Sunburst Gretsch Guitars

[fishlog]

I don't usually think of burst when I think of Gretsch.

Am I alone here?

Reason I ask is I am really digging this G5622T but something seems out of place. Is it the burst?

 

[Andrew6128]

It’s mostly a Gibson/Fender style guitar thing.

That, and Terada haven’t done a good
job doing sunburst finishes since the 90’s
imo.

 

[juks]

G5622T is not a 12 string and has a bigsby.

 

[wabash slim]

Not a burst fan myself. Bursts seem to me to be hiding something with paint.
Each to their own.

 

[hcsterg]

I have only one Sunburst Gretsch, but it's an oddity :

For me a Gretsch must be :
- Orange, Red or the like.
- Fancy Colors.
- Bicolor.

But it's me, OK ?

 

[rake_ether]

I much like my G2622-P90 in Havana Burst.

 

[Tele295]

Johnny Farina’s sunburst 6118 Anniversary

 

[nightbird]

It's not the burst thats off, it has too many strings.

 

[Les Pedals]

Always gots to have me a sunburst Anniversary,

 

[J Bird]

My sunburst 5120 suits my style to a T. Certainly, there other Gretsch colors that are fantastic, aspen green and orange to name just two.

I just can't go too flamboyant. I'm not a flashy player and I don't want folks to expect anything that I'm not going to deliver.

 

[Shock]

Brooklynburst use to be popular before the Baldwin era.

 

[radd]

Bursts, generally not a fan. I do make exceptions occasionally, like my only burst my Gibson J45…..Lovely burst

 

[fishlog]

G5622T is not a 12 string and has a bigsby.

Yeah copied the wrong picture

 

[fishlog]

So I guess there is a case...

 

[Synchro]

There’s sunburst, and then there’s sunburst. Some sunbursts, I love; especially ones like this.



There are other sunbursts with much darker edges, and I don’t care for that sort of burst. This is merely a matter of aesthetic taste, and nothing more. In some cases, opaque finishes have been used to hide unattractive wood grain, but that doesn’t necessarily equate to a bad guitar.

With regard to Gretsch; sunburst doesn’t come readily to mind for Gretsch guitars from the mid ‘50s onward, with a handful of exceptions, but I’ve seen some stunningly beautiful sunburst Gretsch. A friend owns a sunburst Super Chet, which is a bit of a rarity.

 

[Slap_Back]

Gretsch made 9 of these in 2006. The flame in the maple is fantastic.
It plays and sounds incredible. More versatile than I thought it would be.

 

[Outlaw]

I too was never a fan of guitars with a sunburst finish......
Until I saw this beautiful 1968 Gretsch 6118 Anniversary.
This was on ebay but unfortunately I couldn't raise the funds to buy it.
But I wish I could have!

 

[afire]

I like sunburst on some Gretsches...

And Gretsch has been known to think outside the box with sunbursts (and I like it)...

 

[Scott Fraser]

I love sunbursts. I have a sunburst G3700, G3900, & 5120. If they made it I'd have gotten a burst 5420 instead of black. There are also a lot of burst Epiphones on the premises here, along with several of my second fave, all blonde.

 

[Duo Slinger]

Sunbursts are hit or miss for me. They work fantastically on the Annies, they look lovely on Les Pauls, Strats, and Teles but when there's too much black and only a little really bright yellow in the middle it looks sorta weird to me.