Burns Vibraslim 1964

Made in the UK. Tremolo, pro refret, all original parts, 2 Ormston Burns Ultra Sonic pickups, some checking in the finish.

Introduced in the September 1964 catalogue, the Vibraslim was visually very similar to the preceeding TR-2 models, but instead of the latter's carved solid construction, was a pressed laminated-wood thinline archtop, which made for a much lighter and more responsive instrument, despite having a solidly-braced top,

Early examples feature bound sound-holes, and a pickguard extension between the two pickups, purpose unknown, The prototype pictured in the catalogue features non-standard pickups, but production models typically featured unbound f-holes and a revised design of Ultra-Sonics with exposed polepieces, wound hotter for a high impedance output.

Around mid-1966 the Ultra-Sonic pickups were changed to Bar-O-Matiks, and by 1967 the guitar was completely re-designed; the body shape and pickguard changed, the neck joint changed to a bolt-on style topped with the now-standard Baldwin flattened scroll head, and a short Rezotube vibrato unit was used. The Vibraslim was discontinued by the time of the 1968 Baldwin Catalogue.

No case.