the luthier whose name we not mention was thinkin same , its bound to appear , handjobbed rubbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 was thinkin same , its bound to appear , handjobbed rubbie hahaaha...guitars they sell at the Rub and Tug parlor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I really don't care much for any burst that goes to black, but absolutely love the honey/tea/caramel/royal tan type where all the top grain is visible. Cherry can sometimes be okay, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I like the J45TV best followed by your JB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruffchris Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Hey, I like the JB's burst, but photo's never do any of them justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I like them all, and would be hard-pressed to choose a favorite. I have five different Gibson 'bursts, and no two are alike. Of course, some are 65 years old, others only a few years old, so who knows how they will look in a few more years? They definitely seem to change over time. Some of mine were done in Kalamazoo, others in Bozeman. The guy that shot my L-7 in Kalamazoo in 1947 may be long gone, and the guy who shot my SJ in Bozeman may be a kid with a totally different idea of how the 'burst should look. My favorite Gibson 'burst is that one that's on the guitar I happen to be playing at any given moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickjwill Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 was thinkin same , its bound to appear , handjobbed rubbie I'll spare you all the pain. It has a face only it's mother could love. All of those bursts look good to me. Nobody does a burst like Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 While the AL SJ comes the closest - none. My favorite remains the dark edged pear burst from the earlier 1930s with the small size sprayed yellow burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdd707 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I'm with your son ..... bottom right. I like the large burst, especially on the adi tops because it shows off the grain in the wood. So what's up .... new guitar or refinish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataylor Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Depends on the guitar, but I have grown to like the smaller, darker, 30s-style bursts best on Gibsons. That said, and forgive me for blasphemy, my favorite burst right now is Martin's dark ambertone bursts. Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarLight Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I like the one your son likes, the one in the lower right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschaafs Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I like your J-45 TV - looks just like my J-185 TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Similar to others, I think they are all beautiful. Gibson does the best bursts in the world! I used to not like the very small bursts *like from the '30s and on the JB), but I have grown to really like them. That said, lately I have really been liking the ones where the burst is more amber colored than yellow. Given that, I would go for the burst on the J-200! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Dan , I am a fan of the 50's SJ 200 sunbursts and the 70's Sj 200 Cherrybursts . but If you are looking for a non J 200 burst I would say the small 30's burst is really great : here's my custom shop OJ for example JC if you want to compare I got other photos of other guitars Fuller's has made for me : JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 JC - the burst on your Custom Shop OJ is a very elegant look. I think this may be the direction. I am ordering a Custom Shop Southern Jumbo with a couple of tweaks, and think this may be just the look I'm after. I'm stealing yer picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 That OJ and the case take the prize. No words for the power of beauty - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I'm really liking JC's custom OJ too. It's like a mysteriously lit scene from a 1950's film noir movie.Very dramatic.Small light in the darkness.I thought I was a "wide" burst man too..but there is something about that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I'll spare you all the pain. It has a face only it's mother could love. That made me laugh there Nick. Would like a JB that fades out to a brown rather than a black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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