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
NU-SONIC RANGE (1964-1966)
NU-SONIC GUITAR & NU-SONIC BASS
First advertised 29th May 1964, the Nu-Sonic replaces all Sonic and Vista/Split Sonic models.
Withdrawn early 1966. Not offered in the Baldwin catalogue for 1967.
8th April 1964 Nu-Sonic
Serial No. 4445
New Musical Express 29th May 1964
Mid 1964 Nu-Sonic
Serial No. 6856?
19th August 1964 Nu-Sonic
Serial No. 7346
1964 BURNS 'Nu-Sonic'
Internal sticker dated 27th August 1964
New Musical Express circa Sept 1964
September 1964 BURNS CATALOGUE
18th December 1964 Nu-Sonic Guitar
Serial No. 8424
February 1965 BURNS CATALOGUE
3rd Aug 1965 Baldwin Nu-Sonic
Serial No. 11755
1965/66 Baldwin Nu-Sonic
Serial Number 14258
Patents in one column on neck plate
February 1966 BALDWIN 'Nu-Sonic'
Patents in two columns on neck plate
Internal sticker dated February 1966, neck signed by "Ian B."
Virtually identical to the Burns model, but with 'rationalized' circuitry