THE GUITARS OF JAMES ORMSTON BURNS

REFERENCE & RESOURCE PAGES:

 

SUPERSOUND (1958) - BURNS-WEILL (1959) - FENTON WEILL (1960-65)

ORMSTON BURNS (1960-1965) - AMPEG (1963-64) - BALDWIN (1965-69)

SHERGOLD WOODCRAFTS (1967-69) - ORMSTON (1968) - HAYMAN (1970-75)

BURNS UK (1973-77) - BURNS ACTUALIZERS (1979-82) - SHERGOLD (1975-92)

 

BURNS LONDON

TIMELINE - PUBLICITY - FACTORY

ARTIST - SONIC - VIBRA-ARTIST-DELUXE - BLACK BISON - VISTA-SONIC

BLACK BISON III - JAZZ - TR-2 - NU-SONIC - MARVIN - DOUBLE 6

BISON - VIBRASLIM - GB65 - GB66 - VIRGINIAN - BABY BISON

AMPLIFIERS - ACCESSORIES - PROTOTYPES

 

 

GB66 & GB66 DELUXE MODELS (1965-67)

GB66 GUITAR & GB66 BASS, GB66 DELUXE GUITAR

 

Introduced Summer 1965 The GB66 features high-impedence Ultra-Sonic Pickups, while the Deluxe features Bar-O-Matiks

GB66 Deluxe still offered in the 1967 Baldwin catalogue, perhaps the GB66 was discontinued mid 1966 as I have not yet seen one with the flattened scroll neck.

 

1965 Burns GB66

Serial No. 8242

 

 

 

 

 

19th May 1965 Baldwin GB66 Deluxe

Serial No. 13968

 

 

 

 

 

 

1966 Baldwin GB66

Serial No 14027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1966 Baldwin GB66 Bass

Serial No. 14079

 

 

 

 

 

1966 Baldwin GB66 Bass

Serial No. 14114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1966 Baldwin GB66

Serial No. 15726

 

 

 

 

 

1967 Baldwin GB66

Serial No. 18204

 

Note: Offset Bar-O-Matiks and weird asymmetrical Neck plate?