Burj - Prototype #2

The Desert Midnight Prototype #2 is the second completed instrument from Burj Guitars — a UAE-based independent project focused on small-scale, boutique electric guitar building.

Building on the experience gained from the first prototype, this one-off instrument reflects noticeable improvements in overall feel and execution. It is a fully playable electric guitar with a comfortable neck profile, balanced response across the fretboard, and a more refined playing feel.

As with all Burj Guitars instruments, Desert Midnight #2 is not intended as a mass-produced model. It represents a continued learning-by-doing approach, where each finished guitar directly informs the next through real-world use, evaluation, and refinement.

Electro Spanish (ES) style all-maple body with figured veneer front and back
Maple neck with a comfortable C profile
24.75 inch scale length
15.75 inch (400 mm) fretboard radius
42 mm nut width
Stainless steel medium jumbo frets
Rosewood fingerboard

Flamed maple headstock veneer with handmade New Zealand abalone dragonfly inlay
Body and neck binding
Custom magnetised truss rod cover, Burj-shaped, designed and made in-house
Semi-gloss neck finish for improved playing comfort

Neck pickup: Epiphone Alnico Classic Pro 57 (7.5k)
Bridge pickup: Epiphone ProBucker (8.6k)
Push–pull coil split on both pickups

Guyker Tune-O-Matic bridge and tailpiece
Guyker locking tuners, chrome
Korean-made Alpha pots and switches
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky strings (10–46)

Weight: 2.8 kg

• One-off prototype, not part of a production run
• Improved overall feel compared to Prototype #1
• Semi-gloss neck finish for enhanced comfort
• Handmade abalone dragonfly inlay unique to this build
• Custom Burj-designed magnetised truss rod cover
• Transparent, documented build process
• Built and finished in the UAE
• Second step in a three-prototype development cycle

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