Burns Brian May

I bought this guitar on a whim about 4 years ago in a music shop in Santa Cruz while i was just killing time. I saw it hanging and was drooling over it's beautiful look. When I played it I fell in love, never have I played a more feel-good guitar (not PRS, Gibson Les Paul/SG, Parker Fly, etc..). The only other guitar that comes close for me in playability/pleasure is Ernie Ball Luke/Petrucci style guitars - but with a much different tone. Like I said, the only gripe I have, is that it is 'too crisp and clean' for some tones I like, but the easy fix there is to keep a second-in-line axe for those heavy jams (Hamer Studio Archtop w/ dual humbuckers... not top of line, but does the trick).

I paid about $750 for this used/mint in 2003, don't regret a penny, and I'd buy it again if I had the chance.

A very unique instrument. "Guitarworld" would be a better place if guitar manufacturers used this sort of approach, i.e. creating intuitive instruments like this, instead of copying Strats and Les Pauls.

Burns Brian May - Burns make very good guitars - I also have a Marquis - but they tend to be considered unfashionable. Shame because I have an assortment of electrics and the 2 Burns are among the best. 2 octaves, three trisonic pick-ups, out of phase options on each pick-up with umpteen permutations. Grover tuners - they are good - I like it very much!! A lot of users complain of fret buzz on the bass string. I don't think this is a problem on this particular instrument.