A vintage story: restoring an old Burns Bass

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Helmuth Lemme is not just an expert in electronics but also a true hands-on craftsman who loves working on guitars and basses. He has a particular knack for bringing derelict instruments of lesser well-known makes back to life, actually not just restoring them but often making them much better in sound and playability than they originally were! One example case is described in the article

Restoring an old Burns Bass

a read of which should be a lot of fun for every vintage aficionado!

P.S.: this article was originally issued in the magazine SUSTAIN (May, 2013); we appreciate being given the permission to re-publish it here!

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