Why are there no backwards-sunburst guitars?

Because a reverse burst is fugly?

[Earl49]

A few years ago Collings had a vertical burst guitar at the NAMM show (lighter bottom half, darker top when in the playing position). I called it the Tequila Sunrise burst. I forget what they called it and cannot find any images handy. It looked OK but .... weird.

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by LakewoodM32Fan

To my eye, especially the colors those ovations and adamas chose, the reverse burst makes it look like something is wrong with the wood in the middle of the soundboard. Like the wood is rotten.

Especially the first and third guitars (the lighter colored ones).

[leinad]

[QUOTE=Bigredhog;6400905]So if the sunburst was reversed wouldn’t that make it a Eclipse finish[/QUOTE

that's great-i like that!

[Tico]

Originally Posted by Wade Hampton

... By the way, Tico, I’ve been meaning to mention it to you, it’s nice to see you actively posting on the forum again.

Thanks Wade.
It's nice to be back with the gang.

[merlin666]

Originally Posted by LakewoodM32Fan

To my eye, especially the colors those ovations and adamas chose, the reverse burst makes it look like something is wrong with the wood in the middle of the soundboard. Like the wood is rotten.

Those sound boards are carbon fibre and not wood. They look very appealing to me.

[printer2]

Originally Posted by Stomp

"Reverse 'Burst" was a pretty common finish on Adamas & Ovation guitars....

It looks wrong because it looks depressed in the center. The sunburst has the middle look like it is proud of the rest of the top. At least to me.