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Price differential among finishes

syciprider

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Not sure if this can be discussed here but:

Something I always wondered about, why is it that Black Cherry Burst costs more than the other bursts when they are all .. well.. bursts? I have no knowledge about wood finishing so I am of the mind that a burst is a burst is a burst. I guess my question also extends to the white finish. Why does that cost more than the other colors?

Someone burst my bubble please and enlighten me.
 
Yeah whites a standard finish, where are you getting your prices from, I'm gonna guess not from Jack. :rolleyes:
 
Generally it would cost more to paint a burst because you have to spray the same guitar twice and be twice as careful the 2nd time. Bursts would therefore be more time consuming, and I believe the vintage burst has 3 colors, yellow - red - black, which is almost like going to 11, and therefore has a slightly higher price than the others.

That's my guess :)


The only 2 Bursts with no upcharge are the Pearl Redburst on John Petrucci's guitar and the Morse Blueburst on Steve Morse's guitar - both signature colors on Artist instruments, and therefore a bit more to begin with.
 
syciprider said:
Oh, the upcharge is for the matching headstock.
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Not if you were getting a Bongo. (nudge-nudge, ;)-;))

of course you can't get a new Bongo in white anyways. :(
 
+1 on being maple lover..

I tihnk if i ever buy a bongo itll be a fretless, since i like pau ferro...just not rosewood.
 
Is there any reason that the Bongo doesn't have a maple fretboard option??

Glenn |B)
 
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