Description

This Vintage 12-String Guitar Features:

  • One­ piece offset double­ cutaway Alder body, bolt-­on steel­ reinforced adjustable Flamed Maple neck with micro-­angle adjustment screw
  • 3 diagonal Burns “Tri­-Sonic” single­ coil pickups, controlled by a rotary master volume control, 2 rotary tone control
  • 21­ fret fully­-bound Rosewood fingerboard (with zero fret) and inlaid white dot position markers
  • Maple headstock with 6­ per­-side nickel tuners with the embossed “Double Six” Name
  • 25­ 1/2″ Scale (from the zero fret to the bridge saddle)
  • 1­1 5/16″ width at the nut
  • Fixed Bridge with compensated bridge saddle adjustable for Height
  • Top­ load stop tailpiece with cover, 3­-piece 3-­layer black pickguards with engraved “Baldwin” on the lower bout, and chrome hardware
  • Includes original rectangular blue­ plush­ lined black hardshell case

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Baldwin / Burns Double Six 12-String Guitar (1966)

This is a fine example of a rarely ­seen vintage guitar inspired by Hank Marvin, surf guitar legend for The Shadows. This is the Baldwin/Burns Double Six, 12­ String Solid Body Guitar, made­ in ­England c.1966 and finished in green sunburst.

This superb Double Six guitar is in excellent operating and cosmetic condition, with only moderate evidence of prior use. There are a number of minor surface nicks, dings, marks, etc. (see photos), but there is very little or no visible fret wear, and only a minor patina on the hardware. The guitar has received a recent professional set­up, and with the zero fret, plays like a dream up and down the fingerboard.

It is beautifully balanced whether played while seated or standing, and it looks, sounds, and plays wonderfully well!

This Vintage 12-String Guitar features an offset double­ cutaway Alder body, bolt-­on steel­ reinforced adjustable Flamed Maple neck with micro-­angle adjustment screw, a 21 ­fret fully­-bound Rosewood fingerboard (with zero fret) and inlaid white dot position markers, a 25­ 1/2″ Scale (from the zero fret to the bridge saddle) and an 1­1 5/16″ wide nut.

The Maple headstock has 6­ per­-side nickel tuners with the words “Double Six” embossed at the top. The fixed bridge has a compensated saddle with adjustable height. There is a top­ load stop tailpiece with cover, a 3­-piece 3-­layer black pickguard with “Baldwin” engraved on the lower bout, as well as chrome hardware.

The electronics package features 3 diagonal Burns “Tri­-Sonic” single­ coil pickups, controlled by a rotary master volume control, 2 rotary tone controls (one for the neck and one for the middle pickups), and a 3­-way toggle pickup selector switch. The switch allows one pickup to be accessed for each of the 3 positions, with the position for the bridge pickup allowing it to scream straight­ through without a tone control. Simple and elegant!

The instrument weighs in at 10.8 pounds, providing a stable platform and excellent sustain.

The guitar comes well-­protected in its included original rectangular blue­ plush­ lined black hardshell case!

Own a piece of British surf rock history!

$2,350.00

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