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Newest Review: ... tri-sonic pickups, modelled on Henry Weill's pioneering devices that were fitted to the Burns Weill guitars, and his own ... more

 ... Fenton-Weill guitars. It is difficult to go far wrong with the combination of glued in necks, and all mahogany construction, and sure enough, these guitars soon found favour with players throughout the uk and beyond. Soon came a wider range- with more Fender influenced bolt on neck models, but one thing remained - the quality was always superb, having more in common with Gibson and Fender than to other English manufacturers (with the notable exception of the aforementioned Fenton-Weill, who had their moments as well) F...more

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MGEEK
Premium Review Burns Guitars in general: English guitar legends! (349 words)
by - written on 05/09/08 (Very useful, 109 readings)
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When the original Burns company was set up 1960, out of the ashes of 'Burns/Weill', there were few if any decent quality mass produced electric guitars being made in the uk. Sure, there were other companies making guitars- Watkins and Dallas spring to mind, but they were invariably of low- middling quality. The earliest guitars Burns put out set the quality level they were to be known for- the budget priced 'Sonic' model, and the more expensive Vibra Artiste. Both had two important factors in common- solid mahogany bodies, with glued in, heel-less necks, and powerful tri-sonic pickups, modelled on Henry Weill's pioneering devices that were fitted to the Burns ...  Read the complete review

jim1845
Premium Review Lets take a look at the picture of music (357 words)
by - written on 03/02/07 (Useful, 276 readings)
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I have 3 bass guitars. I have a 5 string Ibanez GT series which cost me £195. A 4 string Peavey International series which cost me £150 and a 4 string Gibson Flying V which cost me £300. In this review I'm gonna tell you about these 3 basses and what I thought of them. Let's take a look inside. Ibanez GT:- This Ibanez was the first bass I got and the first bass I practised with. It isn't a very good bass to start off with if your a beginner, because its a 5 string. It had a very sharp sound when it was all tuned up with the starting strings until I put my own on which made it sound even much better. When I started recording the sound was great. Its tone ...  Read the complete review

 
Burns Guitars in general