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The Burst Brothers, individually known as
Dave Belzer and Drew Berlin, bring years of
experience to the table, not just in buying and
selling guitars, but in playing them as well. Dave
has a degree in Music Performance, owned his
own music store back in New York and has played
with bands from coast to coast. Drew was
guitarist for Little Richard for a number of years,
has numerous credits as a player and songwriter
with many bands and has spent a good deal of
time on the road. Over the years they have
traveled the country, bought and sold thousands
of guitars and have become two well-known
names in the vintage industry.
Dave and Drew met at the Hollywood Guitar
Center and did their first guitar show in Santa
Monica, CA in 1995. The Hollywood Vintage
Room had just been built, and Drew had been
selling to them. Eventually, Guitar Center
offered Drew a job in the Vintage Department,
realizing that his experience and network would
be an asset to the growing Vintage business.
The first week he was working for there, Dave
and Drew did a deal for a sunburst 1959 Les Paul
Standard and realized that they shared the same
love for “Bursts”. They teamed up from then on,
and within a year had become known as “The
Burst Brothers”. They also discovered they had
musical tastes in common, and starting performing
together in a small club in Beverly Hills as the
house band.
Dave Belzer and Drew Berlin, bring years of
experience to the table, not just in buying and
selling guitars, but in playing them as well. Dave
has a degree in Music Performance, owned his
own music store back in New York and has played
with bands from coast to coast. Drew was
guitarist for Little Richard for a number of years,
has numerous credits as a player and songwriter
with many bands and has spent a good deal of
time on the road. Over the years they have
traveled the country, bought and sold thousands
of guitars and have become two well-known
names in the vintage industry.
Dave and Drew met at the Hollywood Guitar
Center and did their first guitar show in Santa
Monica, CA in 1995. The Hollywood Vintage
Room had just been built, and Drew had been
selling to them. Eventually, Guitar Center
offered Drew a job in the Vintage Department,
realizing that his experience and network would
be an asset to the growing Vintage business.
The first week he was working for there, Dave
and Drew did a deal for a sunburst 1959 Les Paul
Standard and realized that they shared the same
love for “Bursts”. They teamed up from then on,
and within a year had become known as “The
Burst Brothers”. They also discovered they had
musical tastes in common, and starting performing
together in a small club in Beverly Hills as the
house band.
Blackie goes
to Hollywood!
The Burst Brothers talk
about the Crossroads
Guitar Auction at
Christie's.
to Hollywood!
The Burst Brothers talk
about the Crossroads
Guitar Auction at
Christie's.
The Burst Brothers