Burns

Used Burns London Steer Trans Green BL-1000-GRS04

$659.99

This one came into our shop via trade. The guitar is in nice shape overall but has definetly been played. Functually, this guitar is good-to-go. The guitar is set up nicely, truss rod works as is should, frets are perfect and the electronics are clean. There are minor scratches, dings, oxidation and minor finish cracks. If you believe guitar are meant to be played and not just displayed, you found your dance partner here (although it's quite a looker for sure!) Please see all photos to get a full view of the condition.

The instrument plays and sound beautifully and weighs a mere 7lb 1oz.

The Steer was originally developed in 1979, only 40 were made and the guitar was never reviewed at that time. It was endorsed by International artist BILLY BRAGG and it is still his favourite guitar to this day. Paul Day in Guitarist wrote: "Playability is excellent, as are the sounds, and these combine with an abundance of original character that succesfully captures virtually all the essence of Jim Burn's original intentions"

This guitar is quite unique in its construction; a solid Bass wood body is routed out on both sides of the pickup cavity to not only make the guitar light but give it a more airy and earthy sound, fitted with a solid top and fitted with a Burns® split humbucking pickup at the bridge which can be made single coil by the flick of a switch, and a high powered single coil at the neck.

The Steer is a very versitile guitar giving a noticeably audible vintage twang sound when both pickups are in use and powerful clean lead sound using the bridge pickup only.

The neck is made from Hardrock Maple and is 25 1/2 inch scale length.

Features

Semi-hollow body design with round soundhole
Basswood body
Bolt-on hard rock maple neck
20-fret Maple fingerboard
25 1/2" scale length
Burns® Bi-Flex 2-way type truss rod
1 Burns® split humbucking pickup, 1 Burns® Tri Sonic® pickup
3-way pickup selector switch, Coil-tap switch
1 master volume ideally positioned for violining, 2 tone controls
Burns® deluxe machine heads and bridge
Unique Burns® headstock w/4 String guides
Black ABS scratch-plates
Classic polyester finish

Specs

Body Material: Basswood
Bridge: Fixed / Chrome-plated
Fingerboard Binding: None
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Position Inlays: Pearloid Dots
Finish: Classic Polyester Green Sunburst
Frets: 20
Neck Joint: Bolt-on
Neck Material: Canadian maple
Nut Material: Graphite
Nut Width: 1 11/16" (43mm)
Pickguard: Multi-ply Black ABS
Pickup Type: 1 Split Humbucker / 1 Tri-Sonic®
Scale Length: 25 1/2" (648mm)
Selector Switch: 3-way / Push-Pull Coil-tap Switch
Truss Rod: 2-Way
Tuners: Burns® Deluxe Sealed Gear
Volume & Tone Controls: 1 Volume / 2 Tone