tulk1 Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I've suddenly got a hankrin' to see some Antique Sunburst Finishes. It's one I'm not all that familiar with. I've seen Kuz's beautiful 555 in ASB, but that is the only one that I actually knew it was ASB. Just wondering who else has this finish. Why not post a pic or two or three? (getting close 2998)
SouthpawGuy Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I've suddenly got a hankrin' to see some Antique Sunburst Finishes. It's one I'm not all that familiar with. I've seen Kuz's beautiful 555 in ASB, but that is the only one that I actually knew it was ASB. Just wondering who else has this finish. Why not post a pic or two or three? (getting close 2998) I thought your Prospect was ASB ? I know mine is ...
SouthpawGuy Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I've suddenly got a hankrin' to see some Antique Sunburst Finishes. It's one I'm not all that familiar with. I've seen Kuz's beautiful 555 in ASB, but that is the only one that I actually knew it was ASB. Just wondering who else has this finish. Why not post a pic or two or three? (getting close 2998) ... and there was me thinking you were just trying to push up your post count
Kuz Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 ... and there was me thinking you were just trying to push up your post count OK.... pushing...
FredZepp Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 These are a couple of pics showing the more brown tone. Mine really changes to a red in a brighter light....
SouthpawGuy Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 This one is also ASB, it's written on the label
tulk1 Posted November 9, 2009 Author Posted November 9, 2009 Nice guitars!! Altho', why is John's so much darker than all the other pictures? From the photos, that color isn't quite what I thought it was. According to the Heritage swatch, it's much darker than most of the guitars shown. Except for John's. Heritage swatch. (almost there!! 2999)
FredZepp Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I know that in the case of my 150, it is really light reactive. That is, that it reacts to light by becoming more transparent and more red. When viewed in a dim room lighting , it appears darker and more brown, although.. I'm not sure as dark as John's. I wonder if his becomes lighter and more red when in brighter lighting? His pic seems pretty well illuminated...
pegleg32 Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Here's one just came on the Bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Heritage-H-535-ASB-Gui...=item1e5913de54
tulk1 Posted November 10, 2009 Author Posted November 10, 2009 Hmmm, starting to think it's got too much yellow and red for me. Was thinking of getting a new guitar with this finish. May have to rethink it. Thanks for posting all the pics. As if y'all didn't like the excuse.
Kuz Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Southpaw's and mine are what I think of when I see ASB. The others look much more like ALSB (Almond Sun burst). It's almost as if the others have been mislabeled ASB, when they should be ALSB.
SouthpawGuy Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Southpaw's and mine are what I think of when I see ASB. The others look much more like ALSB (Almond Sun burst). It's almost as if the others have been mislabeled ASB, when they should be ALSB. Has happened before ... if I remember correctly a HOC member has (had ?) two guitars both labelled the same but actually two different colours, can't think who the member is though.
SouthpawGuy Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Hmmm, starting to think it's got too much yellow and red for me. Was thinking of getting a new guitar with this finish. May have to rethink it. Thanks for posting all the pics. As if y'all didn't like the excuse. There is absolutely no red in mine whatsoever, in any light. The pictures I posted above are the closest to the guitars real colour, (photos taken indoors with natural light). Here are a few taken indoors with natural and artificial light, (it was falling dark at the time). .. and finally a few taken by Brent, ( maybe flash to one side ? ) It seems to look more yellow in the flash / artificial light shots, but has no red in any light.
fxdx99 Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Hmmm, starting to think it's got too much yellow and red for me. Was thinking of getting a new guitar with this finish. May have to rethink it. Thanks for posting all the pics. As if y'all didn't like the excuse. Well then, how about Vintage Sunbursst? Or Sunset Burst?... Or did someone say Almond Sunburst?... (Yeh, like I needed the excuse to post pics...
FredZepp Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 I was surprised at DC Rons ASB , next to a ALSB and looking very similiar.... (nice guitars, BTW) Mine shown is a '92 maybe they changed at some point. In person mine definitely looks brown, pretty much a tobacco sunburst. SouthPawGuy's first post is much darker than mine though...(man, he has a lot of nice axes...) Mine does say ASB on the label also... The second pic shows it looking brown, next to a VSB. The third pic is in bright sunlight.. I notice that the red seems to coming out on ones with a thick (not lam) flamed top under light... maybe they absorb the stain or refract the light differently...?
zookroo1 Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 How close is Old Style Sunburst to ASB? Looks closer than ALSB does on the website.
smurph1 Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 There is absolutely no red in mine whatsoever, in any light. The pictures I posted above are the closest to the guitars real colour, (photos taken indoors with natural light). Here are a few taken indoors with natural and artificial light, (it was falling dark at the time). .. and finally a few taken by Brent, ( maybe flash to one side ? ) It seems to look more yellow in the flash / artificial light shots, but has no red in any light. ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!
pegleg32 Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Looks to me like the results of staining the wood is more art than science. I know in the small amount of woodworking I have done, the type of wood makes a huge difference, the grain makes some difference, how much the stain has "thickened" and/or settled while in the can. Lots of variables in the process. Part of what makes Heritage unique I would say.
Kuz Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 I was surprised at DC Rons ASB , next to a ALSB and looking very similiar.... (nice guitars, BTW)Mine shown is a '92 maybe they changed at some point. In person mine definitely looks brown, pretty much a tobacco sunburst. SouthPawGuy's first post is much darker than mine though...(man, he has a lot of nice axes...) Mine does say ASB on the label also... The second pic shows it looking brown, next to a VSB. The third pic is in bright sunlight.. I notice that the red seems to coming out on ones with a thick (not lam) flamed top under light... maybe they absorb the stain or refract the light differently...? Mine looks tobacco sunburst as well. I also agree maybe they changed the color. Mine is a 2006, so maybe the newer ASB are more tobacco sunburst than the older ASB.
SouthpawGuy Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Mine looks tobacco sunburst as well. I also agree maybe they changed the color. Mine is a 2006, so maybe the newer ASB are more tobacco sunburst than the older ASB. My Prospect dates from 2001 .... and the VIP2 is a 1986 model. Wouldn't that make the newer ASBs' redder ? B) My 575 on the other hand is OSB, Old Style Burst, and is appropriately dark, with no red at all.
SouthpawGuy Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! Thanks ! I was blessed with that one, I bought it used off Craigslist in almost dead mint condition for a steal. ( with assistance from well known HOC members of course. )
tulk1 Posted November 10, 2009 Author Posted November 10, 2009 It's the lean towards red and the yellow interior that is getting me. Definitely some variance between the colors. Which I would expect, of course. Really depends on who's shooting it, I'd think. I could handle a browner finish, than a red finish. After all, it'll be a custom ordered guitar. So gotta get what I want. The problem is conveying to the 'zoo what I see in my mind. What I'd like is a finish somewhere between the Millie NFH OSB and my 535 ALSB. Which is what I thought the ASB would be.
Kuz Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 It's the lean towards red and the yellow interior that is getting me. Definitely some variance between the colors. Which I would expect, of course. Really depends on who's shooting it, I'd think. I could handle a browner finish, than a red finish. After all, it'll be a custom ordered guitar. So gotta get what I want. The problem is conveying to the 'zoo what I see in my mind. What I'd like is a finish somewhere between the Millie NFH OSB and my 535 ALSB. Which is what I thought the ASB would be. There you go trying that "thinking" thing again. I don't understand it either. My 555 looks exactly like the sample on the Heritage web site and again my 555 is a '06 or'07, so again maybe they changed the color of Antique Sun burst after '06-'07 to the color of what my guitar is. I would describe my Antique sun burst 555 as a cross between "tiger eye" and "tobacco burst". Hope it helps, maybe a call to Heritage is in order to clarify if they changed the color a couple years back.
DC Ron Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 I know that in the case of my 150, it is really light reactive. That is, that it reacts to light by becoming more transparent and more red. When viewed in a dim room lighting , it appears darker and more brown, although.. I'm not sure as dark as John's. I wonder if his becomes lighter and more red when in brighter lighting? His pic seems pretty well illuminated... I agree that ASB pops out as more orange to yellow under flash. Under natural light it looks more honey to brown.
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