Some common types include "vintage sunburst", which is golden yellow in the very center and black around the edges, "cherry sunburst" - which is a golden yellow at the very center and cherry red towards the edges, "tobacco sunburst", which is golden yellow in the very center and brown around the edges, and "three-color sunburst," which fades from golden yellow at the center through a layer of red and finally to black around the edges. There are various types of sunburst finishes. Some vintage mandolins made by Gibson actually had a burst style finish achieved with stain that was wiped on to the top of the instrument and sometimes the back as well but sprayed tinted nitrocellulose lacquer later proved to be a faster way to achieve a burst finish. It was originally intended to imitate an aged German finish, as applied to classical string instruments such as violins, as well as to enable the use of wood with less attractive edge grain on high-end instruments. Among the best known examples of a sunburst finish are the Gibson Les Paul guitars and the Fender Stratocaster.
At the center of a sunburst-finished surface is an area of lighter color (often showing the wood grain underneath) that darkens gradually towards the edges before hitting a dark rim. Sunburst is a style of finishing for musical instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars and electric basses. A Fender SRV Signature Stratocaster electric guitar in a three-color sunburst finish.
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