Burns Guitars on Andertons Vid

Creed_Clicks · July 2023

Mr Anderton is the owner or co owner of Burns now right? Some cracking models here. I like the short scale model.
Also there are 24.75 and 25.5 12 strings. Interesting.....
Bass VI also sounds pretty nice.

steer · July 2023

Burns have always been a bit of an odd leftfield choice in my opinion. I quite like the eccentricity of them.

Creed_Clicks · July 2023

Yeah, they are their own thing for sure.

Sesh · July 2023

Ever since seeing Gaz Coombes with one I've hankered after a green burst Burns something or other. Guitar guitar having the shortscale bass 6 at £299 doesn't help alleviate the gas.

barnstorm · July 2023

'We're doing some cool stuff with Burns but in the meantime buy these' is a strange sales pitch!

Wonder if the promise of a more accurate reissue means we'll get the 23 3/8in scale? I'd find that hard to resist.

hollywoodrox · July 2023

I’ve always found them not to my taste

Offset · July 2023

Give me an original Scorpion and I'd be a happy chappy. As for the new ones... meh.

Voxsupertwin · July 2023

Way back when I was a lad in the 50’s, Burns guitars were well respected, good to play, good action, pickups and fine vibrato arms…..nicer guitars than Hofners…. Colorama, V series etc …..and Fender/Gibson weren’t available due to post WW2 restrictions…..I had a White 1876 Artist….excellent bit of kit….

Offset · July 2023

Voxsupertwin said:

I had a White 1876 Artist….excellent bit of kit….

I had no idea they'd been around that long.

Voxsupertwin · July 2023

Offset said:

Voxsupertwin said:

I had a White 1876 Artist….excellent bit of kit….

I had no idea they'd been around that long.

Yes……!!!!…..the most desirable model was the 4 pickup Black Bison…..only 57 made I think

1961 Burns Black Bison 4 pickup RARE!
https://reverb.com/item/3138650-1961-burns-black-bison-4-pickup-rare?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=3138650

Voxsupertwin · July 2023

Check this out from 1964

Creed_Clicks · July 2023

It's trashy alt, indie, noisy rock I'd be using one for. Dave Simpson also demoed the short scale guitar.

JezWynd · July 2023

It would be great if they brought back the Rez O Tone bridge. I've never had a chance to play one but they're a bizarre idea that I presume must have worked. The recent versions with standard bridges have none of the quirky charm of the originals.

guitarjack66 · July 2023

Voxsupertwin said:

Check this out from 1964

Great song.

guitars4you · July 2023

Never played any Burns, from any era, that feels like I want to own it - Hate the trem and just don't like the way the guitars feel/play - They will of course suit some players, but for me they are a total no no

JayGee · July 2023

Flyte reissue incoming? :-)

GSPBASSES · July 2023

Voxsupertwin said:

Check this out from 1964

You just beat me to it.

The lead guitarist in the band I played in the mid 60s played a Burns Marvin.

guitars4you · July 2023

GSPBASSES said:

Voxsupertwin said:

Check this out from 1964

You just beat me to it.

Agree a great song - Crikey all 3 have their guitars high - Mark King style

Henrytwang · July 2023

I don’t know anything about the current range of Burns guitars but I do have three from the era when Barry Gibson was brand the owner. My three guitars are a Marvin, Bison and a Cobra, the Marvin was quite an expensive instrument but the Bison and Cobra were really quite affordable. I like all three guitars and enjoy playing them, they’re a bit different from most of the other bolt on neck guitars around and are built to a very high standard.

UHAS · July 2023

Hmmmmm, Is it just me, or do the lead singer of the Honeycombs and Mr Anderton, look quite similar? Some weird time travel going on

Offset · July 2023

guitarjack66 said:

Voxsupertwin said:

Check this out from 1964

Great song.

...covered by The Dead End Kids in the late '70s :-)

GSPBASSES · July 2023

About six years ago, I was approached by Bow Finishing could I make a couple of Burns bodies for them. It turns out that who ever owned Burns at the time was bringing the guitars over from the Far East. They needed a left-handed one and a green body, that were not in the current batch that had come over from the Far East. It was a pain in the arse to make them, lots of different jigs, to be honest with you, I wish I never agreed to do it.

Teflon · July 2023

GSPBASSES said:

About six years ago, I was approached by Bow Finishing could I make a couple of Burns bodies for them. It turns out that who ever owned Burns at the time ............

That would be Barry Gibson. He revived the company in the 90's , bringing Jim Burns on board as a consultant, and remained in charge 'till he sold the company in 2020. They produced some beautiful instruments - I currently have 5 and am desparately trying to resist he purchase of another I've seen, but can't really justify.

Cliff

prowla · July 2023

There was a Burns Scorpion at the Brizzle Guitar Show in April - it was a bit of a beast.

I have the Burns I wanted; I've only ever seen two of them: one in Carlsbro Sound in the 70s/80s and the one I bought last year.

roberty · September 2023

25% off the Burns range at the moment

https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/burns-guitars

Gassing over the SSJ short scale. I think one of the 12 strings would be more useful though. Also it is easier to remove 6 strings from a 12 string than it is to add 6 more to a 6

roberty · September 2023

Ordered the short scale 12 string

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