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Regular readers will know already that the Burns Flyte is one of my favourite guitar designs. Here's a UK-made prototype for a reissue from 1999, and doesn't it look fantastic? I wonder if the the neck is just a generic Burns scroll neck; I would have thought they'd have reverted to the original spear-shaped Flyte headstock had this model gone into production. Note also the Wilkinson trem, Burns Ultrasonic humbuckers (made by Bill Lawrence), and the Tele-like control panel - all something of a departure for the Flyte. However, the whole guitar is still a whole lot nicer than the eventual Far Eastern-made Flyte reissue which featured an unnecesary cutaway on the body and a more Brian May-like headstock shape.
Currently listed on eBay with a starting bid of £1,790.
G L Wilson
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Burns UK Flyte 1999 prototype - a reissue that, sadly, never came to be
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Currently listed on eBay with a starting bid of £1,790.
G L Wilson
© 2014, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - the blog that goes all the way to 11!
Please read our photo and content policy.
- 1977 Burns "jubilee" Flyte With Faded Uk Union Flag Finish
guitarz.blogspot.com: As I have mentioned many times in the past on this blog, I am a big fan of the Burns Flyte guitar, even though the only time I have actually seen one up close and personal was last year when my band was playing a psychedelic festival...
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guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's another bizarre doubleneck instrument, this time it's a Burns guitar/bass combination. Although it has genuine 1960s Burns parts, we do not know for sure its back-story. The seller believes that it was possibly made...
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