They'll go to great lengths to avoid the use of the word SUNBURST

[ilan]

One-off LH 330 "Amber Montezuma Brown/BT". Oh come on. It's just 3-tone sunburst. Now go spray a bass like that.

[Granny Gremlin]

[gearHed289]

Not a bad looking guitar, but odd name for the color. Why not Autumn FireGlo or something? R tailpiece is a little awkward on a lefty. The player can read it I guess. 

[Thornton Davis]

That just doesn't look right.

TD

[Rob]

That just doesn't look right.

TD

Not even for a lefty

[Dave W]

Next thing you know, they'll be calling black Jetglo. 

Too much red in that burst.

[Jeff Scott]

Too much red in that burst.

It probably looks much better in the paint.  Bursts can be difficult to make look correct in a photograph.

[doombass]

R tailpiece is a little awkward on a lefty. The player can read it I guess. 

Solution = Reverse "R"

[BTL]

Three Tone Sunglo...I like it.

[Dave W]

Solution = Reverse "R"

Better solution: replace the R tailpiece with the old style that doesn't suddenly shatter as the R tailpieces sometimes do.

[ilan]

If the R tailpiece didn't shatter and the 4000 series tailpiece didn't tail-lift and the bridge was adjustable without removing the strings, if the volume pots were on top and the tone pots at the bottom as logic dictates, if the pickguard was vinyl and didn't crack when you raise the neck pickup, if pre-85 rods didn't crack the neck when adjusted like any other bass on the planet, if the Grovers didn't fall apart, if the bridge pickup could be raised or lowered without affecting the handrest height, if the fretboard wasn't so heavily lacquered, if the neck pickup's volume didn't drop when you bend a string, if the bridge allowed you to palm-mute, if the manufacturer offered more than 4 clichéd finishes or, dare I say, a custom shop - then what would we love so much about these basses?

[Dave W]

All true.    But back in the old days at RRF, I used to smile every time an exploding R tailpiece was reported b/c JH was so insistent that it was a myth.

[Pilgrim]

Looks a lot like my early 70's Univox....

[copacetic]

Ilan, that's why I have a Carlo Robelli. Matsumoku made in 70's. Still stock. I know, I know. But they were craftsmen/fanatics down to the last detail and the only corner cut was bolt on.

[Pilgrim]

Ilan, that's why I have a Carlo Robelli. Matsumoku made in 70's. Still stock. I know, I know. But they were craftsmen/fanatics down to the last detail and the only corner cut was bolt on.

Exactly. That Univox is a Matsumoku product and is very well made.