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Unusual Burst Club

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I'm not sure what to call this type of burst, but I've seen a few(very few) mockingbird guitars with this same color
 
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I'd like to see a classic burst like the one I remember my uncle having. It's been about 30 years since I saw it, so my memory may have twisted it, but I'd love to see a classic style burst done perfectly. The one in my mind has a slightly antique yellow center blended to a bold red (orange overlap) with a soft black border. I haven't seen one like it (on a bass, at least) since. Most have an orange center or a dim red and just don't have that perfect fade.

I'd consider a REALLY well done classic style burst "unusual". Anybody got one like that?

*btw, i like this thread!
 
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Pudge Fish said:
I'd like to see a classic burst like the one I remember my uncle having. It's been about 30 years since I saw it, so my memory may have twisted it, but I'd love to see a classic style burst done perfectly. The one in my mind has a slightly antique yellow center blended to a bold red (orange overlap) with a soft black border. I haven't seen one like it (on a bass, at least) since. Most have an orange center or a dim red and just don't have that perfect fade.

I'd consider a REALLY well done classic style burst "unusual". Anybody got one like that?

*btw, i like this thread!
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Fender shot a opaque base-coat on the early CBS era bursts to homogenize the center amber/yellow area due to often mismatched sections of wood. It is 'classic' but not really unusual. (a '66 P by the way)

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JIO said:
Fender shot a opaque base-coat on the early CBS era bursts to homogenize the center amber/yellow area due to often mismatched sections of wood. It is 'classic' but not really unusual.

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That's a great example of "really close"! If it had a bolder red and less yellow, it would be there, but I say that about almost every burst. I think I recall woodgrain showing through the finish, but I wouldn't swear to it (i hardly trust my memory from 30 days ago, let alone 30 years). I would consider that a great burst though.... "woodburst"? ;)
 
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Pudge Fish said:
That's a great example of "really close"! If it had a bolder red and less yellow, it would be there, but I say that about almost every burst. I think I recall woodgrain showing through the finish, but I wouldn't swear to it (i hardly trust my memory from 30 days ago, let alone 30 years). I would consider that a great burst though.... "woodburst"? ;)
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This pic of my '75 p-bass might be more of what you are thinking of. Not sure if there is enough red showing though.

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Pudge Fish said:
Yeah... I paint a bit and tried my hand at a blue/purple/red burst... Failed so hard that I really respect any decent job! :laugh:
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That is a perfect example of why there aren't many unusual bursts. Certain colours sprayed (mostly translucent) will often create sub-shades in the transition, and not all attractive. Same with certain colour matches - some experiments could be cool, some could just end up looking bad. "Sunburst" is money in the bank for most makers. (not sayin' it's right - it's just the way it goes down) I'm not aware of a painter/company who specializes in radically unusual (and cool) bursts. Most of the bursts posted so far are unusual only because they aren't sunburst. (not saying' they aren't cool!) ;) :thumbsup:
 
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Bajo Clarkko said:
I kinda like that. I appreciate the DIY aesthetic.
What would you call that? A 'Rattle Can-burst?'
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Aw thanks :)
I really wasn't trying to do a great job on it. It probably has one of the most unprofessional fretless conversions in the history of the bass guitar (done by me) and it's full of chips and scratches now. It's a beater bass if I ever saw one. Plays great though
 
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bass32 said:
This pic of my '75 p-bass might be more of what you are thinking of. Not sure if there is enough red showing though.

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Another variety of how a classic Fender Sunburst was done; instead of tracing the neck pocket/flange contours, the tobacco was arched across. Probably started as a cost-cutting/time-saving factor but has its own style. Outside of Fender there are many different approaches to a 'burst' since probably the turn of the century.
 
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