The first Les Paul standards are from 1975, and the ones that I have seen are not that great. I have never seen any of these early ones, but from the pictures they look like very accurate copies. The company started making guitars in 1969, and the first Burnys were SG´s, Firebirds and Juniors/specials, they are present in the 1973 catalogue. on the The catalogues are difficult to read, and my translations may not be accurate.īurnys are made by Japanese company Fernandes. 25 different Burnys), from discussions with two Japanese dealers and from watching the forums etc. My Burny knowledge comes from old catalogues, from my own guitars (today I have 10 Burnys and I have owned ca. They are simply better guitars, and for the price of the two Gibsons I can by 10 Burnys, and a new car!! I used to gig with these guitars, but today they are replaced with a Burny SA 100, a Burny junior and the 1980 FLG 240/150. I have just sold my 1966 Gibson ES 345 and my original 1958 les Paul junior. I sold that to a band mate in 1968 for what today is equal to 500$, because he was a better lead player than I was!! He still has that Les Paul!! I have owned original 62 Stratocasters and an original 1959 sunburst Les Paul flametop. I have always been collecting, selling and buying guitars, and I have made a lot of mistakes buying and selling original Fender and Gibsons. Today I’m a semi-amateur guitar player, playing country rock, or backing a Swedish female singer, when not working as a senior advisor for the government. I have been playing guitar since my early teens, professionally while at university and semi prof. I am 57 years old, and I’m Danish, living in Denmark, north of Copenhagen. Two piece solid centred, sometimes very nicely figured maple topīefore I discuss the different models, I will tell a little about myself. But sometimes 3)Ī one piece mahogany neck (often with a separate neck cap) A year ago on E-bay you could easily buy a plaintop 1983-85 RLG 50 for 350-400 $, today they sell for 700-800 $ and if you want to by one from a dealer in Europe, You will have to pay 800-900 $.īut even if you pay these prices, you won’t find many guitars which give you more value for money.Ī solid good quality mahogany back (often 2 piece. I have noticed, that in the last year prices have gone up a lot. Today Tokai and Grecos are the must collectable, but this may change tomorrow. This is true from a player’s point of view, but it is not always true from a collector’s point of view. Off course there are the Tokai´s and Grecos´s, but when you compare features and prices, you will find, that you will get much more for your money when buying a Burny. Burny les Pauls 1980-87 Burny by Nils-Bro Mullerīecause in my opinion they are the best high quality LP´s you can by today, without getting ruined.