Sunburst appreciation thread

I personally love all mahogany guitars. The Old Sunburst's have a great balance with the warm wood, Paf's and the Sustainblock. Great Midrange and Low End, with chimey, sparkley goodness! Its like the Love Chiild between a Special and Tele. To call a Sunburst just a Gibson Knockoff is a shame, they stand on thier own.

I'm a sad man because I'd buy another in a heartbeat. /emoticons/default_wink.png

 
I'm new to the Sunburst club...and i just found a beauty!!!!

1978 B&C..... 8 0258

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Damn Mitch better hurry and sell that strat. It'll be hard to pass that one up when it comes up FS..... /emoticons/default_wub.png Ya, I won't be able to pass that one up. /emoticons/default_laugh.png

 
Just remember that bubs called dibs Brent, and he's good people. Please tell us when it's in his hands.

 
Folks,

Having been bumped by @RichRS6 I finally got it together to do some (half-)decent pictures of my '78 Sunburst and (with the new Message Board utility) to post them.

So, this is my '78 Sunburst (S/N 8 0253) with shimmed bridge, long headstock, bull's eye Gotohs and DiMarzio PAFs. I've had this since '84 and it's all pretty much original. A couple of the original black speed knobs shattered so I replaced them and, 'cleverly', I rewired it to 1 volume & 2 tones as the bridge pick-up is quite bright (but it would revert to standard wiring easily enough). As Andrew suggested, it does seem to have 'big dots'.

Alltogether it's in pretty good shape. The top is pretty good, the curly maple figuring depends a bit on the light. I guess the colour is quite an antique red (rather then cherry red). The neck is quite rounded, frets are OK. A few dings in the back & sides as it's seen some action but is now enjoying its semi-retirement. Still sounding good.

Cheers, T.

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Hi Tommy, lovely guitar, just 10 digits away from mine.

My burst is pretty similar top wise and the colour is the same.

Would be interesting to know for sure why they have the big dots, could be the same with the bulls eye tuners, a parts supply issue.

 
tommyh said:
Folks,

Having been bumped by @RichRS6 I finally got it together to do some (half-)decent pictures of my '78 Sunburst and (with the new Message Board utility) to post them.

So, this is my '78 Sunburst (S/N 8 0253) with shimmed bridge, long headstock, bull's eye Gotohs and DiMarzio PAFs. I've had this since '84 and it's all pretty much original. A couple of the original black speed knobs shattered so I replaced them and, 'cleverly', I rewired it to 1 volume & 2 tones as the bridge pick-up is quite bright (but it would revert to standard wiring easily enough). As Andrew suggested, it does seem to have 'big dots'.

Alltogether it's in pretty good shape. The top is pretty good, the curly maple figuring depends a bit on the light. I guess the colour is quite an antique red (rather then cherry red). The neck is quite rounded, frets are OK. A few dings in the back & sides as it's seen some action but is now enjoying its semi-retirement. Still sounding good.

Cheers, T.
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only 5 digits from mine....nice HAMER man!!!!

 
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@Brentrocks - great. I was going to ask you the 'big dots' question but yours has crowns!

I thought I remembered on a search of the forum a while ago finding someone who had 8 0252, the one below mine (or it may have been 8 0254 above?). For some reason I think it went to Australia (??) but I could never find the post again.

Cheers, T.

 
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