Burman 4000 Pro + 4x12 £3595 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

[stobbart]

Firstly price.

I can not find a price guide but given the rarity and original condition I priced in line with current hand wired boutique amp's and the vintage Wallace XT's @ Soundgas.

I am open to discussion of course.

 

Anyway here we go. 

 

Burman pro head and matching 4x12 Cab flightcased from new, I am the original owner bought direct from Greg Burman back in the day. 

Specifically I had a variable mid range frequency option added for greater tonal versatility. The knob is the one closest to the red power switch far right, It works wonderfully.

Don't let the 140W rating fool you this is old school heft. 

 

The Rig's always been stored indoor's when not in use and serviced.

 

Flight cases are in the lockup so no pic's just yet but those interested in fine wiring and glass see below.

 

Questions welcome

 

Collection obv's preferred on this one but I'll ship if need be at cost

 

Edited July 20, 2023 by stobbart

[silverfoxnik]

Wow!! 😮

 

That looks amazing.. GLWTS... 

[Shaggy]

Absolutely lusted after this rig back in the day - sadly I think I’ll still have to just lust after it......😕

 

Amazing how modern and classy it still looks; GLWTS 👍

[ChrisSP]

Vaguely remember building that, very few had the Mid-Range mod added...

[pete.young]

On 27/07/2023 at 11:24, ChrisSP said:

Vaguely remember building that, very few had the Mid-Range mod added...

@ChrisSP I think you have a story to tell that a lot of us would love to hear.

[Thornybank]

Whoso lifteth this 412 cab is rightwise king born of all England

[dmccombe7]

WOW not seen one of these in such a long long time and in perfect condition too.

GLWTS

Dave

[Soledad]

On 27/07/2023 at 11:24, ChrisSP said:

Vaguely remember building that, very few had the Mid-Range mod added...

I recall using a Burman 4 x 12 as part of my bass rig when I was very little 😃 - back in the stack days - 2 4 x 12s and a Hiwatt 100 head, and that was a proper 100 loud bar-steward watts.

Hadn't realised the name still lives - excellent. I see Laney, Hiwatt etc around but I think they're just the name passed forward.

I'm still totally convinced there's no clever substitute for size and mass in bass systems.

Very nice rig, way beyond my budget.

[prowla]

I used to have a Burman Pro 400 HD back in the day, with a pair of Marhsall 4x12s.
Setting up that stack was a workout in itself!

If I'd known it would be worth £3.5k, I probably wouldn't have sold it for a couple of hundred in the 90s.

[Bassybert]

There's something about seeing a proper handwired amp that I find so appealing, especially tagstrip layouts. This one looks like a work of art GLWTS

[Thornybank]

Designed to run on KT77 valves.  Came new with Gold Lions.  I still have a set.

This is on EL34 so not putting out its fullest clean thing. 

Last one I had went to Phil Manazera's studio down south.