Burns 4 pickup Bison.....Whaaaat!?

For any discussion specifically about Burns guitars

Moderators: David Martin, dave robinson, Iain Purdon, George Geddes

Burns 4 pickup Bison.....Whaaaat!?

Postby burnsbonkers » Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:54 pm

Check this out.......

http://www.bognor.co.uk/lifestyle/enter ... _1_2786128

Arrrggh!
Makes you feel ill!
Pat.
burnsbonkers
 

Re: Burns 4 pickup Bison.....Whaaaat!?

Postby RUSSET » Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:51 am

If I recollect correctly,from being there when these models first came out, the original 'Black Bison' did have four pickups. I dont know why they say in the article that they were made in the USA, though ?

Tony.
RUSSET
 

Re: Burns 4 pickup Bison.....Whaaaat!?

Postby StuartD » Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:21 pm

Whoever damaged that has cost themselves a lot of money!!
The 49 story is correct!!

Regards

Stu
User avatar
StuartD
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:21 am
Full Real Name: Stuart Duffy

Re: Burns 4 pickup Bison.....Whaaaat!?

Postby Bill Bowley » Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:45 am

Here it is from an original advert:
:roll:
Attachments
BlackBison1zbe.jpg
(55.45 KiB) Downloaded 16084 times
Bill Bowley
 

Re: Burns 4 pickup Bison.....Whaaaat!?

Postby HAIRY » Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:11 pm

There is a happy ending to this story. The attached picture shows The Beast after renovation:
IMG_2227.jpg
(151.62 KiB) Downloaded 15994 times
HAIRY
 
Posts: 55
Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:44 pm
Full Real Name: Harry Ellis

Re: Burns 4 pickup Bison.....Whaaaat!?

Postby Bill Bowley » Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:14 am

Good to see! ;)
Bill Bowley
 

Re: Burns 4 pickup Bison.....Whaaaat!?

Postby ErikMAMS » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:50 am

Hi Bill
Thanks for posting the original advert.
I have sent you a PM.
ErikMAMS
 

Re: Burns 4 pickup Bison.....Whaaaat!?

Postby RayL » Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:02 pm

Harry,
You have made a wonderful job of restoring the guitar.

Sending PM

Ray
User avatar
RayL
 
Posts: 1256
Joined: Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:25 pm
Location: Carshalton, Surrey
Full Real Name: Ray Liffen

Re: Burns 4 pickup Bison.....Whaaaat!?

Postby mgeek » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:09 pm

Awesome! Lovely to see it finished...

I recall seeing this on ebay at the time it first cropped up and feeling decidedly queasy, so it's great to see such a brilliant looking rebuild! ;)
mgeek
 
Posts: 127
Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:44 pm
Full Real Name: will thompson

Re: Burns 4 pickup Bison.....Whaaaat!?

Postby Graylion » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:40 pm

Thanks for posting my original scan of the advert Bill! The previous owner of that guitar was obviously a Butcher by trade. Rumour has it that his head has been seen on a pike at the entrance to the town! :lol: As you all know (?) the original finish was eggshell/satin black - not gloss, although over the years they would get shiny from use. I had the privilege of fondling a new one in 1962! Earning £25 a month meant that I could never afford to buy one, so went for the secondhand Vibra Artiste instead! At £62 I had to buy it on Hire Purchase (as we did with everything in those days). It's equivalent in today's money is about £1,100! :shock: If anyone wants to restore the gold plating on theirs, see my new posting about it.

Cheers, Lionel
Graylion
 

Next

Return to Burns

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 11 guests

Ads by Google
These advertisements are selected and placed by Google to assist with the cost of site maintenance.
ShadowMusic is not responsible for the content of external advertisements.