Reply With QuoteThe Madeira hang tag is curious. There was a guy who popped up here years ago with a dozen or two NOS Burnsides -- not sure why they seem to have fallen through the cracks like this.
This vintage piece of 80's craziness is a Burnside Lance. It came NIB from some store that found it that way in their store room.
This guitar is a great reminder that not all guitars can be catalog-cover custom shop Bluesbirds.
It plays well and actually sounds pretty good plugged in, but everything about it is cheap. The pots, the bridge, the build quality - they all scream "cheap import guitar". Actually the knobs are nice. The switch is not. The output jack was loose in the control cavity and was never screwed to the guitar. The way that is accomplished is dreadful.
Still, it's cool to handle a time capsule like this. Maybe someone should start a museum. The Burnsides of Bob? Any Bob's here?
1970s: [ S70 ]
1980s: [ X79-3 | 2x X80 | S270 | S281 | 2x S284 | S300 | S300A-D | Detonator | 2x Nightbird | Liberator Elite ]
1990s: [ 2x S100 | X170 | X170T | SB602F | SF IV |Bluesbird ]
2000s: [ SF III-90 | SF IV | BB-90 ]
2010s: [ NS BB ]
Amps: [ G300 | G600 ]
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The Madeira hang tag is curious. There was a guy who popped up here years ago with a dozen or two NOS Burnsides -- not sure why they seem to have fallen through the cracks like this.
'66 Starfire XII (sunburst) SOLD
'71 S-100 (natural) SOLD
'74 Starfire VI (walnut/mahogany body) TRADED
'94 X-700 (natural)
I remember that. Here's the thread: http://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/sho...d-body-guitarsOriginally Posted by kakerlak
1970s: [ S70 ]
1980s: [ X79-3 | 2x X80 | S270 | S281 | 2x S284 | S300 | S300A-D | Detonator | 2x Nightbird | Liberator Elite ]
1990s: [ 2x S100 | X170 | X170T | SB602F | SF IV |Bluesbird ]
2000s: [ SF III-90 | SF IV | BB-90 ]
2010s: [ NS BB ]
Amps: [ G300 | G600 ]
My Blogs: GADsGuilds.com | Blog | Cozy Tales
And coincidentally enough he IS named Bob.....
Al
"Time May Change the Technique of Music But Never Its Mission " - Rachmaninoff
My 1st Guild: '96 Westerly D25NT "Hally" (10-31-96 stamped on heelblock)
#2: '01 Westerly F65ce "Blondie"
#3: '03 Corona D40e Richie Havens "Richie"
All bought new!
Amazing... "There are 16 in total and none of them have ever been touched in 30 year's. They are all "new old stock" guitars in their original cases or bags and still have plastic on the pick guards." Too bad he never posted a link to the pictures. I'm not sure if I would be able to name all 16...
Ralf
The guitar is pretty cool... but, I really like the "gig bag"! Perfect for carrying the axe on the subway in NYC to an 80's Hair Band reunion.
Bill
I'm giving 2-to-1 odds you can name at least 14 of 'em.
Al
"Time May Change the Technique of Music But Never Its Mission " - Rachmaninoff
My 1st Guild: '96 Westerly D25NT "Hally" (10-31-96 stamped on heelblock)
#2: '01 Westerly F65ce "Blondie"
#3: '03 Corona D40e Richie Havens "Richie"
All bought new!
Bob is my name and I wouldn't touch that thing with a ten foot pole!
Former Guild employee and proud owner of an '82 F-30 acoustic, a '17 S-200, a '17 Bluesbird and a '15 Starfire IV.
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