Baldwin - Burns Nu-Sonic Electric Bass Guitar (1966)
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Baldwin - Burns Nu-Sonic Model Electric Bass Guitar (1966), made in London, England, serial # 13930, reddish orange poly finish, obeche wood body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard.
This is one of the lightest, handiest bass guitars we have ever seen! The Nu-Sonic was Burns' budget model after mid-1964, introduced to replace the original Sonic series. The Nu-Sonic was offered in both bass and guitar versions in cherry or black at around half the price of a flashy Bison or Marvin guitar. This was one of the first instruments discontinued by Baldwin after they bought the Burns company in September 1965, disappearing by the fall of '66 so the total production run was only about two years. Burns-labeled examples are quite rare, and Baldwin examples like this one only slightly less so. This is a very light and comfortable bass with quite a punchy tone. Fitted out with two single-coil Nu-Sonic Pickups, 3-way switch, individual volumes and master tone. There are photographs of George Harrison playing a cherry Nu-Sonic bass at the 1966 Abbey Road sessions for "Paperback Writer", so the red Nu-Sonic Bass is considered a "borderline" Beatle instrument!
Overall length is 42 in. (106.7 cm.), 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 30 in. (762 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.). Well worn burt a good player-there is a LOT of the typical Baldwin finish checking on this one, plus some fairly big dings into the wood on the face and back, plus a deep dent in the lower edge. The tuners have been replaced, but all the other hardware is original and complete except the bridge cover is missing. The neck and frets are in excellent shape and this instrument plays extremely well, with an amazingly deep and punchy sound for such a light (under 6LB) and handy instrument. Very Good + Condition.
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This is one of the lightest, handiest bass guitars we have ever seen! The Nu-Sonic was Burns' budget model after mid-1964, introduced to replace the original Sonic series. The Nu-Sonic was offered in both bass and guitar versions in cherry or black at around half the price of a flashy Bison or Marvin guitar. This was one of the first instruments discontinued by Baldwin after they bought the Burns company in September 1965, disappearing by the fall of '66 so the total production run was only about two years. Burns-labeled examples are quite rare, and Baldwin examples like this one only slightly less so. This is a very light and comfortable bass with quite a punchy tone. Fitted out with two single-coil Nu-Sonic Pickups, 3-way switch, individual volumes and master tone. There are photographs of George Harrison playing a cherry Nu-Sonic bass at the 1966 Abbey Road sessions for "Paperback Writer", so the red Nu-Sonic Bass is considered a "borderline" Beatle instrument!
Overall length is 42 in. (106.7 cm.), 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 30 in. (762 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.). Well worn burt a good player-there is a LOT of the typical Baldwin finish checking on this one, plus some fairly big dings into the wood on the face and back, plus a deep dent in the lower edge. The tuners have been replaced, but all the other hardware is original and complete except the bridge cover is missing. The neck and frets are in excellent shape and this instrument plays extremely well, with an amazingly deep and punchy sound for such a light (under 6LB) and handy instrument. Very Good + Condition.