Different Colors You Think Would Look Good in a Burst

martyb1 · August 4th, 2008, 10:37 PM

Ok,we all have seen the regular bursts,tobacco,honey,2 and 3 colors
What are some different colors you think would make a cool burst??
If you have something different,pictures would be nice

mischultz · August 4th, 2008, 10:48 PM

Surf green and shell pink for two. There's a surf/mint burst Koll floating around somewhere on TGP that's simply gorgeous. Let me go dig around and if I can find it, I'll post it.

Michael

blacklinefish · August 4th, 2008, 11:21 PM

Get all your paints out ---> RAINBOW BURST

(the amazing technicolor dreamcaster)

+++

Seriously, though, how about some color that leads into a very bleached out center. Almost any light pastel color might look good doing that.

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Hey Marty, I loved your other thread about "the gift." Two years back I made an amplifier for my 75-year-old father-in-law. I'm not as altruistic, though, his kids helped pay for the parts (that stuff can get expensive). Here's how it came out: HNB Amp ...when I was reading your posts, I remembered something. Each and every hour that I worked on that amp, I thought about my father-in-law. Since he is such a great guy, it made for a nice reflective meditation. Did you think about Clif the whole time you worked on that guitar, or were you looking at the clock?!

--gh

martyb1 · August 4th, 2008, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blacklinefish

Get all your paints out ---> RAINBOW BURST

(the amazing technicolor dreamcaster)

+++

Seriously, though, how about some color that leads into a very bleached out center. Almost any light pastel color might look good doing that.

+++

Hey Marty, I loved your other thread about "the gift." Two years back I made an amplifier for my 75-year-old father-in-law. I'm not as altruistic, though, his kids helped pay for the parts (that stuff can get expensive). Here's how it came out: HNB Amp ...when I was reading your posts, I remembered something. Each and every hour that I worked on that amp, I thought about my father-in-law. Since he is such a great guy, it made for a nice reflective meditation. Did you think about Clif the whole time you worked on that guitar, or were you looking at the clock?!

--gh

It was actually both,Clif and the clock,because I had such a short time frame to do it in.I know one thing,I will never forget the look on his face or the entire evening for that matter.It was great!!

As for the burst,my wife figured purple

We will see.
I will snap a couple pics of what it is going to go on and why I am thinking burst

Buckocaster51 · August 4th, 2008, 11:51 PM

Find a couple of complementary colors.

Put the dark on the outside.

You'll be in business in no time.

Like, for instance, if you were a Milwaukee Brewers fan, gold to blue might look pretty good to you.

Pittsburgh Pirate fans might enjoy gold to black.

Kids in the southwest, that follow the El Paso Dust Devils of the Southwestern North American Soccer League might get a charge out of light brown to dark brown.

Light to dark.

The colors of your choice.

You can't go wrong.

gettintheledout · August 5th, 2008, 12:36 AM

i like the blue bursts. both the black to blue and the blue to silver.

martyb1 · August 5th, 2008, 12:37 AM

Well here is the candidate
I got a basswood short at the local woodshop the other day
8" wide and 40" long,$5

Last night I planed it down and found one end twisted.What can I expect for $5.So I had to split the one end in two to get rid of the twist and go with a 3 piece blank.I glued it up last night
This is the first time I have worked with basswood
It is nice to work with but man is this stuff fugly so I decided to cap it,front and back
I got some maple sets from a guy that he called low figure so I decided to use a couple.Pretty nice stuff for low figure

Now here is the reason for the burst.I noticed when I planed the one board had a small hole in it.After after routing I found this

Seems a critter was in there at one time.Right now it is filled with good old bondo so it will need to be covered

yegbert · August 5th, 2008, 12:41 AM

How about a blueburst?

Papa Joe · August 5th, 2008, 12:54 AM

I selected this guitars over others of the same style because of this beautiful blue burst..

Fatmanstratman · August 5th, 2008, 12:56 AM

Maybe Jack Wells will be kind enough to post up a pic of his "RickenTele". Now THAT is a classy looking guitar...

garytelecastor · August 5th, 2008, 01:35 AM

I love the red, orange, yellow bursts.

MulliganChebichev · August 5th, 2008, 01:55 AM

Need I post this again?

martyb1 · August 5th, 2008, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MulliganChebichev

Need I post this again?

NO YOU NEED NOT

aznrambo481 · August 5th, 2008, 02:15 AM

silver center to black.

IPLAYLOUD · August 5th, 2008, 02:35 AM

martyb1
It's SCREAMING for Violin Sunburst like this,
Show the edges as natural binding.

boozer · August 5th, 2008, 03:06 AM

i am currently working on a maple drop top on mahogany.
i staing the whole body red, with the exception of the maple faux binding, then hit it with a "extra dark walnut" laquer, it seems to look good.
i wanted to try a burst and a friend wanted a blood red guitar, but i didn't want to use black for the outside cuz i always find it to strong, so i decided i'd give a brown a shot. i like it alot it seems alot more subtle.
i'll post pics of it when 'm done in a new thread.

markothefish · August 5th, 2008, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MulliganChebichev

Need I post this again?

This made me throw up a little bit in my mouth ... Do I have to get a restraining order against you posting this image ... " Ohhh the humanity ...."

RichardWitt · August 5th, 2008, 05:21 AM

This guitar should be made for the TDPRI Giveaway as the Booby prize!

varakeef · August 5th, 2008, 08:58 AM

Someone with a soft spot to late eighties may like this, but I think this is just plain wrong. Green, yellow, binding, flame, gold plated hardware, no pick guard...

Nick JD · August 5th, 2008, 09:18 AM

This one looks like a pool in summer. I'd be worried it might get damaged by someone trying to dive right in.

I quite like this, but it's pretty loud.

After checking the Warmuff showcase for hints I've decided that I'm boring when it comes to bursts.

Tim73 · August 5th, 2008, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichardWitt

This guitar should be made for the TDPRI Giveaway as the Booby prize!

If you won that would you carry on posting here?

riolux · August 5th, 2008, 09:56 AM

I kinda like this:

...but generally i prefer 2T-burst or tobacco.

Elrond39 · August 5th, 2008, 10:02 AM

This blue-burst, like the guy from Explosions in the Sky has (Ibanez Talman).

Other than that I like the more traditionals, honey-burst, tobacco-burst, cherry-burst, violin-burst.

August 4th, 2008, 10:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,559 13 Photos	Different Colors You Think Would Look Good in a Burst Ok,we all have seen the regular bursts,tobacco,honey,2 and 3 colors What are some different colors you think would make a cool burst?? If you have something different,pictures would be nice __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

August 4th, 2008, 11:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,535 1 Photos	Find a couple of complementary colors. Put the dark on the outside. You'll be in business in no time. Like, for instance, if you were a Milwaukee Brewers fan, gold to blue might look pretty good to you. Pittsburgh Pirate fans might enjoy gold to black. Kids in the southwest, that follow the El Paso Dust Devils of the Southwestern North American Soccer League might get a charge out of light brown to dark brown. Light to dark. The colors of your choice. You can't go wrong. __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

August 5th, 2008, 12:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,559 13 Photos	Well here is the candidate I got a basswood short at the local woodshop the other day 8" wide and 40" long,$5 Last night I planed it down and found one end twisted.What can I expect for $5.So I had to split the one end in two to get rid of the twist and go with a 3 piece blank.I glued it up last night This is the first time I have worked with basswood It is nice to work with but man is this stuff fugly so I decided to cap it,front and back I got some maple sets from a guy that he called low figure so I decided to use a couple.Pretty nice stuff for low figure Now here is the reason for the burst.I noticed when I planed the one board had a small hole in it.After after routing I found this Seems a critter was in there at one time.Right now it is filled with good old bondo so it will need to be covered __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

August 5th, 2008, 12:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
Fatmanstratman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fatmanville, Cambs., UK Posts: 2,863	Maybe Jack Wells will be kind enough to post up a pic of his "RickenTele". Now THAT is a classy looking guitar... __________________ . . . *"Behind every argument is someone's ignorance."*

August 5th, 2008, 01:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,575 18 Photos	I love the red, orange, yellow bursts. __________________ éí 'aaníígÓÓ 'áhoot'é Would you mind holding this bag while we go through the custom shop????? Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!

August 4th, 2008, 10:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
mischultz NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4	Surf green and shell pink for two. There's a surf/mint burst Koll floating around somewhere on TGP that's simply gorgeous. Let me go dig around and if I can find it, I'll post it. Michael

August 4th, 2008, 11:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
blacklinefish Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Northwest Missouri Age: 40 Posts: 1,244	Get all your paints out ---> RAINBOW BURST (the amazing technicolor dreamcaster) +++ Seriously, though, how about some color that leads into a very bleached out center. Almost any light pastel color might look good doing that. +++ Hey Marty, I loved your other thread about "the gift." Two years back I made an amplifier for my 75-year-old father-in-law. I'm not as altruistic, though, his kids helped pay for the parts (that stuff can get expensive). Here's how it came out: HNB Amp ...when I was reading your posts, I remembered something. Each and every hour that I worked on that amp, I thought about my father-in-law. Since he is such a great guy, it made for a nice reflective meditation. Did you think about Clif the whole time you worked on that guitar, or were you looking at the clock?! --gh

August 5th, 2008, 12:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
gettintheledout TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: brooklyn, ny usa Age: 18 Posts: 55	i like the blue bursts. both the black to blue and the blue to silver.

August 5th, 2008, 01:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
MulliganChebichev Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 1,730 3 Photos	Need I post this again?

August 5th, 2008, 02:15 AM	#14 (permalink)
aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 17 Posts: 2,857 6 Photos	silver center to black. __________________ Check out my bands, and feel free to PM me comments on them! The Eclectics (guitar/vocals) SLIP (bass)

August 5th, 2008, 02:35 AM	#15 (permalink)
IPLAYLOUD Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Long Island, N.Y. Posts: 472 1 Photos	martyb1 It's SCREAMING for Violin Sunburst like this, Show the edges as natural binding. __________________ I play an Esquire because I can only afford ONE pickup.

August 5th, 2008, 03:06 AM	#16 (permalink)
boozer Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Langley B.C. Canada Age: 26 Posts: 177	i am currently working on a maple drop top on mahogany. i staing the whole body red, with the exception of the maple faux binding, then hit it with a "extra dark walnut" laquer, it seems to look good. i wanted to try a burst and a friend wanted a blood red guitar, but i didn't want to use black for the outside cuz i always find it to strong, so i decided i'd give a brown a shot. i like it alot it seems alot more subtle. i'll post pics of it when 'm done in a new thread.

August 5th, 2008, 05:21 AM	#18 (permalink)
RichardWitt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 34 Posts: 1,150 1 Photos	This guitar should be made for the TDPRI Giveaway as the Booby prize! __________________ "What a perfect solution to a problem that should have never existed in the first place!"

August 5th, 2008, 08:58 AM	#19 (permalink)
varakeef Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 260 50 Photos	Someone with a soft spot to late eighties may like this, but I think this is just plain wrong. Green, yellow, binding, flame, gold plated hardware, no pick guard... __________________ If you remove the noisy stuff inside the piano it makes a great house for a dog.

August 5th, 2008, 09:18 AM	#20 (permalink)
Nick JD Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2007 Location: North NSW, Australia Age: 36 Posts: 2,496	This one looks like a pool in summer. I'd be worried it might get damaged by someone trying to dive right in. I quite like this, but it's pretty loud. After checking the Warmuff showcase for hints I've decided that I'm boring when it comes to bursts. __________________

August 5th, 2008, 09:56 AM	#22 (permalink)
riolux Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 30 Posts: 216 6 Photos	I kinda like this: ...but generally i prefer 2T-burst or tobacco.

August 5th, 2008, 10:02 AM	#23 (permalink)
Elrond39 TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Posts: 28	This blue-burst, like the guy from Explosions in the Sky has (Ibanez Talman). Other than that I like the more traditionals, honey-burst, tobacco-burst, cherry-burst, violin-burst. __________________ Tangado haid! Leithio i philinn! Hold your positions! Fire the arrows!