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)

 

FENTON-WEILL

OVERVIEW - STREAMLINE - DE LUXE - TUXMASTER - AMERICAN RANGE

TWISTER RANGE - DUALMASTER - SPECTRATONE - FIBRATONE

HOHNER - BELL - DALLAS - ADVERTS

 

 

The Twister Range, 1962

Introduced in July 1962, 'The Twister' model featured EKO pickups and pickguard assemblies, while the Twistmaster, Triple-Twistmaster, and Stereo-Twistmaster were the Weill-made pickup-equipped Twister-styled equivalents which were offered to complement the original 'Super Streamline' American Label range of solids.

 

 

1962 FENTON-WEILL Twister

Serial No. 2666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1962 FENTON-WEILL Twistmaster

Serial No. 2167

Original Price 70 Guineas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1962 FENTON-WEILL Twistmaster

Serial No. 22xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a Natural Finish example, gold fittings and dark brown pickguard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a Blonde example with gold fittings, Weill-stamped tuners and black pickguard

 

Sunburst example:

 

 

1963(?) FENTON-WEILL Triple-Twistmaster

Three individual volume controls edge-mounted under raised pickguard plate.

Natural head with black blown-in neck!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1962/3 Twistratone Bass