Burny Identification

[RocknRoller]

Hi, I'm looking at buying a Burny Les Paul Custom and want to confirm it's all above board. I'm told by the seller that it's late 80s early 90s, all original. Any help or advice welcome, thanks.

 

[Sigmania]

I’m no expert, but the pots look like they are from 1990.

 

[Sigmania]

This is from the 1989 Burny Fernandes catalog.

 

[Sigmania]

This is what it says about the VH-1 pickups in 1989:

VH-1

HISTORY ¥12,000

In a word, it is a real old humbucker sound P.U. It has a real warmth that has never been found in previous P.U.s. (It is completely different from the HOT!! of high-out P.U.s.) The VH-1 is designed to reproduce the sound of old P.A.F.s from the late 50's. The number of coil turns, magnet shape, etc. are all the same design, and the noise that is common in old P.U.s is noiseless due to perfect shielding. And the howling prevention measures using special paraffin processing will be highly praised. In other words, it can be said to be "an old P.U. that has survived in the best condition." It has a bright and clear sound that fits any music, a smooth attack, and a moderate warmth. The VH-1 is also perfectly suited for the front position, and the design makes it ideal for using the VH-2 or VH-4 in the bridge position.

 

[RocknRoller]

This is what it says about the VH-1 pickups in 1989:

VH-1

HISTORY ¥12,000

In a word, it is a real old humbucker sound P.U. It has a real warmth that has never been found in previous P.U.s. (It is completely different from the HOT!! of high-out P.U.s.) The VH-1 is designed to reproduce the sound of old P.A.F.s from the late 50's. The number of coil turns, magnet shape, etc. are all the same design, and the noise that is common in old P.U.s is noiseless due to perfect shielding. And the howling prevention measures using special paraffin processing will be highly praised. In other words, it can be said to be "an old P.U. that has survived in the best condition." It has a bright and clear sound that fits any music, a smooth attack, and a moderate warmth. The VH-1 is also perfectly suited for the front position, and the design makes it ideal for using the VH-2 or VH-4 in the bridge position.

Thank you for the information. Would it be a MIJ Burny then? Is the quality of that year good?

 

[eborej]

Thank you for the information. Would it be a MIJ Burny then? Is the quality of that year good?

Yes, it was manufactured in Japan by Dyna Gakki. They made guitars for Burny from 1987 to about 1993. Dyna Gakki was a large manufacturer that made guitars of varying levels of quality depending on what they were contracted to produce. Since your guitar seems to be a 1990 RLC-65 then it would be considered a mid-range Japanese LP Custom with a rosewood fretboard and fret-end-binding. I haven't owned one so I can't speak to it's quality although here's an old thread that discusses the topic:

https://www.tokaiforum.com/threads/how-are-burny-rlc-from-1988-90-compared-to-older-models.18976/

 

[RocknRoller]

Yes, it was manufactured in Japan by Dyna Gakki. They made guitars for Burny from 1987 to about 1993. Dyna Gakki was a large manufacturer that made guitars of varying levels of quality depending on what they were contracted to produce. Since your guitar seems to be a 1990 RLC-65 then it would be considered a mid-range Japanese LP Custom with a rosewood fretboard and fret-end-binding. I haven't owned one so I can't speak to it's quality although here's an old thread that discusses the topic:

https://www.tokaiforum.com/threads/how-are-burny-rlc-from-1988-90-compared-to-older-models.18976/

Yes, it was manufactured in Japan by Dyna Gakki. They made guitars for Burny from 1987 to about 1993. Dyna Gakki was a large manufacturer that made guitars of varying levels of quality depending on what they were contracted to produce. Since your guitar seems to be a 1990 RLC-65 then it would be considered a mid-range Japanese LP Custom with a rosewood fretboard and fret-end-binding. I haven't owned one so I can't speak to it's quality although here's an old thread that discusses the topic:

https://www.tokaiforum.com/threads/how-are-burny-rlc-from-1988-90-compared-to-older-models.18976/

When you say midrange quality, are we talking Epiphone or cheaper end Gibsons for Comparison?

 

[Shredder69]

Yes, it was manufactured in Japan by Dyna Gakki. They made guitars for Burny from 1987 to about 1993.

They made Burnys to at least 1999, and seemingly did some after they got discontinued and relaunched too.