Gibson guitars sunburst colors6/15/2023 ![]() ![]() Factory records suggest that the color was originally used in ’57 as a one-off on an ES-295. The bold departure signalled by the gold finish of 1952 had no real follow-up until the inception of Cherry Red on the re-styled Les Paul Special and Junior in ’58. While competitors like Fender, Gretsch, Harmony, and Rickenbacker were happy to broaden their range of finishes with colorful shades, Gibson stuck to its (more-traditional) guns. It wasn’t averse to custom work or colorful finishes, but saw them more as a consequence of its wider range of stringed instruments – acoustics, electrics, and associated clientele. Unlike its rival from the West Coast, Gibson did not readily embrace the concept of offering custom-color finishes. ’64 Firebird I in (aged) Inverness Green.
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