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Ugly Mugs No. 2: Under the Radar (Vintage 1976 Burns Flyte Electric Guitar)

By Michael Wright

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January 7, 2015

| 1970's Vintage Guitars, Guitar History, Guitar Talk, Vintage Guitars

Last week I opined about my penchant for unusual, not to say, ugly guitars like the Fenton-Weill Tux-master from England. Now, I don’t mean to throw (rolling) stones—the States has produced its share of butt-ugly guitars—but Merry Old England has contributed mightily to the cause. And even though he’s revered in the U.K. as their very own Leo Fender, Jim Burns has had a hand in more than a few guitar models that might crack a mirror if they could see themselves. One case in point: the Burns Flyte.

Ugly Mugs No. 1 (Vintage 1961 Fenton-Weill Tux-Master Electric Guitar)

By Michael Wright

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January 1, 2015

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| 1960's Vintage Guitars, Guitar History, Guitar Talk, Vintage Guitars

If you’ve read even a little of my writing about guitars over the years, you know I’m fatally attracted to unusual guitars. There’s a reason I’m “The Different Strummer.” But even I have to admit some guitars are just plain ugly. A case in point: the Fenton-Weill Tux-master from England, a country (sorry, friends) that has more than its share of these birds.

The Lure of the Wild Dog (Vintage 1965 Baldwin Burns Jazz Split-Sound Electric Guitar)

By Michael Wright

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November 24, 2014

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| 1960's Vintage Guitars, Guitar History, Guitar Talk, Vintage Guitars

Go ahead, admit it. If someone told you there was a cool Sixties guitar with a factory setting called “Wild Dog” (or maybe even one called “Split-Sound”), you’d want one, wouldn’t you? Of course you would. That’s why, once I found out about the Burns Jazz Split-Sound, it went straight to the top of my wish list. But sometimes when you get what you wish for it doesn’t live up to the hype!