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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: Highlander on June 08, 2010, 02:41:50 PM

Title: Something exotic... a BURNS FLYTE bass
Post by: Highlander on June 08, 2010, 02:41:50 PM

Not seen one of these in a very long time... pricey though...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-Original-1970s-Burns-FLYTE-Bass-Electric-Guitar-/360269589676?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item53e1bdacac (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-Original-1970s-Burns-FLYTE-Bass-Electric-Guitar-/360269589676?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item53e1bdacac)

(http://i3.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/b6/61/8a6b_12.JPG)

Title: Re: Something exotic... a BURNS FLYTE bass
Post by: Big_Stu on June 08, 2010, 07:54:49 PM

There was one in the Manchester Music Ground for ages. Looked ancient & had been stripped down to bare wood, mahogany by the looks of it. The pups didn't have the logo on them either.
IIRC they wanted £700 for it.

Title: Re: Something exotic... a BURNS FLYTE bass
Post by: Chris P. on June 09, 2010, 05:13:50 AM

Steep price, nice basses. Some pro bands used the guitar version.

Title: Re: Something exotic... a BURNS FLYTE bass
Post by: uwe on June 09, 2010, 07:54:19 AM

I have adolescent memories of this bass. They had one in the music store I frequented  and as a schoolboy it was of course unaffordable for me - it had a price tag of 2000 or 3000 Deutsche Marks, out of this world for a bass in the late seventies. Years later I saw a top forty/dance band in the region and the middle age bass player played it (abysmally bad and "unrock"). I actually held it once and played it unplugged in the shop prior to him buying it. It didn't sound then like it would sound that great amplified, Flying V and neo-Flying V basses for some reason never do.

But I still find the Dave Hill'esque "superyob" looks appealing.