![]() ![]() The dark tone is due to the electronics and pickups used at the time, at least that's what I think. I have a '79 silverburst and I've played many other Customs from the same time period and they pretty much all sound the same. So, any definitive knowledge on the subject? So, I know some of you know more about how these were made back in the '70's and '80's. I could have sworn that the original metallic paint contained some chemical that was found to be harmful to the environment or something and that's why they stopped making them (that and sales sucked because people thought they were ugly, not because of some "myth" of altered tone). It's not unique to Silverbursts.Īnd isn't the metallic paint the same automotive paint as the other metallic finishes such as goldtops? Even the new Silverbursts still use metallic paint. ![]() Epiphone Les Paul SL Electric Guitar - Vintage Sunburst. Epiphone Les Paul Special VE VWCH Vintage Worn Cherry. And every other Custom yellows in the same way. Epiphone Slash AFD Les Paul Special-II Electric Guitar Outfit - Appetite Amber. In actuality, the yellowing over time is the Nitro clear coat, not the underlying paint. And that the yellowing over time is the metallic paint changing." You know, the one about "the metallic flake in the paint oxidizes over time and changes the way the guitar sounds by interfering with the magnetic field of the pickups and electronics. I'm talking to a guy on another forum who swears that the Silverburst "myth" is true.
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