Burns Apache Prototype 2009 White/Gold

This is a great Christmas Present for the musician in your life.

 you can be sure they don't have one or anything like it (it is one of a kind) and it is glamorous enough for everyone.

 This is one Fantastic Guitar! Serial #000 Only 500 of these guitars were made.

 It is the prototype for the Burns Apache. It is mint condition , from the NAMM Show totally one of a kind.

 This is a beautiful handmade guitar from the Burns guitar design engineers, the ultimate “Stratocaster “

 Custom Features are virtually endless:

 The beautiful maple-rosewood neck is bound with mother of pearl binding.

Inlayed Gold Sperzel Locking gears, the best and not on subsequent editions of the guitar.

A gold Hank Marvin Shadows vibrato with engraved signatures.

Fully hand leveled and polished frets, a perfect feel and action

A full set of the Burns Rez-o-Matic No-Noise pickups

“Handcrafted by Burns” Unique Burns Custom multi-piece pickguard.

"Apache" is pearl inlaid in the neck

 The neck has the Burns unique geared truss rod for very easy adjustment over a very wide range.

it also has a tilt neck adjustment to zero in exactly the action you want.

The neck has a zero fret, a first/first fret that guarantees perfect action and intonation.

 Electronics are the best quality, volume and two tone controls. With the special push-pull pot burns boost in the wiring setup. Great strat tone with no buzz.

 The Unique Marvin/Burns vibrato with a super smooth precise action, with excellent return to tune and both up and down travel (floating)

There is a gold bar across the vibrato for you to rest your hand on and not make the guitar go out of tune.

* Snakeskin deluxe padded Hardshell case.

* Original Burns Labeled custom Strap

* Original Tool Kit

* Gold floating Tremolo.

* I've included a Copy of the "Burns Book" history of Burns guitars.

 Features:

* 3 Rez-O-Matic pickups

* Custom Push Pull Pot Wiring

* Maple pearl bound neck with rosewood fingerboard –

* Gold Burns/Marvin floating vibrato

* InlaidGold Sperzel Tuners

* Beautiful White Paint job

* All Gold Hardware

* "Handcrafted" by Burns Pickguard Logo

* Absolute one-of-a-kind Prototype super deluxe guitar

Useless information:

The instrumental Hit "Apache" was written by  Jerry Lordan and recorded by Hank Marvin and the Shadows in the U.K.  their biggest hit.

BUT the Danish guitarist Jorgen Ingmann had the U.S. hit due to low market penetration by the shadows in the U.S. and a dubious lawsuit from another band named the Shadows.

Apache has been recorded by most all Surf type instrumental bands, and by the Ventures (prior to the Surf Thing)  You can hear it EVERYDAY on a current TV commercial!