Another question: what does "dark" mean exactly when in front of a burst name?

[Lucky #7]

i.e. dark bengal burst, dark fire burst, etc.

Do you guys add more black grain filler or is there something else going on?  Obviously they look darker, but I guess mine is more of a mechanical question.

 

[Lucky #7]

An example of the dark bengal burst tele that prompted the question.

 

[simple]

Dark means it came out darker than normal. We weren't trying to, it just happened to come out that way. When people spec their bodies to have finished I want to try and do all I can to make sure their expectations are hard right or hard left.

 

[Lucky #7]

Cool.  It amazes me how two pieces of the same type of wood can come out completely different with the same treatments.  Thanks Gregg.