Is My Les Paul Standard a Honeyburst or Ice Tea Finish?

[Solarfire]

I just bought a 2006 Standard Plus Les Paul but it was listed as Iced Tea/Honeyburst, and I'm not sure which it is. Not that it's super important or anything, it's just nice to know in case anyone asks

 

[cincyguitar]

Nice LP dude....I like it what ever finish it is...!

 

[Solarfire]

Cheers dude. It has the Classic '57 and '57 Pro in it and it plays and sounds like a dream!

 

[El Gringo]

Looks more Honey to me than Ice Tea

 

[renderit]

Beautiful guit-fiddle youse got there Bro!

I think Ice Tea has a bit more red so I'd say honeyburst.

 

[Solarfire]

The plot thickens...

I asked Gibson what finish it is based on the serial number. They told me this...

'The serial number refers to a guitar in Ice Tea finish.'

So there you go, who'd have thunk it?

But I agree with you, it does look more honey than ice tea.

 

[Wise Guy]

Look under the pickup. They typically write it there within the model type.

 

[Scott L]

Did you get the Inspection Card that it shipped with? The model # will have the color code within it.

 

[Solarfire]

I just came across something interesting.

Gibson Les Paul in "Honey Burst" or "Iced Tea Burst"?

So I'm looking to buy a Les Paul and torn between two colors. They are similar so I'm asking the forum what they like because I can go either way. Honey Burst - It is slightly darker and has more orange. They made a lot of these. Ice Tea Burst - Light with more yellow. They did not make...

www.tdpri.com

I believe my guitar is an Ice Tea Burst as it looks identical to the bottom one in the flesh. It certainly ties in with what the Gibson rep said about the serial being associated with an Ice Tea model.

 

[Solarfire]

Okay, so I looked in the pickup cavity...

Here's a pic from another angle. It does look more honeyburst than Ice Tea. I love it, it's so unusual.