Sunburst finishes run the gamut from gorgeous to gag-worthy. Some players dig every burst that comes down the pike. Others don’t seem to like ANY bursts at all.
So let’s see the bursts that turn you on and/or off.
I own three that totally do it for me:
EBMM Cutlass
Sire U5:
Mayones Jabba Mala 4 Federico Malaman Signature
That Jabba is fantastic.
I think bursts work well dark into dark.
The problems happen around bad gradients for light into dark.
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And then there’s the Clowns.
Thanks, man.
Wow! You posted some beauties…and some that not even a mother could love!
Thanks! Those are the two bursts I actually owned 
To be fair, the limited capabilities of many would-be photographers, cameras, and less-than-stellar lighting conditions can result in shoddy renderings of the subtleties of an instrument’s sunburst finish. I’ve seen so many bursts look utterly spectacular in person and like absolute dog dookie in photos.
Yeah that’s totally true. For finishes in general. Like how Antigua looks… not horrible in person
That blue one especially looks great to me!
Thanks.
My wife says that it looks like Labradorite.
Here is a good example.
These two look basically the same in this pic, but in person are very different, each with their own charm.
The Viola in particular is nowhere near as dark and draws the eye in.
Same bass same room, different but still not true to life.
I am about ready to write up about this one too.
This one here, when I saw the pic, I thought was going to be darker
It is pretty bright in person, it is growing on me but I would have liked more of a tobacco.
How about pickguards you hate?
This burst is nice in person (this pic makes it look horrible) but I hate the white guard
Those all look fine to me fwiw. With light into dark IMO it’s all about the gradient.
And of course it’s all subjective. No kink shaming, even if you like clowns
It’s a real beauty!
That is a looker.
The basses that shot way above their weight in looks and performance are the Squier contemporary, a must have for home studio. As is put a Fender FSA logo on I’d believe it if the tag is $1500.
