Now, I don't only have that LP in the other thread, but also bought a cheap Burny that I found on eBay. I hadn't the slightest idea what this was, but I thought it looked nice, and still thinks. This is a nice party rocker Anyway, I find it very strange, as I can't seem to find any Gibson it should be a copy of, and there are some things that are unlike a Burny. According to the seller this freakshow is from 1977. The strange things:
The veloute on the back of the neck/headstock. Strange, but then again I've heard it was popular back in the seventies.
Neck is laminated 3 piece (5 on headstock), grain in opposing directions, which is good.
Neck is bolt-on. Very odd.
The "custom" trussrod cover.
The tuners weren't quite up to it, with plastic housings. Could have been swapped, but they said "Japan" underneath (against the headstock surface). I swapped them for some sperzels anyway.
Multi-ply headstock binding.
Split diamond inlay on headstock (strange for a SG, isn't it?)
I don't know if the inlays are fake MOP or real.
The body has several pieces, but I'm not sure if that is unusual for an SG.
Unfortunately, someone ditched the original Burny PAFs for crappy Duncans.
That's about it. The pictures you can find here:
http://www.restless.no/Members/larseko/burny-sg77
Best,
Lars Erik
The veloute on the back of the neck/headstock. Strange, but then again I've heard it was popular back in the seventies.
Neck is laminated 3 piece (5 on headstock), grain in opposing directions, which is good.
Neck is bolt-on. Very odd.
The "custom" trussrod cover.
The tuners weren't quite up to it, with plastic housings. Could have been swapped, but they said "Japan" underneath (against the headstock surface). I swapped them for some sperzels anyway.
Multi-ply headstock binding.
Split diamond inlay on headstock (strange for a SG, isn't it?)
I don't know if the inlays are fake MOP or real.
The body has several pieces, but I'm not sure if that is unusual for an SG.
Unfortunately, someone ditched the original Burny PAFs for crappy Duncans.
That's about it. The pictures you can find here:
http://www.restless.no/Members/larseko/burny-sg77
Best,
Lars Erik