Guild Burnside the Lance

i have 2 of these. both made in japan, dual humbuckers volume and tone knobs, set neck, randy rhodes style "V", selector switch

for hard rock and metal this guitar nails it. stock pickups DO NOT need to be changed. on e of the guitars came with emg passive style pickups, the other came with seymore duncan style pickups. there is a video on you tube of a guy playing one stock that he picked uo for 89.00!!!!
he even played a little jazz and the guiatr ripped!
the sounds can be very versatile but this guitar us meant to ROCK OUT!

being an over 20 yuear old guitar i do all my own setups etc. this guitar has those kahler style roller cam bridges. a real piece of work to setup if you plan on using the tremolo. i blocked the trem on one of the guitars and then spent the good part of an hour setting up the second to use the trem.

this guitar can be used in any situation but only a fool gigs without a backup

never had to deal with them but i know family who worked for the guild factory in rhode island from opening to closing and they are great!

ive been playing off and on for about 10 years. most a hobby but i consider myself a rhythm player...not that good either but i try

Pretty much what everyone else has already said. Mine looks like it started out white and is now a cream color with black pickguard, knobs, etc. Has everything I need to noodle around the house with friends. Came with pleather gig bag shaped like the guitar.

I play through a blues junior with boss distortion/overdrive and it sounds great. Clean sounds just as good with a slight hum. The guy where I bought it played it through an old Marshall and it sounded better. Can go from clean to heavy distortion pretty much on it's own. I pay at Neil Young, Van Morrison, and other classic rock.

The guitar is about 20 years old so it has its share of dings and chips. No problem for me. The triangular shaped piece that goes on the headstock and the tremelo are missing and the tone knob is missing and frozen in place. Other than that it is in fair shape and for $140 it plays and sounds better than many guitars I've played costing a lot more. The frets are in good shape as are the neck, bridge and pickups. It looks like someone painted the back of the neck a sick light purple and that finish is wearing off. If it doesn't wear off soon I am going to scrape it off. Action is a little high but that can be adjusted.

I believe everything that is missing or broken is already missing or broken. As I don't gig, reliability really doesn't matter. If it breaks down, I'll just play one of my other guitars and see about getting it fixed.

Wouldn't consider calling the company about the guitar even if it exploded.

Been playing about 6 years. Played in the early '70's in the army but quit to raise kids. Also own an American Strat, Epi 335 (with Gibson classic LP pickups), and a Martin. If it were lost or stolen I wouldn't look for another one. From what I've read they are pretty rare.

I've heard these were made in Japan in the late 80's. they are 21 fret solid neck-thru body Rhodes style v H/H one vol,one tone and 3-way switch. I have three of these one has the original p/u's and the other 2 have mighty-mite mother buckers and are set-up as near to identical as I can get them. The one I am keeping original still has the crappy weak spring khaler knock off locking trem. system the other 2 have khaler 2300's all 3 came with a gig-bag but I upgraded to h/s cases for all. I have 2 that came with rose wood f/b and 1 w/ ebony f/b.

All three sound great either through a 25watt practice amp or blowin their hair back outa the 4x12's!!!! The stock one rocks just as hard and crunchy as the upgraded ones!!!

The factory set up is very good and wasnt to hard at all to up-grade all 3 are perfect in spec with each other. The only flaw out of the box is they had that crappy bridge!(easy fix if you got the$$$$$ to spend on real khalers...)

These things ROCK!!!! This is my main ride and both of my back- ups!!!! The finish is very durable but I love them so much I try not to scratch em up!

The first one I bought new in 1988 it was under warranty. I sent the bridge off for an over-haul right before the 2yrs were up they were very fast, but I honestly beleive they sent me a new bridge instead of re-spinging and tightening the old one. I ain't bitch'n bout dat!!!

I have been playing for about 25yrs I've had carvins, jacksons,esp,and gibsons.And now have a couple of srtats. (gettin old I guess!!) I bought my first lance to replace my carvin ultra v that was stolen. At that time I could'nt afford another carvin and I am glad I could'nt!!! I own 3 of these one is in it's factory set up it is the one I bought new , the other 2 are set up 2 Rock-n-Bang If you see one BUY IT!!!!!! If you have one KEEP IT!!!!! If you can't keep it, SELL IT TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of A Kind. Actually Burnsides were made in Rhode Island USA. Bought it brand new in late '86- early '87. 21 fret rosewood fingerboard, stock Burnside humbuckers, volume, tone, 3-way toggle. Mahogany Rhodes style body, really cool deep purple finish. I agree the original Bridge was a nightmare...some kind of Kahler type. I ordered 2 replacements from Burnside before much work was done.
Only came with gig bag.... but a cool one, kinda looked like a dinosaur when standing up :)

This is hands down the best guitar I have ever owned, and I have had many. I play original rock...used to play Metal, Goth you name it. The Lance has played many shows until major refinishing work was started. I hope to find 1 or 2 more used... as I'm afraid to be without it!

The guitar's action was very nice right off the shelf, but I agree that some of the hardware was not top notch. (this was a budget guitar of course).
By far the best neck I have ever played on...the guild quality comes through in the neck and body construction.

Very durable. Mine was sadly cracked almost in half in '88. I shipped to Rhode Island for repair, and soon was as good as new.
the shape can be a problem as expected with the finish....sharp points and paint!! but aside from the usual nicks and scratches it has a very good finish job.
I have played many shows at times never picking up another guitar.

I dealt with Burnside several times in the late '80's. They were very knowledgeble and friendly. repair work was very reasonable (I think a complete refinish cost me about $250)I believe Burnside changed it's name in the early 90's. the later named guitars were not as nice, as a lived close to an exclusive dealer. It's a shame Burnside is no more.

If you see one of these used....buy it!!I own Ibanez, ESP, Gibson, Schecter,Fender and have owned or played countless others, nothing compares to my Burnside. I would certainly replace it...although it would be a lot of work to make a duplicate. I recommend changin the pickups and hardware. I was never a fan of trems...so I filled the body and gave it a string-through bridge, and some Seymour-Duncans and new wiring...The sound comes through even more now! It is stil a very reliable guitar with all factory parts.

i beleive this was made in japan.two humbuckers.one volume and one tone control--3 way switch.offset v shape---white with 3 red stripes on upper point and one red stripe by the controls.kahler type trem--with lockdowns at the neck.i beleive it is all mahogany---neck through.rosewood fretboard.21 frets.pointed headstock with [burnside made by guild].pickups are passive.note.i have owned many guitars--gibsons-melancon-esp and so on.i guess these were an entry level guitar..well i'll tell you what---if you find one of these[[ buy it ]].its one of the best sounding and playing guitars i have ever owned ,,,and i'm not joking. as for features,it has what it needs.

mine is all original.it can do whatever you want.it's not noisy at all--rich full sound would be an understatement.i don't know what burnside did to make this guitar sound so good and play so easily--but they got it right.i can't think of a thing that i would change about this guitar...i always change the p/ups with any guitar i have ever owned--not his one.the p/ups scream.the guitar stays in tune when diving with the bar[you beat the hell out of it]stays in tune.

i bought it used[made in 1986 or 87].setup was great.this guitar has all the nicks and bangs that a pointed guitar would receive with normal playing.everything on this guitar was as it was supposed to be.every once in awhile you find a guitar that just fits right--plays great--sounds great.i bought this used off ebay,it just looked right.i had never heard of burnside..bought it anyway.what a deal i got.....................

well---it's been around since 1986.i guess it's roadworthy.the finish is very good.it has it's share of nicks and dings.strap buttons are the originals and they are solid.action is low with no string buzz.all in all,just a nice solid guitar.

the guitar was made in 1986--fender has since bought guild.fender customer service is not very good.i'm sure they would tell me to take a hike..............

i've been playing for many years--11 or 12 anyway.i have owned and sold more gear then i care to mention[ some very good-some crap ].if it were stolen,i would look for another one.these are very hard to find.if you happen to run across one of these...take a good look.play it.i would say that you will be floored by this guitar.the sound and playability is just fantastic.i'm looking for a few more/// i will find them////

Made in the 80's, Japanese. It has 2 double humbuckers. Set neck and fake floyd rose tremolo.

I like the chunkiness of the humbuckers. It works great for metal and punk, and I like the fullness of a clean sound great for jazz and blues too. Mine's rewired to a volume volume with a 3 way selector so i use it as a kill switch and do wierd stuff.

Once I adjusted it, it played like a dream. Pickups are a little weak. It has a half red half white horizontal paintjob with black hardware. It is chipped on both ends of the v and the tip of headstock.

Yeah I take all over with me, it's literally the only electric I own. It's pretty dependable and everyone asks me about it.

Nah, I've never tried to contact Guild about it.

I think I might sell it.

Offset Flying V (Randy Rhoads style)... made in Japan. Don't know what year but it's 80s all the way. Thin, fast neck ideal for metal, punk and I suppose some of that nu-metal stufff. H/H setup. 3 way, volume and tone knobs. Floyd Rose copy tremolo. 22 frets with boomerang inlays. Pickups are alright but not the greatest. Other than that, it's all real good.

I play metal and play with an Ibanez and an ESP. Nothing touches my Ibanez but this sounds better than the ESP. Sound is thick (unlike most shredder guitars) and the sustain seems forever. Will probably replace the pickups when I feel ambitious. Damn pickups!

All guitars need to be set up. That said, after some adjusting, this guitar has a good feel. The guitar was used and with all flying V's, it's always going to be dinged on the ends. This guitar is probably 20 years old so what're you gonna do?

I bought this used so I wouldn't feel bad about scratching it up a bit when I play live. Once that first scratch is on, you can play with no worries. This guitar is by Guild so it's built to last. Dependable. The strap buttons are alright but I'm gonna replace those with Dimarzio clip-straps...

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I've been playing for about 15 years and grew up playing bad metal. If this were stolen, I'd have to sit on my computer and buy it on eBay again cos these guitars are kind of hard-to-find. I wish the gig bag wasn't so g*y but other than that, it's all good.

I got the guitar as a graduation present and instantly fell in love with it. It has a neck thru body and a ebony fingerboard and a wacked out bridge (which is the only thing I don't like about it).

The sound is great. Has a great lead tone, put it on the Neck PU, roll back the tone and put it on the clean channel--it has an awesome clean sound.

The reason I gave it an 8 was when I got the guitar, I didn't know anything about the bridge, so I didn't know how to set the action right, with it being a floating tremelo. But, now I know how to work the bridge--it's great.

I threw it in a creek once, sprayed the knobs down with WD-40, and it sounded great. It stood up to the punishment. I jumped into a swimming pool once with it, and it cracked the paint on the neck, but not into the wood, sprayed it down again with WD-40, and it was ready to go...

One of my best sounding guitars. I have 5 other guitars also.

Pretty much the other guy listed everything ther is about the guitar, except mine came with hard case instead of a gig bag.

This guitar sounds Excellent!! It produces noise because I bought it used and I need to re-solder a connection. But other than that it sounds, well, undescribable.

One of the knobs aren't factory, so that is a little disturbing. Still works great, though.

This instrument is very durable. I would take a backup to a gig no matter what, because shit happens. It is one of the most reliable instruments I have used.

Two words: Kick Ass

this guitar has alot going for it .. it was made in japan......in 1987-88 its neck through with incredible sustain ......a locking tremolo ,2 humbuckers, a 3way swich 1 vol & 1 tone......the electronics where passive when i first got the guitarand they whee factory.....the entire eguitar was made of mahognany it has a 2 tone paint job red and white the body stlye is a Rhandy rhoads flying v... the bridge that first came on the guitar was a kahler flyer copy (later to be replaeced by a real kahler) the guitar comes from the factory with black hardware... the tuners where non locking ................the neck was a fast action thin neck with 22 frets and special burnside boomer rang shaped inlays all the way down the neck... the guitar comes with a factory gig bag that says burnside "the lance"

the guitar dose great for a metal/ rock style..i use a crate gx600 amp Half stack and a boss gx700 effects rack.. the guitars pick ups are now replaced with emg 81s and complete gold hardware so it is very quieot and the guitar has the bright punchy kick butt sound .. the distortion is exellent ....the claen is even better because it sustains so well.... the only thin i dont like is that i dont have a coil tapp and that i dont have another tone( For now) but yet i like every thing about the sound.....

the guitar was set ok it was that great but it did pretty good i have to say the pick ups wernt adjusted right at all they pretty much sucked the contouring was fine and th bridge was ok....... all in all my guitar didnt really have any flaws

this guiatr dose great live ..........but the origional hardware will have to got if you find one i highly recomend changing all of it.....the finish was great and nice and strongthe strap buttons where very soild.........amd i can depend on it to record play out or what ever....i would use it on a gig with out a back up.........definetly

the gutiar has very under gone any real company repair cause i did all the work my self ....so i cant have any opinion

ive been paly now for 4 yaers straight, i own 15 guitars all name brand and i have own in the past 3 years 45 guitars total this guitar is a great guitar i rate it # 3 out of the top 20 guitars out ... if it where stolen or lost i would relace this guitar imediately...............i like the sustain alot the feel the fact it sets up right..... its light weight.....and its an eye catcher cause its a guild.......id compre it to a jackson an my ersonal opion is this guitar is a whole lot better made and plays 30 time better than a jackson.......................