new 'Burst introduction

[VonPrikler]

Originally Posted by VonPrikler

I was just looking for some shots of Burst cutaways on burstserial.com. To me, the cutaway in the OP pictured guitar looks very similar to the cutaway on this '59, no? Unless my eyes are deceiving me, both guitars have the cutaway curve starting at about the same spot along the fretboard. Check out this '59:

(Sorry! - couldn't get the photo to post for some reason, but check out 9 0636 on burstserial.com...)

Here is the '59 cutaway photo I was talking about, with credit to j45's recent pictorial post:

[free2rock]

Wow. Wow! Wow!!!!!

The finish is so clean, yet the headplate seems to have been rubbed by a polishing compound or something.

[Kalamazookeeper]

Thanks for sharing such detailed photos of your beautiful refin' (and of the rest of the guitar, which -I guess- has a fair bit of its own intrinsic beauty!).

Did you photograph the back, at all?
While top carves sure are alluring, the real money shot -for me- is that vast expanse of beautiful old mahogany, especially when its cherry finish has gone all orangey, with plenty of vibrant cherry pore filler pokin' through.

[cherrick]

Originally Posted by free2rock

Wow. Wow! Wow!!!!!

The finish is so clean, yet the headplate seems to have been rubbed by a polishing compound or something.

...

Perhaps he did not refin the face of the headstock :-|

[Toby]

I love it!

[Kim]

Originally Posted by Toby

I love it!

+1
It looks real to me.
Thanks for sharing Tom and the lucky owner.

[Frails]

Originally Posted by goodasaf

ok now you come up with this story and says the tip and tuner tips are original???
you lost my trust there
sorry

I suddenly have douche chills...where's my sweater?

[RAG7890]

Originally Posted by 58burst

That's not a burst.

................it is often better to keep your mouth closed & let people wonder if you are on the ball or not, rather than opening your mouth & proving their suspicions correct.

I am intimately familiar with this guitar & its restoration. It is indeed a real Burst that Tom put a major load of work in to restoring back to its former glory.

This is an example of opening a mouth to change feet!

Cheers, Rudi

[jamman]

Thanks Tom and the Owner of this beautiful guitar, for sharing all those fine pictures with all of us . I concur with RAG7890 . Great work on this guitar .

[RAG7890]

Originally Posted by goodasaf

that was my exact thought, i don't know exactly why but it does not sit right in my eye.i may be insane but something is wrong there

.................yessssiiiirrrrrrrrrrreeeee eeeeeee..............you got it in one.....................you are insane!

At this point in time I just can't think of anything else to say!

I'd love to know how you came to that conclusion.

....................obviously you have handled many Bursts or you know someone that is passing himself off as an expert.............which they are obviously not.

...............expert..............x = an unknown factor & spurt = a drip under pressure.

To all those who doubt the authenticity of this Burst, you have just made major fools out of yourselves. Well done.

[RAG7890]

Great job Tom, as always. Many thanks for posting this for all on the Forum who are interested to see & many thanks to the owner for allowing you to do this.

Cheers, Rudi

[free2rock]

Originally Posted by cherrick

Perhaps he did not refin the face of the headstock :-|

Seems so. I failed to read through Tom's explanation in page 2. My bad.

Bad refin for the previous guy.

Amazing as always, Tom

[goodasaf]

Originally Posted by RAG7890

.................yessssiiiirrrrrrrrrrreeeee eeeeeee..............you got it in one.....................you are insane!

At this point in time I just can't think of anything else to say!

I'd love to know how you came to that conclusion.

....................obviously you have handled many Bursts or you know someone that is passing himself off as an expert.............which they are obviously not.

...............expert..............x = an unknown factor & spurt = a drip under pressure.

To all those who doubt the authenticity of this Burst, you have just made major fools out of yourselves. Well done.

well i don't even gonna trouble myself with u.
burst or not - its not a convinsing finish, but the work is great!!!

[nicolasrivera]

G.B had to have a very lengthily eye exam after the W.O.M.D fiasco, I think you are entitle to one too.

Originally Posted by goodasaf

its not a convinsing finish, but the work is great!!!

[goodasaf]

Originally Posted by nicolasrivera

G.B had to have a very lengthily eye exam after the W.O.M.D fiasco, I think you are entitle to one too.

LOL i do need some glasses
but strange enough i don't see any of you experts that spotted that refin...

[nicolasrivera]

Well, that is because its perfect!

Originally Posted by goodasaf

LOL i do need some glasses
but strange enough i don't see any of you experts that spotted that refin...

[alk-3]

Thanks to everyone for the very kind remarks. I'm really happy that everyone (or almost everyone) seems to be enjoying the pictures. Again, a special thanks to the owner for allowing it!
Here are a few more photos I took today of an all original 1957 ES-225 this one is near mint. Almost perfect factory finish with just the slightest checking here and there. The file marks are still on the fretboard even. Anyway, the finish might be a bit to 'grainy" for goodasaf, but this time he can blame the fine forks at Kalamazoo

[nicolasrivera]

man, Tom, did that pine just came out of the production line!!! Impeccable!

[decoy205]

DAMN TOM! When does the coffee table book come out???

[nicolasrivera]

great idea!!!

Originally Posted by decoy205

DAMN TOM! When does the coffee table book come out???

[goodasaf]

Hi Tom, i love your work but
well, you don't see that finish grain from kalamazoo do you??

[alk-3]

Originally Posted by goodasaf

Hi Tom, i love your work but
well, you don't see that finish grain from kalamazoo do you??

Do you mean the little stippling? that's in the maple (mostly… the finish on the 50's guitars was only sanded with a rough sanding, which you can see in the reflections on 'mint' examples, then the whole thing was sprayed down with retarder to melt away the sanding marks, and the over spraying of the retarder sometimes causes a slight orange peel look, but finer than orange peel) it's just the way the wood and finish is supposed to look. the finish also sinks back and reveals all the grain, and with a closed pore wood it reveals this specific graining. the back does the same, but a bit more pronounced with the open pore structure of the wood. all this is discussed in the book "Gibson Guitars: Ted McCarty's Golden Era 1948-1966" which I recommend if you are interested in this stuff, which you apparently are.
All maple is different, and the lacquer sinks into the grain differently, but that's the way it is unfortunately (or fortunately, depending how you see it). Even your brand new guitar will eventually look this way in time. this doesn't happen to EVERY guitar, but none of them have a perfectly smooth surface, that's for sure.
Anyway, If you would like to discuss the ins and outs of the way lacquer works, I'm all for it, but lets take it to PM's rather than cluttering up this photo thread.

[jonesy77777]

you're being an asshole dude, what's the agenda? I think I am going to call you badasaf from now on

[goodasaf]

Cool!!
Thanks for the answer
A

[skyeking69]

Great work Tom! very authentic finish...I'm sure the owner is very happy
with the job you did....cheers!

[RAG7890]

Originally Posted by goodasaf

LOL i do need some glasses
but strange enough i don't see any of you experts that spotted that refin...

I could probably spot a refin.........................but in this case why be a smart ass & say it when I already knew it was a refin, so there was nothing to spot.

[Red Pharoah]

Great work Tom B! I'll be sending you some work soon!!

Red Pharoah

[767400]

Very nice. Thanks for the great pictures Tom.

[dretot]

[quote=alk-3;3732814]Hey everyone. I thought you guys might like to see this guitar. It's an 'uncirculated' burst that I've had in the shop for the last few (several) weeks. It's not all that often that these come through the shop, so I took the opportunity to photograph it well, as well as document every last detail about it. Most of the hardware is original, but the pickups and rings in these photos are reproduction - the owner had the originals with him at the time of the photo session.
Many thanks to the kind owner of this one for allowing these photos to be shown!
This is from 1959. No breaks, no funky routs, no real surprises. I hope you guys like it!














The fretboard is amazing. So worn in that it almost looks scalloped and such a waxy look. It must be so comfortable to play.

Thanks Tom and cheers to the owner for sharing.

dre

[GuitarMechanic]

good God almighty Alk the 225 bout made me you know what in my jeans