MARQUEE (1999)




Country of Manufacture Korea
Introduced... 1999 (Club Series)
Discontinued...
   
Scale 25½ ins
No. of Frets 22 (with zero fret)
Body Alder
Neck Maple
Headstock Scroll (see * below)
Colours/Finish Trafalgar Red, Islington Blue (aka Lake Windermere Blue), Jet Black, Shadows White, Green Sunburst, Sterling Silver**
Scratchplate 3-piece; White, Tortoise Shell, "Blue Sparkle"**
Pickups 3 x Rez-o-Matic (slanted)
Controls 1 x Volume, 2 x Tone (incorporating push/pull switch), five-way Pickup Selector
Bridge/Tailpiece/Tremolo Burns De Luxe tremolo unit ("The Point Classic")
Hardware Gold
 
  *On most (but not all!) Marquees from 2002 onwards, the truss rod is accessed via a Truss Rod Cover Plate on the headstock.


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MARQUEE 'S' (SPECIAL) (2000)


As the MARQUEE (1999) above, except



Body Bound Alder: photo-flame top
Neck Bound neck, of Rosewood-capped Hardrock Maple
Headstock Scroll with Grover locking machine heads: photo-flame match to body
Colours/Finish Translucent Red, Translucent Green, Translucent Blue
Scratchplate 3-piece; Black


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MARQUEE (2003)


As the MARQUEE (1999) above, except



Colours/Finish Guards Red, Baby Blue (2003 only), Jet Black, Shadows White, Green Burst, Sterling Silver, Red Burst (2003 only)
Scratchplate 3-piece; White, Black, Tortoise Shell - on some instruments, only the words "Burns London" appear on the bottom plate


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MARQUEE GOLDEN JUBILEE (2003)


As the MARQUEE (1999) above, except



Introduced... 2003
Discontinued... 2004 
   
Neck Bound neck, of Rosewood-capped Maple
Headstock Gold Scroll
Colours/Finish Gold
Scratchplate 3-piece; Gold
Pickups 3 x Gold Rez-o-Matic (slanted)


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MARQUEE (2005)


As the MARQUEE (1999) above, except



Body Alder or Basswood
Neck Maple- or Rosewood-capped Maple
Headstock Scroll
Colours/Finish Guards Red (aka Fiesta Red), Shadows White, Green Burst
Scratchplate 3-piece; White, Black, Tortoise Shell
Pickups 3 x Alnico Rez-o-Matic (slanted)


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MARQUEE PRO (2009)


As the MARQUEE (1999) above, except



Country of Manufacture China
Body Basswood
Neck Rosewood on Maple
Colours/Finish Red, Black
Scratchplate 3-piece; Mother of Pearl style
Pickups 3 x TriSonic
Bridge/Tailpiece/Tremolo Wilkinson
Hardware Chrome


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