I am still gathering information about how to determine have a look under the hood before you buy one. Often intentionally or unknowingly misrepresent the model numbers to get higher prices. all Burny/Fernandes guitars have model numbers, but sellers Well and also ask what the model number of the guitar is). You really need to trust a seller and ask lots of questions about the craftsmanship (ask to see a photo of the neck pickup
How can you tell the difference between a modern Japanese-made Burny and a Chinese-made or Korean-made Burny? Japanese just have higher standards of work and materials while the same standards are not always upheld elsewhere, even
Prices even in Japan are triple what they were 5 years ago due to collector interest not only from abroad,Ĭurrently, Burny/Fernandes is still making high-end Gibson and Fender replica guitars in Japan, but has also opened up a Other details were uncanny, too, in their replication of the Fender Strat. stamp (Fernandes Sound and Research Group) instead The saddles were stamped like Fenders, except bore the F.S.R.G. The headstock logos were dead ringers from 15 feet away. The guitars were called the “Revival” series, as they were essentially reviving the oldĬlassic Fenders and Gibsons. The rare old Fender and Gibson 'lawsuit' replicas that can be found are extremely accurate in their attention to detail that To change their headstock shape completely. For their Fender copies, they were forced At that point, Burny/Fernandes changed their truss rodĬover shape and other small details to appease both Fender and Gibson. Threatened to sue them for copyright/trademark infringement. Fernandes/Burny first startedĬloning Fender and Gibson guitars in the 1970s and continued thorugh the mid-1980’s, up until Fender and Gibson
Fernandes is the parent company that made most of the company's Fender replica guitars under its own Fernandes name.īurny is the brand name or division that focused on the making of Gibson replica guitars.
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