MY FINISHED BURNS GB66

[marcomadeira]

hi all please tell me what you think of my finished Burns gb66 .......after alot of time and a bit of money think my baby looks amazing ......just turned down an offer of 3k .....as i dont want to sell it as its a rear beast and in 1 years time it will be 50 years old .........

[ecca]

It looks beautiful.

[mgeek]

just turned down an offer of 3k

No you didn't.

[burnsbonkers]

You were offered 3k!? Wow.
Anyone want a 100 percent complete BURNS MADE gb66?.
5K if anyone wants It!

[ErikMAMS]

Hi mark
Turned out nice.

Personally I wouldn't be totally happy with it with the two holes visable though - but that's probaby just me.
I think I would have spent a custom replica plate with a less deep cut out (cut out deep as possible, but with the edge of the plate just covering the holes). The plate wouldn't be totally original I know, but I think the style and overall appearance would remain "original" - and most importantly (to me) without the holes to catch the eye. No offence meant, just my personal view.

As for the (sales) value - I'm not sure. Unless my memory is letting me down there's been a number on ebay in the last 6 - 12 months, most of them not selling for even a lower minimum. Value/money aside I wouldn't mind having one and could easily find room for it

Erik

[piecrusty]

Hi Mark,

As an another recovering 'Burnsaholic', I have to say that what you have done to restore this guitar is excellent and a real credit to you, it looks absolutely beautiful...........enjoy it!

Let me be the last to judge on value, however I recently tried to sell my all original January 1962 Gretsch 6120DC, I was looking for around £2350.00 for it but couldnt get any interest even around the £2000.00 level, so I shall hang on till the market picks up.

Cheers,
Mark (piecrusty)

[JimN]

Personally I wouldn't be totally happy with it with the two holes visable though - but that's probaby just me. I think I would have spent a custom replica plate with a less deep cut out (cut out deep as possible, but with the edge of the plate just covering the holes). The plate wouldn't be totally original I know, but I think the style and overall appearance would remain "original" - and most importantly (to me) without the holes to catch the eye. No offence meant, just my personal view.

My thought exactly. The holes are unsightly.

[mgeek]

Those holes wouldn't be visible if the OP Had just stuck with the scratchplate that was already there, and just gone with the fact this was originally a rare variant on the 'deluxe' version of this guitar.

See thread:

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=9823

Utter madness. And let's face it- it's simply a lie that he was offered 3k for this. Why would anyone offer that money when you could buy four, unmessed with examples for the same price.

A shame. This isn't quite up there with the thread on a restoration forum I go on where someone stripped a 50s Martin because 'the finish was all cracked', but it's in the same spirit.

[chtiburnsman]

HI
I also have this model, it is a fantastic guitar that I would never sellhttp://chtiburnsman.e-monsite.com/album/burns-gb66-deluxe-1965/