Anyone know what year this guitar might be?

Phantom · Jul 28, 2011

Anyone know what year this guitar might be?
I was told '77
any help would be appreciated.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/818/5487157707cdae11920b.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/811/frontpb.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/52/burnyflg90.jpg/

jacco · Jul 28, 2011

That's Slapshots Burny.
Looking at the routing it's period correct, Terada made. Also the finish looks like the VOSB only used pre 1980. I thought he had refinished it but I may be wrong. It will have a serial number on the back of the headstock if it's from 1977 starting with Y7 or W7.

Phantom · Jul 28, 2011

Thanks Jacco yes the serial starts with Y7.
**** your good

Phantom

jacco · Jul 28, 2011

Thanks 8)
Looking to buy? It's in Australia, right?
It has a heelcap btw, not that it would bother me.

Phantom · Jul 28, 2011

The World is a small place Jacco. This guitar made its way to Canada and I am the proud owner of it. All the hardware, pickups and electronics were removed. Got this for really really cheap.

Phantom

jacco · Jul 28, 2011

So what are you gonna do with it?

Phantom · Jul 28, 2011

I'm gonna try to put it back together, looks like it may be a heavy one though, but who knows still might sound good. It was almost 8 lbs with no hardware.

Phantom

Phantom · Jul 28, 2011

Jacco after some lengthy research I think its FLG-90-VOBS

Phantom

jacco · Jul 30, 2011

It's either that or the 120 indeed.

Phantom · Aug 15, 2011

Jacco is there any way to confirm whether this guitar is a 90 or a 120 etc?

Phantom

Mick51 · Aug 16, 2011

No tuning keys on it when you got it? Can you tell if they were originally Kluson tulip-stykle or Grover? That deeply pored back looks very much like my FLG-120. It is also fairly heavy. s/n on mine starts "Y7". Someone was quite unkind to the old girl.

Check these out:

http://forum.japanaxe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=394

http://www.fernandes.co.jp/others/catalog/1977_burny_e/02.html

Edit: Incorrect Fernandes catalog link..

Phantom · Aug 16, 2011

Hey Micj no tuning keys when I got it
various holes in the back looks like heads were changed several times
Yes this guitar has been through lot but lets see how it goes getting it together

jacco · Aug 16, 2011

Both the 90 and 120 have the same finish and tuners, so that's no way to distinguish them. I do not understand the Japanese text in the catalogs well enough to get the exact specs. It is Terada made and if we draw a parallel to 1980/81 Terada Burny's both should have a 1P back. If it doesn't I'm inclined to think it's more likely a 90.

Phantom · Aug 16, 2011

Thanks Jacco, it looks like a 3 piece back to me.

Phantom

slapshot · Aug 17, 2011

ah cool last i heard you were going to paint over that giga unique factory finish
i'll publicly apologise here for any and all misinformation I may have given you during the course of ripping you off trying to make a sale.
but you understand right?it's all in the game yo

slapshot · Aug 17, 2011

Phantom said:
Hey Micj no tuning keys when I got it
various holes in the back looks like heads were changed several times
Yes this guitar has been through lot but lets see how it goes getting it together

really?
tuners were originally grovers (only certain models had grovers).can't find a pic through my thousands of unorganised notes of the headstock with no tuners perhaps you could furnish us with one?From memory I saw 1 hole?
don't think there was any swapsies

i hate grovers though.

Burny%2525201977%252520FLG-90%252520-%25252007.jpg

if you wanna split hairs you could also say by catalogue factory appearance the 90 had no pick guard and the 120 had a pick guard .
seeing as how there is holes there ...

jacco · Aug 17, 2011

slapshot said:
tuners were originally grovers (only certain models had grovers).

if you wanna split hairs you could also say by catalogue factory appearance the 90 had no pick guard and the 120 had a pick guard .
seeing as how there is holes there ...

Which models had Grovers Slap?

Good point, but no pickguard holes would be more of a marker wouldn't it. As our friend Udonitron always says: a pickguard could have been added later.

Phantom · Aug 17, 2011

Slapshot do me a favour if your gonna attack someone re a guitar you sold them, attack the right person. I never purchased this guitar from you so right now I haven't got a clue what your talking about.

jacco · Aug 17, 2011

Phantom said:
Slapshot do me a favour if your gonna attack someone re a guitar you sold them, attack the right person. I never purchased this guitar from you so right now I haven't got a clue what your talking about.

Whaat! He didn't sell to you? That's funny and.. apologies are in place I guess.

I found another 1977 catalog btw. The specs are very general on both 90 & 120, like; fingerboard: rosewood, back; mahogany.

Phantom · Aug 17, 2011

No he did not, I have no clue who this guy is.

Jacco does the fact that it's a 3 piece back make it a 90?

Phantom

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