FERNANDES Telecaster?
Allen Kaatz
>Can anyone give me any information...... I recently responded to a classified
>add for a Fernandes Telecaster. I though it might have been a misprint for
>Fender. The gentleman selling the guitar told me that it was a Fernades
>Telecaster made in the US. He also continued to tell me that Mr. Fernandes
>used to work for Fender and now makes guitars of very high quality at a much
>lower cost than Fender. This particualr model has binding and a humbucker at
>the neck (Collins set-up he told me).
>I have never heard about these guitars or Mr. Fernandes. If anyone can give
>me some info I would appreciate it.
There is no "Mr. Fernandes", Fernandes is a Japanese brand name for a
line of Fender copies. They are well made, and some of them are very
good guitars, nice necks, etc. The weakest point is probably their
electronics; pots, switches, & pickups... but you can always change that
stuff. If you like the guitar and it's cheap, go for it.
Al
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Robert Di guardia
new and I have been very happy with it. It has all the sting and bite
that you would expect. But the comment about the electronics is correct..
the switch tends to be a bit noisy and needs a bit of fiddling every
now and then. But for the price it is an excellent guitar, especially if
you gotta have the tele twang!
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Bob Di Guardia MTW...@prodigy.com
Steve Senderoff
Sadeck) wrote:
> Can anyone give me any information...... I recently responded to a classified
> add for a Fernandes Telecaster. I though it might have been a misprint for
> Fender. The gentleman selling the guitar told me that it was a Fernades
> Telecaster made in the US. He also continued to tell me that Mr. Fernandes
> used to work for Fender and now makes guitars of very high quality at a much
> lower cost than Fender. This particualr model has binding and a humbucker at
> the neck (Collins set-up he told me).
>
> I have never heard about these guitars or Mr. Fernandes. If anyone can give
> me some info I would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks
> Rick
Fernandes is the name used by a Japanese manufacturer that makes very good
fender copies in Japan. The gentleman mentioned above is mis-informed.
Usually the japanese copies are cheaper because besides low manufacturing
costs, money is saved on pick-ups and electronics. If you can get a really
cheap copy of a fender made by a good japanese company (not Korean) you
can replace the pickups and electronics. I found an older japanese
Squire-Fender tele with case and retro-fit schaller tuners for 100
dollars. I put Duncan pu's front and back, added a new 3-way switch, and
put on a heavy 6-piece Gotoh bridge. The neck is 7.5 inches radius, a bit
clubby and very comfortable. The body is a bit heavy, but acoustic ring
and sustain are good. Proper set-up and careful playing technique gave me
a fine tele for about 200 dollars that fools everyone I play it for
good luck, steve
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"...ya run your E string down, oh I don't know, about three frets....anyway, it corresponds to the third note on the A string..."
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