Burns Jet Sonic

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Do they still make them?

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I think that's the only burns guitar I like the look of.
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looks fantastic. wish the burns logo wasn't so big on the PG (the red one)
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I'm sure it's just print that could be removed. I kinda like the big print. Pretty rad guitar, never seen them before
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the blue one is so goofball superman, but i like it
black one is class
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The parallegram pups are the WOW!

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They remind me of one of those off kilter italian guitars from the 60s

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James wrote:I think that's the only burns guitar I like the look of.
Exactly my reaction on opening this thread. Fuck £899 though.
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I think they stopped making them but they still seem to be around. Justin Hawkins of The Darkness endorsed this guitar btw :?
One went on UK ebay for about £400 not long ago.

£749 is a lot to pay for a chinese made guitar, or is it? The new Vox AC30 amps are Chinese made and retail at around £1,000 i believe. Too much? Of course it is, but when you consider the price of a new USA Gibson or Fender it is'nt.
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westtexasred wrote:They remind me of one of those off kilter italian guitars from the 60s
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I heard Justin Hawkins was cool again. I think he's cool. This guitar, less so. I posted about this a while back when I was considering a Nu-sonic, but the pricing makes no sense at all. The hardware is the same as the crap £200 strats they make, all Wilkinson stuff, and they're made in China, and the pickups (these guady humbuckers aside) are also the same... so why £800ish for this?
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timhulio wrote:The hardware is the same as the crap £200 strats they make,
Er.. I presume you mean the Cobra? They are far from crap mate, certainly one of the best purchases i've made concerning value for money.
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Post by ac88 »

Ahh... burns Nu-Sonic is still nicer:

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But even then, they always seem to botch the upper horn of all of their guitars. They would look so much nicer with some slight tweaking...

i.e. Burns Marquee.
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James wrote:I think that's the only burns guitar I like the look of.
My thoughts exactly. Well ... I was also thinking of this ...

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BacchusPaul wrote:
James wrote:I think that's the only burns guitar I like the look of.
Exactly my reaction on opening this thread. Fuck £899 though.
My sentiment exactly.
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Post by grandnoise »

I always had a soft spot for the Bison and these http://arkay.de/guitars/burns/burns_sonic002.jpg
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Tasty!
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I like the Burns stuff . Completely off the wall shit with a conservative fundamental . I love em . I consider a lot of their stuff the " Fuck You Purists " Guitars or the British Fender .
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grandnoise wrote:Image

Tasty!
I think that is the model ekwatts has.