The Beauty of the ‘Burst is the definitive historical rock journey of THE most magnificent solid-body guitar in the world, the Les Paul ‘Burst, or Sunburst electric guitar.
The Beauty of the ‘Burst written by Yasuhiko Iwanade and Ted McCarty, both equally respected and qualified to write such an informative and entertaining book. Yasuhiko Iwanade is a renowned collector of Gibson ‘Bursts in Japan and Ted McCarty was President of Gibson Guitar Corporation from 1950 up until 1966. The first part of the book takes you through Gibson’s critical years of development of the Les Paul Sunburst electric guitar; 1958, 1959 and 1960. This is the period that became known as ‘Gibson’s golden age’.
The heart of the book chronicles the ‘Science Of The ‘Burst’ details and references the processes that create a Sunburst electric guitar. Specifically the technique of color layering, which provides a great insight into the Sunburst methods used by Gibson. This chapter then leads into; Study Of The Figure – 3 Dimensional Phenomenon, The Heart Of The ‘Burst, Hardware, From Gold Top to Sunburst, Structure Of The ‘Burst and Voice of The ‘Burst and Facts Of The ‘Burst. From raw materials, to the physics of the technical specifications, to the exact assembly methods of the guitars, we are given all the nitty gritty details.
The final part of the book contains ‘Burst Talk’ which is a section dedicated to eight interviews with qualified top aficionados of Sunburst guitars, owners, authors and dealers; Billy Gibbons lead guitarist with ZZ Top, John Clardy, Vic Da Pra, Perry Margouleff, Ichiro Kato, Albert Molinaro, Ronny Proler, and Tom Wittrock. These interviews give an amazing insight into their knowledge and amazing collections of Les Paul Gibson ‘Bursts.
The book then details a list of key model Serial Numbers, with the final pages of the book noting Sunburst Les Paul phraseology. This is a terrific collectors resource as well as a great tribute to the greatest, iconic instruments of the 20th century.If you are just about to buy your first Gibson Les Paul guitar, this book helps you to identify the unique attributes that you should look for with your first purchase. Width, weight, aging and highlights the flame.
For the collector who pays top dollar for ’58 – ’60 Gibson Les Paul due to each guitars’ individuality and uniqueness of the wood pattern and coloration of the Sunburst finish. This book provides a wealth of information for vintage collectors and clearly points out what to look for when investing in such a fine and worth while instrument.
Where ever you are on your journey with Sunburst Gibson guitars, this book puts us all on the same page. In awe! Without doubt this is the most complete book ever written and published about Gibson Sunburst guitars. If you are into Gibson ‘Bursts, I guarantee you will love this book. It contains a wealth of technical information and a bank of the best Gibson photographic images ever compiled in a single book. The color photos of the most beautiful vintage Les Paul ‘Bursts gives a lavishly illustrated history of the Gibson company.
The clear and simple layout of the book works well and is printed to high standard on gloss paper, which is crucial as it is a show casefor the presentation of guitars. Once you do manage to put this book down, I guarantee you will pick it up again and again and you’ll keep referring back to it with passion and enthusiasm, a bit like a Gibson guitar.
Health Warning: Could possibly turn your interest in the worlds’ most iconic guitar into an obsession. Rare, much loved andhighlysought after, the Gibson Les Paul Sunburst electric guitar.
Awesome! I can’t recommend this enough! A must have for any Les Paul Sunburst electric guitar fan.
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Soft back: 224 pages Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches Published by: Hal Leonard 1999 Language: English
