By the mid 60’s Burns was a dominant name in the UK. The Virginian was the last guitar Jim Burns designed for his company,
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MORE →By the mid 60’s Burns was a dominant name in the UK. The Virginian was the last guitar Jim Burns designed for his company,
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MORE →Gretsch Clipper 6186 Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1958
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MORE →Like a Southern Jumbo, the Gibson Northern Jumbo features a slope-shouldered dreadnought body, with a Sitka Spruce top and Mahogany for the back, sides and neck. The fingerboard and bridge are Rosewood, with Mother of Pearl used for the inlays. A Firestripe type pickguard was stock. The top has a sunburst finish, on some promotional materials referred to as ‘Maple BUrst’, and the body has a dark tint. The rear of the headstock carries a decal of a Maple Leaf and ‘Limited Edition’ below. The truss rod cover is engraved ‘NORTHERN JUMBO’. As typical of Gibson acoustics of the period, an L R Baggs pickup system is discreetly installed, and the tuners are Grover Roto-Matics with nickel finish.
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MORE →The Fender Stratocaster Plus was one of the key developments following the 1985 sale of Fender by CBS to its management, which didn’t include the historic Fullerton plant. The Strat Plus features Lace Sensor pickups, a Wilkinson roller nut and two-post trem bridge.
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MORE →The Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins appeared in 1954 as a 16 inch wide 2.75 inch deep, single cutaway double pickup model, but for 1962 the new closed ElectroTone body provided a second cutaway shallower depth at 2.25 inches and faux F-Holes.
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MORE →When the Gibson ES-355 appeared alongside the ES-335 and ES-345 appeared in 1958, they were a hit and the ES-335 was the top of the line, with all the extras included as standard. As stock, it always included a vibrato tailpiece – either a Bigsby, a Maestro Vibrola, or the all-new Sideways Vibrola. In addition, the ES-355 was wired in ‘Stereo’ with two jacks so each pickup could go to a separate amplifier or channel.
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