Overview
Brand name:
Product:
- electric guitars
Dates of manufacture:
1965 to 1970
The Baldwin GB 66 was the sucessor of the Burns GB 66 model, introduced just before Baldwin took over the Burns brandname.
The GB 66 has a double cut-away semi-acoustic body with f-holes, two Burns Bar-O-Matic (or Ultrasonic) pickups, double trapeze tailpiece. The black pickguard has Baldwin engraved on it. Available in sunburst and other finishes.
Specifications (16)
Body
Body shape features | single cutaway |
Hollow body | hollow body |
Pickguard material | black pickguard |
Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Fretboard
Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
Finish colors | gold finish |
Finish effects | sunburst finish |
Made in | UK |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Neck
Neck joint | bolt on neck |
Neck material | maple neck |
Number of frets | 22 fret |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Electronics
Pickups configuration | 2 "bar magnet" pickups |
Hardware
Tailpiece | double trapeze tailpiece |
Prices (3)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | £599 | excellent | ||
2014 | $600 | good | mountainrogue | Love this guitar the only things wrong are Burns cracks in the heavy poly finish sn #15790 plays well a deadnes one fret in # 1high E string |
2000 | £800 | good |
2 Comments
gb 66 15790
Submitted by mountainrogue (not verified) on
My guitar has signed ultra sonic pick ups and was made in england anybody know anything about this
Baldwin GB-66
Submitted by guitar-list on
There is more information about a Baldwin GB-66 like yours on this site:
www.mismart.com/madaxe/1000/baldwin/gb66/
Serial number 14104, made in England and also has Ultrasonic pickups.
Also lots of GB-66 info on this thread:
http://shadowmusic.bdme.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=9823