In 1963, Burns persuaded Hank Marvin, lead guitarist with one of the UK’s most prominent pop groups, The Shadows, and previously a dedicated Fender Stratocaster user, to collaborate with him on a Burns electric carrying his endorsement.

The Burns Marvin debuted in 1964 and it featured an alder body with a maple neck. The signatures of Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch appear on the “Rezo-Tube” vibrato of this special edition model.