Burton Guitars
For me, the beauty of fine wood, combined with the sensual curves of a guitar body just can't be beat. These are a few of the guitars that I have built that should be a good starting point to help you envision your own custom guitar.
envision your own custom guitar
At J. Burton Guitars Jim Burton, luthier, will build for you one of the finest acoustic guitars that you will ever hear or play. Your custom made, handcrafted instrument is made from woods, inlays and appointments that you choose. The tone is the responsive, chimey shimmer that you have been searching for and the feel is like an old friend, comfortable and familiar. If you are new to guitar playing, it is an instrument that will take your music as far as you want to go. If you are a pro, it is an instrument from which you will be able to extract all of the full tonal dynamics of a fine quality guitar. Everything from a quiet, woody whisper to a thumping strum or a loud, clean driving chime. Add to this the aesthetic beauty of the instrument and its wonderful feel and you know you have a guitar that will be passed down for generations.
Looks great, plays easily, sounds big and wonderful. Built precisely to spec, pretty much flawless. If the house were burning, I’d grab it first before getting out. Comparable to custom instruments that cost much more. (been playing 50 years this year.)
……..Now that I have it in the same room where I play other guitars I can make individious comparisons: the volume of this one really stands out, the bass/mid/treble balance seems ideal, and best of all the richness of the tone is just amazing- the sound comes to life like no other guitar I’ve played.
The fact that it’s also an EASY guitar to play seems to violate some law of guitar genetics, but I’ll take it.
Jim is a skilled craftsman who is passionate about building guitars. All of his guitars are beautiful with a great sound and mine is no exception – it’s gorgeous, easy to play and has a wonderful tone! I only have about a year’s experience playing guitar but I’m so glad I got this one rather than something ‘off the shelf’. I am confident that it will take me as far as I want to go in refining my skills.
Two days before my J Burton guitar arrived, I was in a local guitar shop and I played a couple custom shop Gibson/Martin guitars. They sounded fine- until Jim’s guitar arrived, and I played it. How can a guitar sound twice as good, at half the price? I could go on and on about the attention to detail, and excellent customer service, but what matters is the sound. It’s incredible. You owe it to yourself to buy a guitar from this fine craftsman.
