Ugliest guitar finishes

[Musiscience]

I mean, it's gotta be Antigua burst right?

I can smell 35 years of 2 packs per day through the screen.

Another pic of Antigua Burst:

 

[mastapimp]

Lazy sponge finishes:

Anything bukkake-burst:

Wet Saran Wrap finish:

 

[Thesius]

Clownbursts and those biker black Ibanez models

 

[ElRay]

I like my burl top

Your burl top reminds me more of a Rorschach test than a burl!

I see a wolf with a snarl behind the trem.

 

[Zado]

I like my burl top
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But I do agree a lot of them are gross and a ton of the burst that are getting put on them are disgusting too

 

[CapinCripes]

Like I know it probably looks better in person but eerie dess swirl always fell flat for me.

 

[Sleazy_D]

Anything that has see through black Cherry quilt with that the hideous Pearl/shell outlining of the entire guitar. In fact, any guitar with the ugly seashell lining should perish. Different strokes for different folks I guess. Always an instant hellllllll naaaawww for me.

 

[Viginez]

for me mostly green finishes

 

[Seabeast2000]

I can smell 35 years of 2 packs per day through the screen.

Another pic of Antigua Burst:

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Yeah something about that triggers a "this used to be finished natural wood then we painted over it in the early 60s and smoked in the house a lot" vibe. I don't know, I am reminded of 60s versions of interiors of the Old West on TV/movies for some reason.

 

[7stringDemon]

This one gets a pretty big "yikes" from me.

 

[Taikatatti]

Whatever this is. Yak

 

[spudmunkey]

Whatever this is. Yak

In its defence, it's upside down, so it looks like a convoluted mess. When it's rotated the "right" left way, you can at least resolve some of the graphical elements of the image.

 

[KentBrockman]

Cheap guitars get shitty finishes and cheapo veneers, so it's par the course.

What blows my mind is when nice guitars get terrible finishes.

ESP USA is a pretty big offender for me.

That second looks super cool though

 

[Fenriswolf]

Like I know it probably looks better in person but eerie dess swirl always fell flat for me.

 

[Crungy]

That instantly makes me think of the line "Marijuana is not an addiction, I used to suck dick for coke" and the guy in the background "I seen it!"

 

[Fenriswolf]

That instantly makes me think of the line "Marijuana is not an addiction, I used to suck dick for coke" and the guy in the background "I seen it!"

I mean, I've always said I'm not addicted to anything, I've never sucked dick for it. And I'm bi, so that feels like I'm saying something.

 

[John]

Whatever the fuck this is
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Herpesburst

 

[John]

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[odibrom]

... I think that, with the exception of a few, we could fit the entire Kiesel catalogue in this tread...

 

[Fenriswolf]

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As much as a Les Paul guy, I have to agree with Ed on this one...