Burj - Prototype #1
Emirati Green
AED 7999.00
The first completed prototype from Burj Guitars, representing the starting point of an independent, learning-by-doing approach to building real, playable instruments in the UAE.
The Emirati Green Prototype #1 is the first completed instrument from Burj Guitars — a UAE-based independent project focused on small-scale, boutique electric guitar building.
Built as a proof of concept, this one-off instrument represents the starting point of the Burj Guitars journey. It is a fully playable, professionally assembled electric guitar with a strong acoustic response, clear articulation, and a comfortable, familiar feel.
Rather than being designed as a flawless production model, this guitar reflects a deliberate learning-by-doing approach: building real instruments, documenting the process, and refining the craft through finished, playable results.
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
Rosewood headstock plate with handmade New Zealand abalone dragonfly inlay
Body and neck binding
Custom magnetised truss rod cover, Burj-shaped, designed and made in-house
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: 3.2 kg
• One-off prototype, not part of a production run
• Fully playable instrument with strong tonal balance and clarity
• 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
• Represents the first step in a three-prototype development cycle
